"Having a soft heart in a cruel world is courage, not weakness" - Katherine Henson Am I An Empath? Dear Courageous One, are you an empath? One of the reasons Courageous Ones have courage is because they’re not afraid of feelings. Lots of people avoid “the feels” because they can be too uncomfortable. In life, it takes courage to face feelings. Do you identify with being more comfortable in the realm of feelings and emotions than other people you know? Do you naturally understand the feelings and emotions of others? Do people tend to come to you to express their feelings and emotions? Do you easily go beyond sympathizing and go to putting yourself in other people’s shoes? Have you ever been told “you’re too sensitive”? Do you sometimes feel as though you can practically feel … [Read more...] about Am I An Empath?
5 Ways to Experience Balanced Living Now
Photo by William Farlow "In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you" - Deepak Chopra Some people think experiencing balance is a myth. That’s true, if you really believe that. Do you really believe that? I know there's a good number of us who don’t want to give up on living a balanced life. We want to experience balanced living. We consider a balanced lifestyle a life value. Are you someone who knows balance exists, considers it a personal value and wants to continue embracing it in this crazy modern living? If you said yes then you're going to want to read this. Here are 5 super important ways to experience balanced living right now. When we experience balance we experience peace. In times like this, our life feels like it's flowing and we're humming. … [Read more...] about 5 Ways to Experience Balanced Living Now
Life Purpose and Multipotentiality
I'm not usually into labels. I usually feel that labeling things can be harmful because our minds go to automatic default and suddenly the mind and thoughts are in a box. So for me, labels can end up being like containers that box up people's experiences, confining them. Though, what labels intend to do is define unknowns. Labels want to be helpful to us through providing us with a definition or framework for something. That being said, I want to introduce a label that could be helpful to you. It can help you embrace more of who you are. It's called multi-potentiality. Multipotentiality is an educational and psychological word that describes you if you are gifted with multiple potential. How do you know if you are a multipotential type of person? Before answering that, let's back up … [Read more...] about Life Purpose and Multipotentiality
Did You Just Have An Epic Fail?
Are you worried about a recent or past failure in your life? Have you ever used quotes as mantras or affirmations to help you? This is a quote that you can use by reading it repeatedly in order to get past something you believe you failed at. It will help you get unstuck from berating yourself, from not forgiving yourself for not knowing. Is the truth that you're learning something new? It's never a failure if you can learn something from it. A friend of mine shared this quote and I've read it repeatedly from then on. It's really helped me to learn that defeat isn't the end. "Defeat" is education. "Defeat" is part of learning something new about ourselves. "Defeat" is a piece of the learning process in going after the dreams of your heart. If you're ever down and out … [Read more...] about Did You Just Have An Epic Fail?