Tag: Personal Growth
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How to Live a Long and Happy Life
Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life is such a pretty, calming, little book to look at. And what’s inside feels the same way. I used to think purpose was this big, shiny thing you either found or didn’t. Like some magical treasure at the end of a scavenger hunt called “Life.”…
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The Voice in Your Head Isn’t Always You
Josh recently came across a set of personality assessments, part of something called Positive Intelligence, developed by Shirzad Chamine. I’m a sucker for a self-assessment test of any sort. So he already knew I was down. One of the key tools is the Saboteur Assessment, a short quiz that identifies which internal “saboteurs” are the…
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Plateau or Progress?
Growth is weird. Once you’ve done some real healing and started making changes, you kind of expect yourself to keep that momentum going. You know better now, you’ve made progress, so when old habits creep back in, it can feel frustrating. Or disappointing. Like, Really? This again? I thought we were past this. And then…
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Manifestation is for Everyone
When you hear the word manifestation, you might picture someone sitting in a field, chanting affirmations to the universe while waiting for a pile of money to drop from the sky. Or maybe you roll your eyes and think, Oh, great. Another woo-woo buzzword telling me to just think positive and everything will magically fall…
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Finding Something Greater: A Spiritual Journey
There are moments when something comes into your life at exactly the right time, almost like it was waiting for you all along. That’s how Journey of Souls by Michael Newton found its way to me. I was in the middle of one of the biggest transformations of my life, questioning my beliefs and feeling…
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Decisions Don’t Have to Be This Hard
I’ve always had a hard time making decisions. Like, every single one. What to eat, what to say, which direction to go. For the longest time, I just thought that was my personality. But when I really started digging into it, I realized it wasn’t about the decisions themselves. It was about trust. Or more…
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5 Ways to Find Peace
I’ve struggled with depression and anxiety for a long time. I always wondered why I couldn’t hold on to happiness like others seemed to. It felt like something was wrong with me, like I was missing some secret everyone else had figured out, until I realized I was chasing something impossible. No one is—or ever…
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The Struggle to Be Vulnerable
Vulnerability is one of the hardest lessons I’ve had to learn. Even now, it’s something I have to actively work on, because for most of my life, I didn’t realize how much I was avoiding it. If you’ve ever dealt with insecurities or trauma, you probably understand how terrifying it can be to let yourself…
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From Judgment to Kindness
I used to be incredibly judgmental. I picked people apart for how they acted, what they wore, how they looked, and even how they made me feel. And honestly? It got worse as I got older. By my 20s, I was in a safer, more stable place in life, but my mind was still sharp…
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The Secret to Happiness: It’s Already Here
Have you ever thought, “I’ll finally be happy when…”? . . . I lose the weight.. . . I find the perfect job.. . . my house looks like those aesthetic Instagram posts. I’ve been there. For years, I lived in a constant state of waiting, convinced that happiness was just one accomplishment or milestone…
Unraveling the Self 