Change vs Growth
We often talk and write about changing our lives but what we usually mean is personal growth. The difference between the two is crucial and if you have felt stuck in the past, understanding it might just be the key to moving forward. Change is inevitable Even when you...
Your Toolbox
We all have our own toolbox to help us get through tough times in our lives but also to solve daily problems. Some of the tools we inherited from our parents, grandparents or even the family members who came before them. Others we received from the people around us....
About Impatience
Do you often feel impatient? What do you feel impatient about? Your work, your to-do lists or even your life? Impatience is a feeling that we learn to inflict on ourselves and others. It is supposed to motivate us to get more done but at the end of the day, it’s just...
About the Mind
How come you react in ways you don’t like? Why is thinking new thoughts difficult? And what can you do about it? Let go of misconceptions you learned about the mind. “Mind over matter.” “I think therefore I am.” And so on. If you are working with centuries-old...
Actions vs Reactions
Do you act or react most of the time? We like to think that we are in charge of our actions because we are taught that this is so. We’re all individuals. We’re all responsible for what we do and say. Right? But what if you do not act but react most of the time? What...
How to Let Go
Have you ever been told to let go of an emotion or a feeling? Were you annoyed because no one ever seems to explain how to actually do that? This summer I meditated at a Buddhist Monastery in Portugal and I finally figured out what meditation is. It is an exercise for...
About Excitement
Excitement is a strong positive emotion. It gives us a boost of energy and inspires fast positive action. Because it is such a strong emotion, many people have learned to tone it down or even suppress it entirely. But excitement is very powerful and once we allow...
About Guilt
Guilt is a feeling, meaning we are taught to experience it. Worse, we are trained into keeping ourselves feeling guilty as a form of self-punishment. This dynamic is based on the limiting belief in some societies that we were born to suffer and that mistakes deserve...
Emotional Hygiene Techniques
Emotional hygiene techniques are daily practices that help our bodies return to an emotional base level faster. When you experience an emotion, like fear or anger, the amygdala (part of your brain) triggers chemical chain reactions in your body. The emotion itself...
Choose Your Mood
Mood is the term we use for the emotions that are currently dominant. If you are in a good mood, you might feel happy, joyful, excited, content, proud or any other positive emotion. If you are in a bad mood, the emotions dominating your day will be uncomfortable. When...