Wellness Archives - Page 5 of 16 - The Thoughts that Bind

January 6, 2021December 15, 2020

Learning about luxury

There have been a lot of wonderful advances in society as of this modern day. More than ever, the everyman lives an exceedingly comfortable day to day life. It is wonderful that so many people can afford to not only survive, but also have things they want- not just the things they need. And more and more we’re continuing to make advances so that these comforts are more accessible to others, socially, technologically, and logistically. This is great, and we should continue striving for that. But there is a problem.

December 30, 2020November 29, 2020

Do I cut them out? (a discussion about boundaries and lifestyle)

“I’m so jealous of people who can just cut someone out of their life without a second thought.” I read this online somewhere, and it struck a chord with me. So today, I thought I’d examine this topic more closely.

December 16, 2020November 29, 2020

How to actually become better

There are so many things that you can do in order to improve your life, and sometimes it can get a little overwhelming. It’s easy to see where we fall short. We look at how far we are from our goals, and it becomes discouraging. That’s exactly the feeling you should be trying to avoid.

December 2, 2020November 29, 2020

Live your life on purpose

There are many ways to go about living life. Between all sorts of philosophies and lifestyles, it’s really hard to make a black and white assessment of what’s “good” and “bad” in terms of how to be, how to spend your time, and what to work toward. But one thing stands above all the rest, in my opinion. And it’s not what you do, but it’s if you do it on purpose.

November 11, 2020November 1, 2020

What is closure? (And do we need it?)

There’s a concept that’s been on my mind recently, called closure. Although we all come into contact with the idea of closure from time to time in our lives, I can honestly say that I hadn’t really tried to work out what it meant to me until very recently. And as usual, it was one quick sentence that sparked this realization.

October 31, 2020October 29, 2020

Kindness, but to yourself: my two cents

We’ve talked about kindness before on this site. You can find that post here, if you’re interested. In it, I talked about how important kindness is, how much we really need it in this world, and how to go about living our lives in a kind way. But one thing was entirely left out of the equation. What about being kind…to yourself? That’s what we’re going to talk about today.

October 14, 2020October 1, 2020

How to reminisce without making yourself sad

I want you to sit down for a moment. Now, take a deep breath and remember a time when you felt truly at peace, happy, or excited. You can even close your eyes if you want. Really get into the memory. What were you seeing? Feeling? What about who you were with? Was it hot outside? Try to work up a really vivid memory. And once you have open your eyes.

September 30, 2020September 26, 2020

Nothing is promised in life

In life, nothing is truly certain. Do these words fill you with dread and contempt? I know in the past, they have for me. The problem is, they’re just factually correct. As much as you can work hard and prepare for so many things in life, when you get down to it, nothing is truly a given. And that’s what I want to talk to you about today.

September 16, 2020September 16, 2020

When (and how) to finally let go

Maybe you were hurt by someone a while ago. Or you fell in love and it was never reciprocated. Or you had this dream for so long but you just can’t make it work. We’re talking about it today–letting go. It’s a heavy, but important topic that we don’t talk about often enough.

September 9, 2020September 9, 2020

How to discover (and build) your true self

So recently, we talked about our personal identity. How we pick it up, and how to dismantle the inauthentic parts of ourselves. (If you didn’t read that one, you can find it here.) But once you’ve become aware of the parts of yourself that don’t feel authentic and let them go, how do you discover who you really are, and build up your identity? And so we’re picking the subject back up today. Here’s how to start discovering yourself.