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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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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…
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4 New Things I’ve Added to My Daily Routine to Enhance Self-Love and Personal Growth
Largely confined to my home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I have more time than ever to learn how to love myself and to grow as a person. I know. Yippee. It’s almost like the universe is nudging me to go within since there are so few available distractions outside. I’ve been reading a lot of self-help books and consuming loads of content related to personal growth, which is how I arrived at choosing the following activities to incorporate into my daily routine. Because I started these activities this month, it’s too soon to call them habits. I’ll certainly provide updates of my journey on the blog. Here are four…
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My “Morning” Routine During Self-Isolation
My “morning” routine since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic looks quite different than it did prior to living predominantly in self-isolation. I put “morning” in quotes because spending most of my days in self-isolation, in addition to not working, has flipped my sleeping schedule upside down. My night owl tendencies have surfaced full force. Lately I’ve been going to sleep between 5 am and 7 am. By the time I get out of bed, it’s early afternoon. I quite enjoy my morning-ish routine, as it provides some structure during a precarious time, and an opportunity to ease into the day by exercising self-care. My “Morning” Routine During Self-Isolation Here’s…