Today could be the best day of your life! By simply altering your thinking and changing certain habits, you can create an impact on your day ahead. Ready for a successful day? These five simple habits can set you up for a great day. 1.Waking Early Early risers enjoy...
Excerpts from the book, "Forgive for Good" by a Stanford University professor: "Anger during a situation, or anger at a situation is fine; hanging on to that anger after the situation is long over, isn't." The thing about long-term or unresolved anger, is we've seen...
It is interesting to note that once we peel off our skins, we're all the same. We all have brains, hearts, bones, and other organs functioning the way they should, regardless of our skin colors. There may be some variations but is not significant at all. Only trained...
In the 1970s, inspired by the Good Samaritan parable, two Princeton University Behavioral Scientists, Professor John Darley, and Dr. Daniel Batson, experimented on prosocial behaviors. They embarked on a study of 40 students at the Princeton Theological Seminary....
In the inaugural conference of the International Center for Self-Care Research held in Rome, Italy, they concluded that people with chronic conditions need to assume responsibility for their own health and be actively involved in self-care. Many other similar research...
Living our lives freed from our past can be refreshing. We can embrace an identity liberated from any cynicism, pride, fear, distrust, self-doubt, anxieties, etc. While self-reflection is necessary, reliving our past can be disturbing. Dwelling and magnifying our past...
THRIVE (verb): to grow vigorously, to progress toward or realize a goal despite or because of circumstances (Merriam-Webster Dictionary) "It is possible to heal. It is even possible to thrive. Thriving means more than just an alleviation of symptoms, more than...
"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light." — Aristotle Having a negativity bias often has a more significant impact on how we feel than positive or neutral ones. Numerous studies have shown that people who cultivate negative energy...
"Researchers are learning that a change in mindset has the power to alter neurochemistry. Belief and expectation—the key elements of hope—can block pain by releasing the brain's endorphins and enkephalins, mimicking the effects of morphine. This is a vicious cycle....
"If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything." - Unknown The world around us is changing faster than ever before. It is changing politically, socially, technologically, economically, and even spiritually. People's psyche has also advanced so much that...