Personal Growth

  • Beyond Mental Health: Goal Setting

    When I finally reached a point of full recovery in mental health, I started to wonder what I wanted to do in this life. Most of the issues that I faced in terms of mental health usually stemmed from fear. Once I realized that fear wasn’t serving me and was holding me back from living…

  • 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,…

  • The Art of Giving and Receiving: Nurturing Gratitude and Understanding

    Receiving is often seen as a passive act, something that happens to us without much effort on our part. However, the art of receiving goes beyond simply accepting what is given to us; it involves a deep sense of gratitude and understanding. In a world that often celebrates the act of giving, we must also…

  • One Step at a Time: Navigating Goals and Opportunities

    In the journey of life, opportunities come and go, like waves on the shore. Sometimes, they lap gently at our feet, inviting us to explore new horizons. Other times, they crash against us, forcing us to make split-second decisions. But amidst this ebb and flow, one thing remains constant: the need to make choices that…

  • 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…

  • On Deciding the Non-Negotiables of Life

    “Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your new identity. This is one reason why meaningful change does not require radical change. Small habits can make a meaningful…

  • Mental Verbalization – A Mental Practice

    Recently, I’ve been practicing a technique that I call Mental Verbalization. It’s quite a simple technique, but one that I think can be powerful in shaping my knowledge and how I think. I didn’t realize how useful it was until later when I began to try it out just out of curiosity, and it worked…

  • The Importance of Establishing Self Worth First

    I remember getting my first real job about 10 years ago. I felt like I had finally made it and that I was a contributing member of society. No matter what happened, I was worry-free because I made decent money. Little did I know that my perspective was limited and that my self-worth was largely…