Personal Development

By Susan Olney Updated December 4, 2020 Photo by Isaiah Rustad on Unsplash By Susan Olney Updated December 4, 2020 Photo by Isaiah Rustad on Unsplash We’ve all been trained to associate progress with yeses. “Yes, you got the job.” “Yes, I’ll marry you.” “Yes, you’ve been approved for the loan.” We see those as

It is time to be strong, no matter what you are going through. Do not give in to your fears or worries and shut down. Burying your face in a pillow and crying yourself to sleep no longer serves you. That self-defeatist mentality had its place in the past, but now it’s time to be

Many of us keep waiting for a magical moment to happen, which we believe will somehow turn our lives upside down and change it into what we have always dreamed of. Some think that this turning point might be a solo trip around the world for a few months or a huge life event that

By Nida Ana Updated December 3, 2020 Photo by Samantha Gades on Unsplash By Nida Ana Updated December 3, 2020 Photo by Samantha Gades on Unsplash We all have days we wake up feeling grateful and days we have to dig deep to pull out the things we should be grateful for. Gratitude takes time.

It’s almost like watching a movie. Imagine you’re a strong-willed, financially responsible, physically active, emotionally balanced person who wakes up in clean, white bed sheets in a cosy apartment somewhere in the city and goes for morning runs and travels and eats good food and the occasional doughnut without feeling bad and spends their days

Money, money, money. We all need it to survive, and it’s a common occurrence for people to be stuck in a job they absolutely despise with the needs of housing, bills, and living expenses prioritized over career satisfaction. Being in a toxic workplace is extremely draining, both physically and mentally. You’ll feel exhausted as soon

We’re human. We feel things deeply and we feel them often. We have feelings about everything and anything. We’re able to feel fear, pain, happiness, joy, and everything in between. It’s important that we feel through those in-betweens. Take those moments as they come and feel them passionately. I get it. It’s hard for girls

When it feels like life is pulling you in a dozen different directions, the way you get focused is by realizing that you simply cannot care about everything. You were not built to carry the weight of the entire world on your shoulders, even when that world is simply within your own four walls. There

Though we may admit this only to a trusted few, or perhaps just to ourselves, deep down, we tend to be rather hopeful that we will eventually live happily-ever-after – and these fairy-tale endings look different to everyone. For myself, I always pictured finding work that supported both my passion for contributing meaningfully to the

We humans thirst, crave, and ache the same way. We all want to be seen, heard, understood, appreciated, and desired. We seek a greater purpose, to be a part of something bigger than ourselves and to know a love that transcends space and time. These are the many traits that bind us together, and yet