The last six months have been extremely stressful for Samantha. In efforts to cope with the stress, she sought comfort in binge eating and watching hours of Netflix. During this time, Samantha gained an extra 15 pounds and then began feeling pains in her back and joints. She went to the doctor and explained her symptoms. Within 5 minutes, the doctor d[...]
The other day I watched a documentary about the life of DJ AM (Adam Goldstein), a disc jockey that died of a drug relapse after 11 years of being sober. The documentary illustrated the struggles DJ AM experienced with his drug addiction and constant mental health battle to stay sober. DJ AM used his passion for mixing music and Alcoholic Anonymo[...]
In efforts to keep this blog real, I like to say it like it is. I practice happiness everyday either through meditation, writing, spending time with people I love, finding flow, and a bunch of other things. Still, there are some days that are just unhappy. Gasp, the happiness coach gets the blues sometimes. Yup, I also get moody, grumpy, annoyed, and a host[...]
Imagine that you are a bus driver in a busy city. Passengers come in and out of the bus. Some are rude and obnoxious, criticizing everything, while others are nice with a friendly smile and attitude. As the driver, you are responsible for learning each passenger’s needs and taking them wherever they want to go. Regardless of who comes on the bus, you re[...]
Last week, I went to a party and met a young single mother of two. While I sat very close to her, she never really spoke to me directly. I only overheard her conversations and small talk with her friends and I am sure she overheard me chatting with others too. I’m pretty loud so you can’t really miss me. I had seen this young lady before a few other tim[...]
What did you do when you woke up this morning? Is it the same thing that you did the day before, and the day before that? Do you remember if you put any thought into the activities you did this morning? Probably not or you might still be doing them. The reason is that our brains would literally shut down if we had to think about the process for every single[...]
Meditation is so good for the mind and the body. The research has proved this time and time again. When I started meditating, I didn't know what I was doing or if it was working. Eventually, as time went by, I started to see subtle changes in my mind and body. Like I could breathe better when I ran or I was calmer with my children. There were some defini[...]
The alarms clock goes off. It is 5 am and time to start a new day. Maggie’s feet haven’t even touched the floor yet and she is already stressing out. She has a long to-do list and not enough time in the day to finish everything! Maggie groans and goes back to bed! A restful two hours later, she jumps up and realizes that she has overslept. Now she is[...]
Have you ever set a goal and quit after a few days because it was too hard or maybe you weren’t getting the results you wanted. The reason why it didn’t work is that you didn’t keep going. Life is not meant easy. So, why would our goals be any different? Since the beginning of time, man has been fighting off some sort of nature. Technology has made[...]