Lately, I’ve been thinking more about the need to practice gratitude every day. It’s so easy to fall in a cycle of complaining, worrying, and feeling overwhelmed. Sometimes, you do need to sit with those feelings and acknowledge it. But sometimes, you also need to be ready to pick yourself up and move forward.
This is a stressful and scary time. I know a lot of people have had their routines shaken up, with no clear end date in sight. So, I wanted to share a few of the ways that I’m keeping myself calm and getting through these surreal times. Obviously, do whatever works for you.
With all of the uncertainty and change surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, I’ve been making an effort to seek out more positive podcasts. Most have been good, but there’s one I really wanted to share.
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my career, my passions, and my long-term goals and sometimes it feels like I’m all over the place. I’m somehow interested in everything and nothing. It made me remember one of my favorite TED Talks ever.
Let me just start off this post by saying, I’ve never really been that big into Valentine’s Day. I enjoy a pack of candy hearts, but I’m not really into gift giving for this holiday. My love language definitely tends to lean more toward quality time so that’s where I put my focus.
So, just like everyone else in the world, after watching ‘The Witcher’ on Netflix, I am totally obsessed and need to know what happens next.
I love to talk about books– what I’m reading, what I want to read, and so on. But I have this problem, that when someone asks what I’ve been reading lately or my favorite genres, I draw a complete blank.
I hate all the hate about New Year’s resolutions. There’s a giant cloud of pessimism surrounding the process, like somehow trying to improve yourself or improve your life is a bad thing or a big waste of time. I think all the people hating on your big plans are just scared you might succeed.