life

  • Responsibility For Your Self in Mental Health

    “With great power comes great responsibility” – Voltaire One of the biggest challenges I’ve faced in dealing with mental health issues is the realization that I have a responsibility to myself. It’s only after taking care of my own well-being that I can truly help others. By living a fulfilling life, I believe I can…

  • Embracing Responsibility: Navigating Life’s Choices and Crafting Our Own Narrative

    Change in life is inevitable and we can either be a positive, neutral or negative influence. In a majority of my life, I’ve always viewed myself to be a positive influence but there have been times where I’ve succumbed to a victim narrative. I can pin my thought process on a number of things. Perhaps,…

  • Breaking Negative Patterns

    I had an eventful and interesting day yesterday. One of the most intriguing aspects of it was that while the majority of the day went well, a part of it ended quite badly. Without delving into details, the issue wasn’t necessarily what happened, but rather how I reacted to the situation afterward. During the problem,…

  • Meaningless, Meaningful and Happiness in Life

    One of the biggest struggles I’ve had to deal with recently is the idea that my life has been meaningless. This stemmed from watching countless videos about purpose, passion, and meaning. It’s been such a vague journey with no real end in sight because it is such a vague question. What exactly is a meaningful…

  • Producing Energy within Yourself to Share with Others

    One of the things that I noticed this week was how I was able to have a positive influence on my environment. Specifically, my parents weren’t feeling too well due to a cold, and I found myself naturally wanting to cheer them up. This simple act was something I never took much notice of because…

  • Finding Balance in Conversation

    I believe that finding balance is one of the key components of a happy and successful life, but the hardest part is determining what that balance entails. I’ve discovered that the best way to achieve this balance is by addressing the small problems along the journey toward my goals. However, my challenge lies in knowing…

  • Realizing You are Enough

    Ever since I was a child, I have always had the feeling of inadequacy. It may have been the media distorting my perception, but I never really thought I was good enough, and that really shaped my behavior. Nothing was ever really good enough for myself, but this also affected my relationships with other people…

  • Everyone has their own Life

    You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink – John Heywood One thing that was incredibly daunting to me recently is that everyone has their own life. It’s actually kind of mind blowing how we’re all on this planet together but we also have individual sets of problems that we…

  • In Learning to Listen to your Body

    I’ll be honest, I just had a mental breakdown recently and I learned a lot especially to listen to my body. Your body and your mind are one, they tell you when and when not to pursue a goal, a choice or a decision. I’ve learned that it’s important to listen to my body to…

  • Why Thrive, Not Just Survive: Reimagining Success Without Suffering

    Growing up in an immigrant family, I witnessed firsthand the relentless work ethic that my family and relatives upheld. It was a world where hard work was synonymous with sacrifice and suffering, where we toiled tirelessly because that’s what we believed life demanded of us. This mindset was ingrained in me from a young age,…