In his book Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell introduced the concept that it takes approximately 10,000 hours to achieve expertise in any skill. This concept has since been disputed, but it does serve as a reminder that whatever we attempt to achieve in life, success is usually not instantaneous. It requires constant practice…
Overwhelm is a funny thing. We all experience it. We all complain about it and allow it to take its toll on our mental, emotional and physical health. Overwhelm is self-inflicted and only a state of mind, yet we still fall victim to it. Perhaps it’s time to manage overwhelm instead of suffering through it….
We all have dreams. Dreams of what we’d like to do in the future. Things we want to achieve in the next ten years, twenty years, or once we retire. Things that we add to the ‘Bucket List.’ Dreams that put a smile on our face when we dare to let our minds drift for…
How our Thoughts are Responsible for Creating our Emotions. It is estimated that humans are capable of 10,000 to 80,000 thoughts per day. This estimate may seem difficult to comprehend (unless you’re like many of us and you’re an over-thinker.) The majority of these thoughts stay in our sub-conscious mind, so we are not fully…
Part One I used to think I was self-aware. I used to think I had a pretty good grasp on who I was until I set out on a journey to manage my emotional and mental health and quickly discovered that not only was I not self-aware, I didn’t completely understand what self-awareness meant. A…
Even in the depths of depression, love wins.
There was a time, not too long ago, when hearing unpleasant news felt like being buried beneath an emotional avalanche. Watching the evening news or seeing a social media post on destruction, death, or abuse filled me with so much emotion that my body took on a heaviness I couldn’t escape. Within minutes I felt…
And The Lessons I Learned I used to love opening a new journal this time of year. It always felt like a new beginning, full of hope and possibilities. An opportunity to make this year the year I was finally going to be organized, grateful, eat healthier, exercise, or whatever big resolution I had going…