You Have To Be Willing To Expand Yourself

Michael Jordan, arguably the greatest basketball player of all time said, “Limits, just like fears, are often just an illusion.” What can we draw from this statement? It packs in a lot of messages and it also encourages us to develop our self awareness. What I believe Michael was trying to express is that we

Don’t Be Afraid Of What Others Think

You will be judged and people will make assumptions about you, whether they are fair or not. That’s a fact of life and you need to grow to accept that fact. You need to learn not to take the things that others say personally because nobody truly knows you more than yourself. When you find

Self Love And Protecting What’s Rightfully Yours

Being a ‘yes man’ so to speak is a difficult character to uphold. At different times in our life we might find ourselves making a lot of sacrifices for others, but we need to be careful that we don’t jeopardise our own health – mentally and physically. So how we can still help others, but

What If We Never Quit?

What if we never quit on the things that really mattered? What would it mean for who we are now or who we could be in the future? It would mean a stronger will power and a more decisive attitude. When we don’t quit it’s because we care about what we’re working towards and anything

Love Takes Courage

Compassion is to show concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others. It entails actions that are focused on lifting others up with the intent of improving their well-being. Compassion can sometimes be hard to show and maybe even a little uncomfortable. This is because true connection can leave us vulnerable and exposed. When we

The Reality Of Decision-Making

In truth, every choice we make is infinitely free. It’s a gift to have a free will. The decisions we make in day to day life often seem pressured and forced. We sometimes feel a lack of control in our choices because of the circumstances surrounding us or the situations we find ourselves in. So

Be Considerate Of Others And Love Yourself

We often get caught up in our own dramas in life and we can be challenged by them. Some days they are worse than others, and that’s where we have to learn to consider our circumstances and their severity. Sometimes we don’t realise that the issues someone else is facing are twice as hard as

My Passion For Mental Health Awareness

The mind is a wonderful tool, and you might’ve heard this mentioned this before – it can be our best friend, as well as our worst enemy. The reason why I am so passionate about mental health awareness is because many people struggle to understand their own personal psychology and it causes them to be

The Poetry of Patience

The poetry of patience says, ‘Listen intently, don’t say a word’ For it’s the stillness that pays, It’s in the gifts, from people heard When action confronts, and it wills you to do, Be patient enough to think, are my actions ulterior or true? See patience is freedom It’s contentment, its satisfaction It’s peace from

Listen to God’s Call

If you listen close enough, you can hear a silent whisper. It’s the man above, directing you to where you need to be. He might seem to work in ways, that sometimes don’t make sense, but how can something so grand as his plans fit into the realm of what we already know – get

Making Big Decisions – Listening To Our Feelings

We all ponder different decisions at different stages of life. We tend to spend more time thinking about the ones that mean more to us – the ones that have more riding on them. It’s easy to sometimes overanalyse a situation and make it into something more intimidating than it actually is. Mark Manson makes

Don’t Be Afraid Of The Unknown

There are a lot of times in our life when we will be unsure and this can manifest into insecurity and fear. But, why do we shy away from what can actually help us to grow? On the other side of fear is an unimaginable freedom – a freedom that says we are capable of

Spending Valentines Day Alone (Part 2)

I made a post last year emphasising the importance of acceptance on a day such as today. Acceptance of the fact that you are where you need to be and the realisation that you having everything you need right now. Feelings of loneliness might be challenging to face, but they should empower you – not

The Importance Of Friendship

Friendship is a blessing. Friendship can come in so many forms and each can provide us with invaluable support and stability. When we can find someone or a few people who we can share an emotional connection with it can be an uplifting feeling. The main benefit that comes out of friendship is the ability

Let Go & Let God

Living with the stresses and burdens that we visualise in day to day life can be a struggle. We can constantly run through cycles related to fear of the past and can become asphyxiated by our thoughts towards our fears. This asphyxiated feeling is often a creation of our own. The mistakes of our past

Everyone Has A Story

When you look around in society you notice many people, but how many of them do you actually tie no prejudice or assumptions to? It’s hard wired within us to make assumptions, but it can often be a limiting trait. Here’s how it works. You see a ferocious dog with extremely sharp teeth, is fear

Consistency Is Often Underestimated

To pride yourself on consistency is a valuable ideal to have. Consistency in the context of self improvement means to make the conscience effort of turning up every single day or on a regular basis to perform a particular task that you know is hard but will help you to grow. Think about exercise for

The Community’s Way Of Lifting Our Spirits

Sometimes there’s disappointments, letdowns or frustrations that don’t just affect us but that affect a large number of people. When the community share’s in a loss or a disappointment, there’s a shared dissatisfaction. This is both painful and uplifting. It’s an interesting fact; we must deal with our own feelings as well as worry about

Always Be Brave Enough To Dream Smartly

Our dreams are controlled by the limits we place on ourselves. We often let our limits suppress our capabilities and we can’t reach our full potential. A dream represents what we want most – what our ‘ideal’ scenario might be for the future. We can have multiple dreams at any one time. These can be

God Wants The Best For You, Truly

Whether you’re religious or not, I think it’s important to trust that the world is set up to work in your favour. If you become ignorant of this fact, bitterness can often result, and resentment can build to the point where you feel like you have no control over the outcomes of your life. Like