Are you listening and believing that inner voice of self-hate? The same one that says you are “not enough, not good enough, not doing enough, must do more”, etc. How do you stop listening to this voice? what are your tools? What do you listen to instead? Once I discover I am in this self-destructive… Continue reading “Not good enough”
Tag: kindness
Kind in a kind place
I title this post “I can be kind in a kind place”. I realized how susceptible I am to my environment. If I am surrounded by kindness and am nurtured, accepted and engaged with, I can embody all these in return. Similarly, I can be tough and hard when in a a situation which feels… Continue reading Kind in a kind place
Nice or Kind?
We are taught as young kids to be “nice”, to our friends, adults, cashiers, teachers and the list goes on. This is in fact a huge flaw and a set up for years of unlearning. If instead we are taught to understand kindness and how it feels to be kind to ourselves and to others,… Continue reading Nice or Kind?
Recognize-Replace-Repeat
So you know how our mind constantly chats away in the background. Pay attention to what all is being said. The “you” voices, the “I am” voices. Most times these seem all over the place, but if we pay close attention, they can be categorized into two types. A positive/encouraging/cheerleader, and a negative/degrading/beating me up… Continue reading Recognize-Replace-Repeat
“Pick your battles”- Walk away from the battles-follow your passion
“Pick your battles”, we have all heard these words of advice in our lives. Very meaningful advice, it asks that you remain mindful of who, what and where you spend your time and energy on. Similarly- “Not my monkey not my circus”, I have heard this being said countless times to disconnect from a difficult… Continue reading “Pick your battles”- Walk away from the battles-follow your passion
Humans just need to feel loved
In the end, humans just need to feel loved. We behave in all kinds of weird and wonderful ways to just feel loved. We are conditioned and wired to look for this love outside, in the outer realm. We are taught/ we have perceived how love exchange happens from the caregivers that surround us as… Continue reading Humans just need to feel loved
The one person
Once we make self-care and self-love and self-need first and foremost, the path to helping, caring for and loving others in the most authentic way will open up by itself. I have always been someone who has put the safety, comfort, happiness and ease of others prior to mine. I have felt that if I… Continue reading The one person
The Four Pillars I lean on
The four pillars I lean on in my life are these- Awaken, Trust, Transform and Live. Awaken to “this, here, now”. The present moment is all there is. This is where life has brought me the experience I need to observe. I am only here to observe the experience. Awaken to what is here now.… Continue reading The Four Pillars I lean on
Who am I? What did I come here to do?
Most humans start off with a different question- “why is this happening to me!” accompanied by frustration and screaming that may involve fist banging. Majority of people stay in this realm- they believe all THIS (usually awful stuff) is happening to THEM. They quote things like “Murphy’s law” etc., and remain in a state of… Continue reading Who am I? What did I come here to do?
Sangha
“Sangha is the Holy order of spiritual ancestors”-Buddhist affirmation. Sangha or community, includes everyone in our human circle. Whether we believe this or not, every human is a recycled spiritual form, including ourselves. We have been here before in a different form and we will return in another form. Which means to some extent we… Continue reading Sangha