Spirituality
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Intentional living: Shifting from daydream mode to creator mode
I believed that life just happened to us, that we are all a product of destiny, and that things just happen to us when the timing is right. I believed I would meet my soulmate when God wished it to be. Perhaps I would become successful with a bit of luck and destiny. After getting a huge reality check, I realized that that is not how life works. It felt like things just happened to me and I just reacted to things happening in my life. I’ve always been a dreamer, a daydreamer. I imagined fantasies of me becoming successful and meeting my soulmate. I fantasized about the big manifestations…
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Why character development is as important as personal development
Personal development, self-improvement, and personal growth. What do you think of when you hear these phrases or words? After dabbling in the personal development world for a few years, I’ve realized that it’s all about change and growth. It is all about making oneself better. Getting a better body, better mindset, better habits and a better lifestyle. It is about improving your health, relationships, career, skills, abilities, and confidence. Everyone is trying to be a better version of themselves. This is all amazing and necessary. But I think in that race of becoming the best version of yourself, most people forget about character development. Even though character development is part…
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10 Easy and Simple Ways to Find Joy in Life
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10 Easy and Simple Ways to Find Joy in Life
We live in such a complex world today. Everything we do is for some greater purpose or outcome. We create connections with others for networking purposes. We smile so we can hide how we really feel. We eat the same food as others so we can belong. Now none of this is wrong. Our modern world is fantastic. But sometimes it feels like something is missing. That simplicity. That ease of a simple life where we didn’t have so many worries or tensions. It’s interesting how the quality of life has improved but our quality of living has declined. We have the best foods easily available. We have clean water…
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How to consciously change your perception
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7 Unconventional Ways to Be in the Present Moment
When we think of being present in the moment, we often think of mindfulness, meditation, or deep breathing. But being present doesn’t need to be complicated or difficult. It can be as easy as smelling freshly baked cupcakes! Read on to learn the 7 unconventional ways to be in the present moment. What Does Being Present Mean? When the average person like you or I think about being present, we think about focusing on the now and being here in the now. While this is what being present means, it is abstract. So how can presence be more concrete? What does presence really mean? Science has clearly defined what it…
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Why am I not happy in life: The missing key to happiness
Everyone WANTS to be happy. But only a few of us truly know HOW to be happy. Even if you’re not aware that you’re searching for happiness, you are searching for it in an indirect way. Ask yourself, what are you pursuing right now? What are you chasing right now? Are you trying to get that new job? Or make more money? Are you trying to lose body weight? Keep asking yourself why you are pursuing that goal. Why do you want to make more money? Assuming you’re already paying your bills and surviving, what more can money bring you? Maybe it is the lavish lifestyle you want. Why do…
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Understanding how to let go of outcomes you can’t control
What is control? Does your mind excessively plan out the meeting in your head to make sure it goes how you planned? Are you stressed about a conversation with someone and ruminate about it in your head? Do you try to plan out everything you will do today in your head? If you are a student, do you ruminate about a test after completing it? Do you try to calculate what mark you’ll get? All of these are examples of control. The mind is interesting in the way it works. It tries to control outcomes even when it knows it can’t control them. It’ll try to constantly think or ruminate…
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5 signs you know yourself and 8 ways to get to know to yourself better
We often think about how well we know our friends, partners, parents or children but have you ever thought about how well you know yourself? If you’re reading this article, chances are you have! But who cares? Why does knowing yourself even matter? Cultivating self-awareness or knowing yourself may be one of the most important things you can do in your life especially if you want to be successful, happy, and/or abundant. You need to know your strengths so you can capitalize on them and simultaneously know your weaknesses to address them. But what does it mean to know yourself? What is self-awareness? What are the signs that you have…
