A Transformative Birthday ~ On Being True to Myself

“I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have.” ~ Abraham Lincoln

An honest confession: Last year at this time, I was NOT living by the light inside. I was not being true to myself. I was in immense pain physically and emotionally. There was so much that was not going right in my life, that I had just gone on living on autopilot. I realized all this when I saw my birthday pictures the next day i.e. on the 30th of September 2014. I was shocked to see myself. I couldn’t recognize myself with all those layers. I felt like crap literally! I cried for a few nights and prayed and prayed for guidance. I needed to feel like myself again. I craved to FEEL alive again. I was helping all these people heal through counseling and healing work, while I wasn’t feeling very good myself. It didn’t feel right. Continue reading “A Transformative Birthday ~ On Being True to Myself”

Happiness ~ One Positive Word by One Positive Word

Happiness ~ One Positive Word by One Positive WordYour words pack power. Your words can heal, your words can wound.  Your words can be the cause of happiness or the cause of suffering.

It’s easy to go about your day with little thought to the words you express because you’re busy, busy, busy.  Often, words will tumble out of one’s mouth impulsively in response to what you hear, see, think or feel.

If you don’t take control of your speech, however, it may take control over you.

According to research in the area of neuroscience, negative speech can change neural pathways in a person’s brain and the expression of positive words that express kindness can help build a happier brain.

Therefore, if you truly want to be happy and to make others happy too, take charge of your words. Continue reading “Happiness ~ One Positive Word by One Positive Word”

The Simple 3P Approach to Ultimate Happiness and Success

The Simple 3P Approach to Ultimate Happiness and Success Positive Provocations

Often our lives get entwined in the mundane. We live each day- work, eat, sleep without giving a single thought to our core happiness. Even if those thoughts do come, we brush them away as impossibilities and continue existing. You know what I’m talking about right…that happiness that comes from completely and totally knowing yourself. Knowing who you are, what you need, what makes you tick, what makes you thrive. But we live, correction, we exist.

Is this the way to live Happily? Are you REALLY truly ALIVE? Continue reading “The Simple 3P Approach to Ultimate Happiness and Success”