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Unconditional Self-Love
I recently spent time at a coffee shop for the first time since the start of the pandemic. It was nice being able to sit by the window, sip from a large mug of latte, people-watch, and write in my spiral-bound notebook. I tried to savour my time there, to not rush to get to a personal writing task. When I got home, while removing my shoes and coat, I reflected on my having completed my writing task and for treating myself to a nice time alone at the coffee shop. I said to myself, “I’m proud of you.” Right after I said those words, though, I wondered When have…
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You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life
Reading Jen Sincero’s books is like receiving advice from a really cool, funny, and honest friend. She is not the kind of friend who would blow smoke up your ass to make you (or herself) feel better. I literally laughed out loud multiple times while reading this book. How often do you actually laugh out loud while reading a book? I even laughed while reading the Resources section she includes at the back of the book. When’s the last time you even cracked a smile while reading the Resources section of any book? You probably don’t read the Resources section because you’re not as big of a nerd as I…
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You Can Heal Your Life – Louise L. Hay
“If we are willing to do the mental work, almost anything can be healed.” Louise L. Hay While all the self-help books I’ve read talk about the impact of our thoughts and how they manifest in our lives, this is the first book that talks at length about the mind-body connection and the impact of our negative beliefs on our health. At the beginning of the book, Hay shares her personal philosophy to provide context for what readers can expect while reading the rest of her book. Here are some of Hay’s guiding principles: “The bottom line for everyone is, “I’m not good enough.” “Self-approval and self-acceptance in the now…
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If You Feel Like a Bad Person – Compassionate Advice from GaryVee
Compassion: sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others. On a recent episode of Tea with GaryVee on YouTube, Gary Vaynerchuk talked to a young man, Alexis Cisnero, who self-described as a negative person. Alexis lives life expecting the worst – he assumes that if anything good ever happens, something inevitably is going to go wrong. He grew up a “black sheep,” was told he was bad from his family, and got in trouble for delinquent behaviour. He has few close friendships and isolates himself by cutting people out of his life. His low self-esteem being as it is, he also fears that he will let other…
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Why I Take Cold Showers: My Self-Love Journey
Personal growth rarely happens inside a cozy cocoon. My default mode is to resist stepping out of my comfort zone. If I could grow into my potential by staying in my comfort zone, I would. But life doesn’t work that way. I’m far from living up to my potential, and I know a big part of it is because I’ve lived a “safe” life by remaining in my comfort zone most of the time. I chose to listen to my fear – the voice in my head that convinced me of my inadequacy and inability to do things that scared me and made me uncomfortable. I chose to believe that…