Here’s the truth. The topics I write about are based on lessons that I’ve learned. But there are times that I share advice that even though I know theoretically, I can’t seem to apply them to myself. This past year, I’ve had the biggest transformation of my life (and no, I’m not exaggerating that). I’ve learned so much about myself, my values, my beliefs, my thought processes. And I also learned how much strength, knowledge and resilience I have to make the necessary changes in my life. But I’m ...
How to be More Productive & Slay your Goals
If you’re anything like me, I always have a million goals that I want to accomplish. From cooking dinner, having a clean and tidy home, building a successful blog, reaching health and fitness goals, to balancing all of THOSE, with spending time with family, friends and hubby. Oh, and also practice self-care on weekly if not daily basis while also maintaining a nighttime routine. Is your head spinning yet? Mine is. Even though I’m aware that the expectations I have of myself aren’t realistic and ...
How to Get Through a Bad Day
It seems like lately, I’ve been having lots of bad days. Before you run away, don’t worry, I’m in a better mood now so you don’t run the risk of being on the receiving end of nasty looks or comments from me (or maybe you will….keep on reading, if you dare…mu-hahaha). It happens to all of us, a bad day where regardless of the reason, everything is annoying, work is draining, you lack patience, you feel tired, you’re drained of energy. You just don’t feel centred and happy and you just want to ...
{ 5 Habits of a Happy Person to Cultivate Right Now }
If I told you that your habits can make you happy, would you be more disciplined with maintaining them? My guess is yes. The foundation of a healthy mind and body are positive habits that you practice on a daily basis. The more consistently you take better care of yourself, the easier it will be not to get bothered by daily occurrences that you don’t have control over. It can take some time to develop these habit but after a while, they become so engrained in your day-to-day routine that you ...
{ 3 Ways to Instantly Get Rid of a Panic Attack }
Last week, I had a panic attack during the day, standing in the middle of a busy train station. It wasn’t a good moment to say the least. After not having a panic attacks for months, I was disappointed in myself. Even though the panic attack was quite mild compared to what used to happen, I still wasn’t happy that it happened. Until I realized that not only was I able to pull myself out of it within 10-15 minutes, but I was also able to function for the rest of the day AND by the end of the ...
{ Why Happiness is a Choice you can Make Right Now }
I never thought I would be this happy. And when I mean happy, I mean I’m-going-to-cry-from-happiness. This might silly to some of you, but as someone that went through depression where I felt hopeless and unhappy for a long time, finding happiness has been an incredible feeling. Regardless of whether you’re happy or unhappy right now, I’m here to tell you that you can be happier! { What I learned about happiness } I know that the title of this blogpost might be controversial, especially for ...