Category: Articles
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Faith It ‘Til You Make It
We all go through a phase where all we ever think about is giving up on our hopes and dreams just because things aren’t taking the route we had primarily envisioned them to. It’s challenging to stay positive when things don’t go our way but the reality is, there are plenty of ways to kill…
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Anxiety and Depression in Relationships
Imagine if it were possible to just leave your mental health issues behind when you enter a relationship, like just closing the door on its face just as it’s about to step in. What a dream. The reality is that our anxiety and depression is constantly with us. I have had depression since my mid…
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The Downsides of Being a Creative
If you are a creative or know of one personally, I need you to sit down and understand the life of a creative real’ quick. For a creative, this will be refreshing for you because by the end of this post, you will realize that all the emotions you have been feeling are completely valid…
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Things Don’t Get Better with Time
We have been told once too many times that ‘time heals all’, ‘it will get better with time’ and just ‘give it some time’ in every situation that might’ve emotionally hurt us. Unconsciously, we start believing it and wait on ‘time’ to help us get over the death of a loved one, a breakup with…
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The Power of Meaning | Book Review
The Power of Meaning | Crafting a Life That Matters By Emily Esfahani Smith Before we get into this, let’s take this moment to applaud me on managing to finish reading a book in less than 2 months because that is an actual accomplishment for me. This book was nothing short of amazing, it was informative,…
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Qualities of People Who Care
If you have just started the self-love and self-discovery journey, you must know that there are factors that could hold you back from getting any further than telling yourself you are doing this and one of those factors are people who are closest to us. It might seem insane when you think about it but…
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Why You Aren’t Progressing in Life
When I came up with the idea of writing on this topic, the first thing that came to mind was Newton’s First Law of Motion and I actually found that funny because this is probably the third time I am writing a blog with reference to something I learnt in Physics and Math back in…
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Sonder
Sonder – the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own. (Originally from the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows) It’s fascinating how we all walk around all day long as if we have got everything handled, as if our lives are in tact and as if we can’t…
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Let Me Introduce You to Yourself
You have this tendency of doubting your abilities even though you know how much you are capable of and this is the main reason why you fear starting anything – you are afraid that things might not work out. How will you know for sure if you don’t start though? You spend some (if not…
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It’s Not Your Responsibility
Isn’t it about time you stopped putting so much unnecessary burden and stress on your shoulders for things that aren’t any of your business anyway? Think about how many times you have held yourself accountable for situations that you cannot change in any way, how many times you have blamed yourself for how things turned…