Living My True Self on Purpose

“Everything I’ve ever let go of has claw marks on it.” —David Foster Wallace The new moon was beautiful, but it lasted only so long. Once it was over, it was over. In time, perfection is tainted by life’s hurried blemishes, to die a thousand deaths.  We often look at the things we enjoy—relationships, experiences, possessions—and we want to hold on to them forever. We expect that these things will continue to add the same value to our lives, day in and day out. However, they don't and we tend to hang on to that past value for dear life, like a wild animal to its season's first food.   And letting go of distractions or huge mental burdens (that can also become physical as stress and worries pile up), can be just that type of feat. Today, I hope I can share some techniques for letting go of emotional suffering. The best way to get rid of painful and negative emotions is to let them go. Learning to let go of the emotions is extremely difficult. Letting go of...

Today's article is about something that can wind you up and take  so much out of you. Because it not only sucks energy but also distracts you and can steal quite a bit of time. It’s about frustration . And what you can do about it when it threatens to suck you down into negativity. Let me share 3 steps to turn such a state of mind or day around. Step 1: Be here now. When you are frustrated then you are often somewhere in the future in your mind. Somewhere you wish you would be. Or you are reliving a stumble or failure from your past. Snap out of those head spaces and calm down by focusing your mind and attention on what is now, right here at this moment. You can do so by for example focusing on your breathing. So sit down, close your eyes and just focus on the air going and out of your nose for 1-2 minutes. Take calm and slightly deeper breaths than usual and breathe with your belly and not your chest. Step 2: Appreciate what you do have. After you have pulled your attention ba...