Meditation is simply a practice of developing greater awareness toward our experiences. It can be easy in theory, but difficult in practice. Here are 3 common problems people face when first starting out.
We all have different values in our lives that guide our actions and choices. Here is a quick 5 minute exercise to help discover what matters most to you.
The “Us vs. Them” mentality stems from our evolutionary need to belong to a group, but studies show it can lead to irrational group favoritism, which ends up dividing society instead of bringing us together.
Failure lets you know that you’re going out of your comfort zone and trying new things. Learn to embrace it more, it can even be fun to put yourself in a situation where you know you will fail.
Do a quick Twitter search for “positive thinking” and you’ll find new tweets being shared every minute about people trying to stay more positive in their lives. It’s a buzzy catchphrase that a lot of people use very often, but without really answering the question, “What does it really mean?”
Everyone has their own definition, and I find some better than others. But instead of attacking a bunch of potential strawmen, I’ll just share my own thoughts about what “positive thinking” means to me and how it fits into my worldview.
I define positive thinking as any type of thinking that inspires us to accomplish something constructive with our lives. It’s a type of thinking meant not merely to make us feel good about ourselves, but to motivate us to take action and make a physical change.