Why are you here on Earth? What are you meant to be doing? How can you make a difference in their lifetime? You can’t just manufacture purpose in life. You can, however, work at increasing more of it.
The Power of Doing Nothing
Niksen. This is a concept designed by the Dutch that means spending time doing basically nothing. The art of Niksen is spending time avoiding being productive or achieving, so putting aside time to simply be rather than doing. In reality what does this look like? This might mean putting aside five to ten minutes to just gaze out of a window or look at a piece of furniture in your room and allowing your mind to wander.
Chronic pain and self-compassion
By dealing with chronic pain myself through migraines, I understand the pain that is often separate from the actual pain. It’s the pain of constantly having to catch up when you’re well and relying on others. If you suffer from chronic pain, there are three aspects of self-compassion that you should embrace, discussed in this blog.
Perfectionism and its traps
Perfectionism involves a sense of needing to do absolutely everything perfectly and then expecting that of others as well. Not as well as you someone else can do within the time and space you have - NO. PERFECTLY. Humans were never meant to be perfect - we are flawed by nature and that's what makes us so wonderfully human.
Why procrastination harms you
It seems ironic that I put off writing this article for weeks. I was busy caught up in life and trying to keep balance – well, that’s at least what I told myself as I did other things repeatedly other than write this. So, do you ever wonder what that procrastination is about? Often we think procrastination is about laziness or poor time management. However, it seems that isn’t the case.
