Showing posts with label lifestyle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lifestyle. Show all posts
Are you a slave of a bad habit?
The first thing that came into your mind after you read this question is the bad habit that is probably slowly ruining your life. As small or as big, bad habits have the ability to take you away from meaningful things that are waiting for you in your life. Having a bad habit isn’t something you should feel ashamed off, we as humans are weak and unfortunately we can accept bad habits faster than the good ones.
Although there is no reason to be ashamed it important that you are actively trying to get rid of that habit and not only passively give up and let it lead your life. Bad habits are hard but possible to break, as soon as you understand that you will be able to take a step into a right direction.
Are you a slave of a bad habit?
The first thing that came into your mind after you read this question is the bad habit that is probably slowly ruining your life. As small or as big, bad habits have the ability to take you away from meaningful things that are waiting for you in your life. Having a bad habit isn’t something you should feel ashamed off, we as humans are weak and unfortunately we can accept bad habits faster than the good ones.
Although there is no reason to be ashamed it important that you are actively trying to get rid of that habit and not only passively give up and let it lead your life. Bad habits are hard but possible to break, as soon as you understand that you will be able to take a step into a right direction.
Now more than ever we feel like we need to have all aspects of our lives under control. We are juggling work, family, friends, hobbies, personal development and dreams all at once. How wouldn’t we feel lost when it often feels like time is flying by, we are getting older and older and still running around trying to hold our lives in the right direction.
Now more than ever we feel like we need to have all aspects of our lives under control. We are juggling work, family, friends, hobbies, personal development and dreams all at once. How wouldn’t we feel lost when it often feels like time is flying by, we are getting older and older and still running around trying to hold our lives in the right direction.
Shopping is something that a lot of people find therapeutic and fun to do. Although shopping may be fun it shouldn't became something exaggerated. There are a lot of other things someone could do in replace of therapy and fun that shopping might present for them. Shopping isn’t only affecting your whole lifestyle, financial, emotional and physical it is also very damaging to the whole World because more things mean more waste.
While I do understand that some people have trouble putting an end to impulsive shopping I believe that the questions I’m going to share with you in this post could help anyone who is brave enough to reflect and realize that they are themselves impulsive shoppers and that it isn't benefiting them in any way. If you are one of them and you are willing to make a change I congratulate you as you are making step in the right direction.
Shopping is something that a lot of people find therapeutic and fun to do. Although shopping may be fun it shouldn't became something exaggerated. There are a lot of other things someone could do in replace of therapy and fun that shopping might present for them. Shopping isn’t only affecting your whole lifestyle, financial, emotional and physical it is also very damaging to the whole World because more things mean more waste.
While I do understand that some people have trouble putting an end to impulsive shopping I believe that the questions I’m going to share with you in this post could help anyone who is brave enough to reflect and realize that they are themselves impulsive shoppers and that it isn't benefiting them in any way. If you are one of them and you are willing to make a change I congratulate you as you are making step in the right direction.
Do you feel like you are one step behind everyone else?
It is like you are constantly finding and loosing yourself over and over again. Wandering around not knowing where you are headed or where you want to end up. No matter how old you are or how many things you’ve accomplished throughout your life you probably felt this way at least once. I believe that this is the feeling that more and more people are getting.
Something that always surprises me is the fact that I am always learning something new about others but particularly about myself. As soon as I thought that I figured myself out it ends up that it was only a top of the iceberg. We tend to forget that life is a journey. Just because we think that we got to our destination doesn’t mean that the journey is over.
Do you feel like you are one step behind everyone else?
It is like you are constantly finding and loosing yourself over and over again. Wandering around not knowing where you are headed or where you want to end up. No matter how old you are or how many things you’ve accomplished throughout your life you probably felt this way at least once. I believe that this is the feeling that more and more people are getting.
Something that always surprises me is the fact that I am always learning something new about others but particularly about myself. As soon as I thought that I figured myself out it ends up that it was only a top of the iceberg. We tend to forget that life is a journey. Just because we think that we got to our destination doesn’t mean that the journey is over.
When you hear about the “peer pressure” what is the first thing that comes into your mind?
For a long time the first thing I thought about was the peer pressure in the teenage years. What I had in mind was the pressure that is imposed by the group of teenagers who think that they can pressure others to do and think the same way that they do. Just recently I realized that peer pressure isn’t only limited to the adolescence it is present in most stages of human life.
When you hear about the “peer pressure” what is the first thing that comes into your mind?
For a long time the first thing I thought about was the peer pressure in the teenage years. What I had in mind was the pressure that is imposed by the group of teenagers who think that they can pressure others to do and think the same way that they do. Just recently I realized that peer pressure isn’t only limited to the adolescence it is present in most stages of human life.
How many times did life throw a curveball at you?
I'm sure that there's been quite a few of those moments and that you would rather keep it in the past. The way we deal with those kind of situations is what is crucial and what makes us or breaks us. Dealing with punches that life throws at us definitely isn't easy but there are better ways to receive them.
How many times did life throw a curveball at you?
I'm sure that there's been quite a few of those moments and that you would rather keep it in the past. The way we deal with those kind of situations is what is crucial and what makes us or breaks us. Dealing with punches that life throws at us definitely isn't easy but there are better ways to receive them.
Are you working from home?
Most people dream about working from the comfort of their own home. It is a dream that a lot of people accomplished and love but some didn't find it the right choice for them. I would be lying if I said that I’ve never thought about it and I'm sure that a lot of you who are reading this post are curious about it.
When I first started to think about it I could only find positive things that made me find this job as a perfect one. Something I forgot is that there isn't such a thing as a perfect job. While working from home I've got to realize a few things that I want to share with you.
When I first started to think about it I could only find positive things that made me find this job as a perfect one. Something I forgot is that there isn't such a thing as a perfect job. While working from home I've got to realize a few things that I want to share with you.
Are you working from home?
Most people dream about working from the comfort of their own home. It is a dream that a lot of people accomplished and love but some didn't find it the right choice for them. I would be lying if I said that I’ve never thought about it and I'm sure that a lot of you who are reading this post are curious about it.
When I first started to think about it I could only find positive things that made me find this job as a perfect one. Something I forgot is that there isn't such a thing as a perfect job. While working from home I've got to realize a few things that I want to share with you.
When I first started to think about it I could only find positive things that made me find this job as a perfect one. Something I forgot is that there isn't such a thing as a perfect job. While working from home I've got to realize a few things that I want to share with you.
Do You Have More Negative Than Positive Thoughts? Here’s How To Make A Change!
Friday, September 6, 2019
We all sometimes feel rather negative. It might be because of the things that are currently happening in our life or just because we got used to thinking that way. It is sort of a coping mechanism for the life. Negative thoughts once in a while are completely normal but what when they start to show up every day?
We all sometimes feel rather negative. It might be because of the things that are currently happening in our life or just because we got used to thinking that way. It is sort of a coping mechanism for the life. Negative thoughts once in a while are completely normal but what when they start to show up every day?
Have you heard about intentional living?
Neither did I until earlier this year. Minimalism was something I’ve been learning about and trying to incorporate in my everyday life for a year now. I tried to find best sources but also ways that I can include it in my lifestyle without it being forced into it.
I still find minimalism a great way of living a mindful and de-cluttering mental and physical life. I wanted to share with you the reason why I decided that intentional living might be better option for me.
WHAT IS INTENTIONAL LIVING?
Intentional living is a way of living where you are looking for an intention behind activity, material thing or something spiritual. It is a way of being mindful with the things that are surrounding you or situations that are happening in your life. This is just a simple and my interpretation of the intentional living.
WHY I DECIDED TO ACCEPT IT?
Minimalism was something that I’ve been interested in and tried to incorporate it in my daily lifestyle. Although I knew that minimalism isn’t about getting rid of everything you own I still had quite a hard time getting on that path and that’s why I never called myself a minimalist.
I also realized that what I wanted to focus more on wasn’t not buying things or throwing away what I already own. I was always a very disciplined when it comes to shopping. I never go shopping just to relieve stress or because I’m bored. I’m conscious about things that I spend my money on. That’s why I usually go shopping when I really need something.
Another thing that I realized is that I put a lot of intention in the material but also non material things. I always ask myself “Do you really need it?” and “Do you see yourself using it in the future for a long time?” If answers to both of those questions are “Yes.”, then I buy that thing.
HOW I FOUND OUT ABOUT INTENTIONAL LIVING?
One day I accidentally stumbled upon a YouTube video that mentioned intentional living and then I had that “aha” effect. It was when I tried to learn even more about minimalism. I knew that intentional living is something that is much more natural to me than purely wanting to own less.
Although I was always very intentional with the things I own, now I wanted to be even more so. Not just for personal reasons but also for the environmental ones. We live in a world where we don’t really think carefully about the intention and what is behind the decision that we make. Living with intention is knowing when it is the right time to say no and to say yes.
Intentional living is much more than just saying “No” to material things that you don’t need. It is about saying “Yes” to experiences that will make your life and yourself a much better person.
CAN INTENTIONAL LIVING & MINIMALISM WORK TOGETHER?
Of course they can. I believe that intentional living and minimalism are very intertwined. Although you may not practice minimalism you can definitely see traces of it while you focus on intentional living. It goes vise versa as well; while you live a more intentional life you will notice that you are also living a more minimal lifestyle.
It all depends on what you want to focus more on. For some people minimalism is just way too scary and they can’t start to dive into that lifestyle. Others might find intentional living too burdensome. I believe that one of the reasons why a lot of people don’t choose either one of them or start but then soon give up is because they except perfection. They want to live a minimal life in a week or be more intentional over night. The truth is that things don’t work that way. We all know that way too good but still end up caught in the perfectionism trap.
OVERALL CONCLUSION
I love intentional living and minimalism because I decide the ways I’m going to apply them in my life and I do it at own time and limit. Something that I’m trying to do is to go one step at the time and not beating myself up when I lose focus as that happens more than I would like to admit. Don’t give up before you even started. Get informed and work with yourself and your lifestyle. Don’t follow someone else’s way and then get disappointed when it doesn’t provide result you wanted to.
Have you heard about intentional living before?
Do you think you would be open to incorporating it in your lifestyle?
Have you heard about intentional living?
Neither did I until earlier this year. Minimalism was something I’ve been learning about and trying to incorporate in my everyday life for a year now. I tried to find best sources but also ways that I can include it in my lifestyle without it being forced into it.
I still find minimalism a great way of living a mindful and de-cluttering mental and physical life. I wanted to share with you the reason why I decided that intentional living might be better option for me.
WHAT IS INTENTIONAL LIVING?
Intentional living is a way of living where you are looking for an intention behind activity, material thing or something spiritual. It is a way of being mindful with the things that are surrounding you or situations that are happening in your life. This is just a simple and my interpretation of the intentional living.
WHY I DECIDED TO ACCEPT IT?
Minimalism was something that I’ve been interested in and tried to incorporate it in my daily lifestyle. Although I knew that minimalism isn’t about getting rid of everything you own I still had quite a hard time getting on that path and that’s why I never called myself a minimalist.
I also realized that what I wanted to focus more on wasn’t not buying things or throwing away what I already own. I was always a very disciplined when it comes to shopping. I never go shopping just to relieve stress or because I’m bored. I’m conscious about things that I spend my money on. That’s why I usually go shopping when I really need something.
Another thing that I realized is that I put a lot of intention in the material but also non material things. I always ask myself “Do you really need it?” and “Do you see yourself using it in the future for a long time?” If answers to both of those questions are “Yes.”, then I buy that thing.
HOW I FOUND OUT ABOUT INTENTIONAL LIVING?
One day I accidentally stumbled upon a YouTube video that mentioned intentional living and then I had that “aha” effect. It was when I tried to learn even more about minimalism. I knew that intentional living is something that is much more natural to me than purely wanting to own less.
Although I was always very intentional with the things I own, now I wanted to be even more so. Not just for personal reasons but also for the environmental ones. We live in a world where we don’t really think carefully about the intention and what is behind the decision that we make. Living with intention is knowing when it is the right time to say no and to say yes.
Intentional living is much more than just saying “No” to material things that you don’t need. It is about saying “Yes” to experiences that will make your life and yourself a much better person.
CAN INTENTIONAL LIVING & MINIMALISM WORK TOGETHER?
Of course they can. I believe that intentional living and minimalism are very intertwined. Although you may not practice minimalism you can definitely see traces of it while you focus on intentional living. It goes vise versa as well; while you live a more intentional life you will notice that you are also living a more minimal lifestyle.
It all depends on what you want to focus more on. For some people minimalism is just way too scary and they can’t start to dive into that lifestyle. Others might find intentional living too burdensome. I believe that one of the reasons why a lot of people don’t choose either one of them or start but then soon give up is because they except perfection. They want to live a minimal life in a week or be more intentional over night. The truth is that things don’t work that way. We all know that way too good but still end up caught in the perfectionism trap.
OVERALL CONCLUSION
I love intentional living and minimalism because I decide the ways I’m going to apply them in my life and I do it at own time and limit. Something that I’m trying to do is to go one step at the time and not beating myself up when I lose focus as that happens more than I would like to admit. Don’t give up before you even started. Get informed and work with yourself and your lifestyle. Don’t follow someone else’s way and then get disappointed when it doesn’t provide result you wanted to.
Have you heard about intentional living before?
Do you think you would be open to incorporating it in your lifestyle?
Having Summer Body as a goal creates this image of slim yet toned body you can show off in your bikini just for those few Summer months. We get so focused to achieve that Summer body couple of months before the actual Summer and get highly disappointed when we don’t achieve it. Of course we do, who wouldn't? We are striving for something that lasts for just a season. Our body isn’t a trend we should follow because of the society standards. Our body is our home and you don’t just clean your home for a season and then just let it be messy for the rest of the year.
Having Summer Body as a goal creates this image of slim yet toned body you can show off in your bikini just for those few Summer months. We get so focused to achieve that Summer body couple of months before the actual Summer and get highly disappointed when we don’t achieve it. Of course we do, who wouldn't? We are striving for something that lasts for just a season. Our body isn’t a trend we should follow because of the society standards. Our body is our home and you don’t just clean your home for a season and then just let it be messy for the rest of the year.
We all have those off days when we don’t know what we should or want to do with ourselves. We don’t feel like doing anything extra but also don’t want to spend our whole day doing absolutely nothing. All of our friends are busy and we watched all episodes of our favorite TV shows.
Well there are still some things you can do to have fun but also benefit from them. Although at first they might seem too time and energy consuming, they are really not once you put some fun into them. So if today is one of those kinds of days don’t worry and just pick one or all of the things mentioned in this post.
We all have those off days when we don’t know what we should or want to do with ourselves. We don’t feel like doing anything extra but also don’t want to spend our whole day doing absolutely nothing. All of our friends are busy and we watched all episodes of our favorite TV shows.
Well there are still some things you can do to have fun but also benefit from them. Although at first they might seem too time and energy consuming, they are really not once you put some fun into them. So if today is one of those kinds of days don’t worry and just pick one or all of the things mentioned in this post.
Sometimes even the biggest bookworms have trouble to consistently read and make time for reading. As someone who used to read two book a week and then suddenly hitting the slump I found some hacks that helped me get back on track. In today’s post I’m sharing just 3 that I find the most helpful. They are something we can all incorporate in our everyday life and make reading a priority.
Sometimes even the biggest bookworms have trouble to consistently read and make time for reading. As someone who used to read two book a week and then suddenly hitting the slump I found some hacks that helped me get back on track. In today’s post I’m sharing just 3 that I find the most helpful. They are something we can all incorporate in our everyday life and make reading a priority.
Self-care is probably something you read or heard about a lot in a past couple of years. It became one of the most popular topics for so many authors, bloggers and YouTubers. They are all talking about what self-care should be like and how you can incorporate it in your life but I haven’t heard a lot of them talking about how to choose the right one for yourself.
When you look about all the self-care routines out there it can be quite overwhelming to know what would work the best for you. This post might help you to realize what you should look at while choosing the best self-care routine for yourself.
Self-care is probably something you read or heard about a lot in a past couple of years. It became one of the most popular topics for so many authors, bloggers and YouTubers. They are all talking about what self-care should be like and how you can incorporate it in your life but I haven’t heard a lot of them talking about how to choose the right one for yourself.
When you look about all the self-care routines out there it can be quite overwhelming to know what would work the best for you. This post might help you to realize what you should look at while choosing the best self-care routine for yourself.
When you don’t pay attention negative behavior can sneak into your everyday life. Although at first it might not feel like anything drastic, as time goes by it can easily get out of control and ruin your life without you even noticing. Just take a few minutes and see if you can notice any of the things mentioned below. If you can see more than two of them then it’s time to make a change. Don’t worry, we can do it together.
When you don’t pay attention negative behavior can sneak into your everyday life. Although at first it might not feel like anything drastic, as time goes by it can easily get out of control and ruin your life without you even noticing. Just take a few minutes and see if you can notice any of the things mentioned below. If you can see more than two of them then it’s time to make a change. Don’t worry, we can do it together.
Have you ever had that annoying feeling of guilt that you know you should't have had? Yeah, you are probably not the only one. Guilt is something that we feel when we do something wrong and in those kind of situation we are probably feeling guilt for the right reason. There is also a feeling of guilt when someone or we ourselves are putting it on us when there is really no reason to do so. Sometimes we just need somebody to tell us about some things that we should not feel guilty about.
Have you ever had that annoying feeling of guilt that you know you should't have had? Yeah, you are probably not the only one. Guilt is something that we feel when we do something wrong and in those kind of situation we are probably feeling guilt for the right reason. There is also a feeling of guilt when someone or we ourselves are putting it on us when there is really no reason to do so. Sometimes we just need somebody to tell us about some things that we should not feel guilty about.
Staying in the safety of our comfort zone seems like the logic thing to do. We can be sure that nothing unpredictable will happen as that may make us feel uncomfortable. We tend to try to avoid any new and slightly scary things that may appear in our life even though deep down we know that we can benefit from that. Some people tend to push themselves a little bit too hard. They constantly try to do things that they feel afraid of or uncomfortable. Something I think we all need is a healthy balance between challenging ourselves while still feeling grounded and safe.
Staying in the safety of our comfort zone seems like the logic thing to do. We can be sure that nothing unpredictable will happen as that may make us feel uncomfortable. We tend to try to avoid any new and slightly scary things that may appear in our life even though deep down we know that we can benefit from that. Some people tend to push themselves a little bit too hard. They constantly try to do things that they feel afraid of or uncomfortable. Something I think we all need is a healthy balance between challenging ourselves while still feeling grounded and safe.
“If we surrendered to earth’s intelligence, we could rise up rooted like trees."
~Rainer Maria Rilke~
“If we surrendered to earth’s intelligence, we could rise up rooted like trees."
~Rainer Maria Rilke~
Getting from a High School that was just 45 minutes away from my home by bus to moving to the big city that is 80 kilometers away and living there for 5 days a week was quite a big change. Moving from home when I was 18 years old and heading to a completely different surrounding shaped me as a person. I have been living in the city for 3 years now and it is still crazy for me to look back at all the things that happened and how they affected me.
Getting from a High School that was just 45 minutes away from my home by bus to moving to the big city that is 80 kilometers away and living there for 5 days a week was quite a big change. Moving from home when I was 18 years old and heading to a completely different surrounding shaped me as a person. I have been living in the city for 3 years now and it is still crazy for me to look back at all the things that happened and how they affected me.
I’m sure that you all heard so many people talking about journaling. Maybe you are one of those who absolutely love to do it. There are so many people who are absolutely amazing at it. Well, few months ago I started doing it myself but somehow just felt a bit overwhelmed with the whole concept and had ups and downs with it. I think that I put too much pressure on myself and I tried to do it like everybody else. If you are the same and find journaling interesting but just never actually prioritized it or felt like you are just not for that, then you are on the right place. Why don’t we just do it together?
I’m sure that you all heard so many people talking about journaling. Maybe you are one of those who absolutely love to do it. There are so many people who are absolutely amazing at it. Well, few months ago I started doing it myself but somehow just felt a bit overwhelmed with the whole concept and had ups and downs with it. I think that I put too much pressure on myself and I tried to do it like everybody else. If you are the same and find journaling interesting but just never actually prioritized it or felt like you are just not for that, then you are on the right place. Why don’t we just do it together?
Since I can remember, I’ve always had a sweet tooth. I really love chocolate and all different kind of sweets more than any other kind of food. That love became even bigger after I started to bake myself. Baking is something that I find very relaxing and it is one of the ways that I like to let my creativity out. Few months ago I realized that I eat too many sweets a day. I know that too much sugar is not good for your overall health and I knew that I needed to change that. I used to never go more than maybe two days without eating something sweet. So going more than 30 days without a sugar was quite a challenge.
Since I can remember, I’ve always had a sweet tooth. I really love chocolate and all different kind of sweets more than any other kind of food. That love became even bigger after I started to bake myself. Baking is something that I find very relaxing and it is one of the ways that I like to let my creativity out. Few months ago I realized that I eat too many sweets a day. I know that too much sugar is not good for your overall health and I knew that I needed to change that. I used to never go more than maybe two days without eating something sweet. So going more than 30 days without a sugar was quite a challenge.
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