The Beauty of Journaling

Whether you journal or not, you grow regardless, but journaling helps you record that growth and you are challenged to be more intentional about life.
Journaling is no easy thing to do, especially if the goal is to do so every day but it is definitely fun and enjoyable to do. The benefits of it in the short and long-term are satisfying, and every entry is worth it. … More The Beauty of Journaling

Letting Go of 2018

It is just a few hours into the new year, and you can still make it count. All you need to do is make a list of the goals you could not achieve in this year, the mistakes you made and how you should have been better. After doing this, write on a new page how you intend to handle them in the new year. … More Letting Go of 2018

Forgiving Yourself and Others

True repentance isn’t all about shedding tears and being enveloped by guilt. It’s being convicted to move on and fix our mistakes in order to become better versions of ourselves tomorrow.
Don’t fall under the pressure of having to forgive someone instantaneously within the same second that you say you forgive them. It’s a process. Little by little, the hurt will disappear and that’s just fine. … More Forgiving Yourself and Others

Gratitude: A Skill for Happier Living

We sometimes forget how magical it is to wake up in the morning, take a breath, open your eyes, stretch your arms and wiggle your toes. We forget that life is a series of tiny miracles. Gratitude should not just be a reaction to what we want but rather an all-time act, where you notice even the littlest things and are thankful for them; the small things, the big things and everything in between. … More Gratitude: A Skill for Happier Living

Forgiveness: Forgiving You

Forgiving yourself is simply letting go of the past. It is identifying the limiting belief or negative emotion you’ve attached to certain things or events, it is moving on.

For most people, forgiving yourself is harder than forgiving others. When you don’t forgive others it becomes resentment and anger and when you don’t forgive yourself, it becomes shame and guilt. … More Forgiveness: Forgiving You