Cognitive distortions are common ways in which thoughts become skewed, causing people to feel depressed and anxious, among other things.
Compassion and Mindfulness
Mindfulness can bring a high level of self-awareness, but it also brings a level of awareness of what others are experiencing.
Benefits of Compassion
Compassion is about being able to get outside of oneself and feel for someone else. There are also some great benefits that are side effects from being able to have compassion for another person.
Self-Care: Am I Just Being Selfish?
Self-care begins with taking care of your basic needs including eating, sleeping, bathing, and medical needs.
Self-care also includes activities to help you relax and de-stress. It is also maintaining relationships and finding balance between work life and personal life. Failure to attend to these needs could result in exhaustion, burnout, illness, and even possible hospitalization.
Changing Our Mind
How we think affects our choices, and our choices impact our behaviors. Our behaviors in turn determine our lives. By applying simple mindfulness techniques, we might find that a change of mind can be our best friend.
Joy In The Mundane
There are moments of joy to be found even in mundane activities. If you so choose, you could make it a mission to detect the joy in even the most mundane of tasks.
5 Ways to Integrate Silence Into Your Daily Routine
The opportunity to rest in silence is not readily presented to us on a daily basis. Here are five ways to integrate silence in your day.
Motivation. Momentum. Mindset. Part 2
What if your self-motivation sounded a little different? Creating a balance between courage and compassion in your inner voice is key.
When Self Care Feels More Like Work
Good self-care is often less like a bubble bath and more like someone firmly pressing down on our life and heart for the purpose of healing.
Motivation. Momentum. Mindset. Part 1
What if your self-motivation sounded a little different? Creating a balance between courage and compassion in your inner voice is key.
