From Small Town Girl To Full-Time World Traveller
Reading time: 9 minutes All my life I have dreamed of escaping the small town where I grew up. The world was calling me to go explore it, but circumstances kept me stuck in that small town in Canada for over 30 years. When I was 19, I had…
One Lifelong Dream Fulfilled In A Foreign Country
Reading time: 6 minutes We aspire to possess boundless generosity. We desire a more promising situation. We dream of a better life. We hope to fulfil that one lifelong dream. Achieving them may be taxing at times but believe me when I say it will all be worthwhile. Simply…
Honestly, What Does Success Mean To You?
Reading time: 6 minutes It is an age-old question, but it’s important enough to be reminded of because “we all want success.” We chase money, fame, education, relationships and countless other things, which is okay. We want to be successful and feel successful. However, we rarely stop to ask…
A Better And Simplified Gratitude Journal
Reading time: 6 minutes Throughout the last decade, psychology researchers identified practices that can help us gain great social, mental, and physical health benefits that come from giving thanks. These benefits are particularly earned in the practice of gratitude journaling. Studies have drawn a range of striking benefits to…
The Only Change You Really Need
Reading time: 9 minutes Sometimes, you struggle with the way family sees you. Maybe you are the black sheep that is doing everything wrong. Or maybe you have some conservative family members that love you but consider you a failure because you are not married and with children. Being…
Breaking The Cycle
Reading time: 6 minutes Author Neil Gaiman said in his book The Ocean at the End of the Lane “As we age, we become our parents; live long enough and we see faces repeat in time.” Some of us hear this and think “Become like my parents? NO! PLEASE! ANYTHING BUT…
Once More, Walk Into A Room And Own It
Reading time: 5 minutes Losing your confidence or self-esteem at work, it’s something that happens to everyone eventually. You lose a job, perform badly at a task, receive hard-hitting feedback, or any other setbacks you may encounter. It sucks, and if it’s bad enough, your very vision of yourself…
Dealing With Toxic Co-Workers
Reading time: 6 minutes Toxic co-workers do exist, and most workplaces have them. How difficult a co-worker is for you to deal with depends on your self-confidence and your professional bravery at work. Dealing with toxic co-workers is easier when he or she is just generally annoying or when the behaviour…
You Aren’t Stuck In Life, You Just Haven’t Started
Reading time: 5 minutes You and me, we all have dreams, goals, and ideas on what we think our life should look like, or how we think life should end up being. While some of us drift away daydreaming, some of us try to accurately plan out our lives,…
Patience, A Form Of Action I Tend To Forget
Reading time: 7 minutes “Patience sucks!” That’s what I used to think. As I grew up, I was told to have patience, but I never knew why. I hesitantly let patience in and try to hurry it out. In that hurry, I tripped and fell, literally and…
