Your phone is not often the first thing you think of when you’re looking for spiritual guidance, especially since there are several preliminary studies that show a positive correlation between the use of technology and stress levels. But like Dr. David Shanley explained, “Clearly a cause-and-effect relationship cannot be concluded from such limited data.” It’s… Read More Three Apps That Promote Inner Peace and Spirituality
“Trust is the foundation of all human connections, from chance encounters to friendships and intimate relationships.” (Source) So when one’s faith in people is shaken, if not broken, it comes as no surprise that our relationships suffer. An interesting concept has peppered quite a number of conversations around me in the last two months or… Read More The Importance of Trusting People Who Love You
A friend of mine recently told me the story of an experience she had which she claims changed the way she sees personal and community transformation. It started with an office managed for the longest time by a very kind individual. Unfortunately, this individual’s management style was based on kindly and lovingly pointing out mistakes… Read More The Magic of Building on Strength: An Almost Too-Good To Be True Story
I have noticed a curious phenomenon emerging in the last year or so. An increasing number of friends and fellow bloggers have been engaged in drawing zentangles and/or filling out adult coloring books. It fills my feeds with beauty, and I had a feeling that these practices were well worth my friends’ time. They are… Read More Creative Meditation: Zentangles and Coloring Books
I had the opportunity a couple of years ago of chatting with an older man who, despite going through some immense suffering in his life—and I mean the real deal suffering, like massive health issues, becoming an orphan, going through war, losing all his material wealth, losing a child—was the most cheerful and optimistic person… Read More Pinning Beauty: Using Pinterest as a Tool to Leading a Happy Life
There are different levels to awareness; therefore, while we can be aware of certain things for long periods of time, it’s only when they hit close to home that one’s vision zooms in and details pop out like never before. Straight after the initial shock of a cancer diagnosis in my family comes Breast Cancer… Read More From Building Awareness to Taking Action Against Cancer or its Effect
Let’s be honest, ladies; we do experience mood swings that take us completely by surprise. It’s so confusing, irritating, and frustrating to not understand what is going on in our own bodies and minds. I can understand that it’s also irritating to those around us to live through a mood swing; but what is needed… Read More What Did He Mean? Some Thoughts on Justin Bieber’s Latest Track
Back in March, I posted a piece on how certain structures of our society encourage us to live in a state of constant discontent. I was thinking about how, at whatever stage we were in—single, dating, engaged, married, with one child—we were always prodded about “the next thing” that we should be aiming for. It… Read More The “Just Wait” Phenomena: Why Can’t We Build A Different Future?
Do you remember how frustrating it was when, as a child, living in a world of contradictions? When you were told you couldn’t do something by an adult only to see them doing that very same thing? Or to be told by one adult not to do something only to be told by another that… Read More How to Live in a World of Contradictions Without Going Completely Nuts
Last week’s post on cultural appropriation inspired some very interesting conversations. Most interesting was the fact that most reactions came from well-meaning individuals who work hard on eliminating prejudices from their day-to-day lives. It’s difficult for people like us to realise that, despite all the time, energy, and love we put into this cause, we… Read More Cultural Appropriation: Contextualizing our Work to Eliminate All Prejudices