The first step in leading a fulfilling life is to first have true love for yourself. Many people confuse love for being conditional. Sometimes, we don’t love ourselves due to our appearance or due to our status as dictated by society. But we don’t have to give into that feeling of unworthiness. If we can look within ourselves and start from a place of love, our world can unfold in beautiful ways. How can youread more

“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” – Pablo Picasso This is a wise quote from the artist Pablo Picasso. I agree with it because as children, we are quite imaginative and adventurous. We are naturally excited about life and draw into our inner creativity in order to live our lives. However, as we grow older, we fall into the pit of what most ofread more

There are different ways in which you can express gratitude. Practicing gratitude on a daily basis can help you to keep a positive outlook on reality. It can motivate and inspire you to embark on new thrilling adventures of life. Here are just a few ways in which you can express gratitude. Journaling or listing things you are grateful for You can express your thanks through journaling. You can write it in a list format,read more

We tend to see life as linear, even though life does not exactly work that way. Sometimes, we are served a curved ball, and we are unsure about how to navigate that new curve. It tends to get even more confusing as several curves hit us at once through several points. Failure is inevitable as we navigate life and try to resolve those patterns and new forces or directions. However as much as we’d loveread more

“You cannot plough a field by turning it over in your mind.” – Anonymous Seldom do people take action to back up their desires. If you are one of these people, it’s because your mindset is stuck in safe mode. That is, you lean to what’s comfortable rather than exploring the unknown. However, with inaction, there are many consequences. For one, you are not guaranteed comfort forever without action. And two, you will feel unfulfilled.read more

Our minds have a way of concluding how people are and how they live based upon our own experiences. This happens because our minds like to predict outcomes and not to lie in ambiguity. In a way, we’d like to be able to read people’s minds and learn how to filter out our connections based on the kinds of interactions we’d love to have. However, if we are not careful, we can conclude the wrongread more

We all deal differently with coping loss. And, there are many different losses that we can experience during our lifetime. We will all at  some point or another deal with the loss of a loved one (friend or family). Some of us experience financial loss, job loss, or the loss of a home. We may face a loss of a beloved dog or cat, or we might face a loss in identity when we learnread more

“Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by originality, overcomes everything.” – George Lois Nowadays, I feel as if there is a lack of creativity in society. We create curriculums for children to learn in school through rote memorization and standardized testing. In the age of digital technology, memorization is not as important as creativity. Society has room for creative people to implement different strategies to better society. Theread more

Life can be a confusing journey. Sometimes, we are tempted to succumb to deception and lies based on previous experiences. We may feel as we cannot open up and be our authentic selves, perhaps due to the chance of experiencing rejection. We take those rejections to heart and have trouble communicating our honest thoughts and intentions. However, a life of truth tends to be a fulfilling journey. That doesn’t mean that you have to exposeread more

Happiness is an interesting feeling. It is loving and caring. It is true bliss. And it is feeling compassion and empathy for one another. Sometimes, people can be confused about whether or not they are happy. But if you’re at a state of contentment, satisfied with life, you could say that you are happy. You can experience events at a higher level of perception than most, looking to experience new ideas patiently rather than rushread more