Sometimes, when we are laser-focused on our goals and making our mark on the world, the relentless activity can become all-encompassing. In pursuit of a good life, we can sometimes forget to enjoy what is right in front of us.
When we are taught that we should have something or achieve a certain thing and we aren't yet there, this will automatically engender fear and anxiety in us until we believe we reach these goals.
- By Paul Levy
One of the real dangers of the current pandemic is for us to feel helpless—overwhelmed with despair, impending doom, and pessimism—a state that cuts us off from our agency and creative power. With all that’s happening in the world today...
Dying of a broken heart was just a figure of speech until 2002 when Dr Hikaru Sato and colleagues at Hiroshima City Hospital described it in a study.
Unlimited wants and consumerism are bad for the planet – but most people want less than you’d imagine.
Our greatest complaint today is that we have no time for anything. No time for our children, our spouses or lovers, no time for our friends and community. No time even for ourselves!
Older adults with a higher sense of purpose lead longer, healthier, and happier lives—and have lower rates of Alzheimer's disease and heart and other cardiovascular problems, researchers say.
When you’re feeling sick, you know it’s probably best to take the day off from work in order to recover and feel better.
Catastrophising is a tendency to assume the worst will happen when imagining a future situation – even if you have evidence that this is not the most likely outcome.
To create change in your life and to make a better mark on the world, you will need to cultivate a new mindset.
- By Eric Maisel
If you are brave enough to appraise your personality and arrive at some conclusions about what changes you want to make, you will still be faced with the enormous challenge of actually changing your personality...
I’ve always been an indecisive person. What to wear, which menu item to pick, when to do house chores; always thinking through scenarios, before committing to even the most trivial of choices.
Because of the steady stream of negative feedback people receive about their productivity, organizational skills and time management, some people with the disorder may have low self-esteem or feel inadequate.
Whether you’re driving a car with children yelling in the backseat or trying to read a book in a coffee shop while someone talks loudly on their phone, attention is essential for navigating and interacting with the world.
Walk with inner guidance in harmony with your environment and with others. Obstacles facing you begin to disintegrate.
Walk with inner guidance in harmony with your environment and with others. Obstacles facing you begin to disintegrate.
High energy use provides little benefit for health and well-being in richer nations, according to a new study.
Most of us have had difficulty not only loving others, but also loving ourselves, unconditionally.
- By Paul Levy
Living through a global pandemic can feel surreal, as if we are living in a dreamworld. Though it can feel like we are living through a collective nightmare, there are precious gifts encoded within the experience that should not be overlooked.
- By Paul Levy
Living through a global pandemic can feel surreal, as if we are living in a dreamworld. Though it can feel like we are living through a collective nightmare, there are precious gifts encoded within the experience that should not be overlooked.
Think about all the activities and pursuits in which you’re involved and ask yourself, “Why am I doing this?” Answers generally revolve around the thing or the accomplishment.
When we enter a state of flow, we become absorbed and focused, and we experience momentary enjoyment. When we leave a state of flow, we are often surprised by how much time has passed.
Most of us have had difficulty not only loving others, but also loving ourselves, unconditionally.