My favorite part of every 10-Day Vipassana Meditation retreat is at the end, when you learn to practice a technique called “Metta”, or peace loving kindness meditation. In a nutshell, I like to look at it as a meditation on gratitude, forgiveness, and love - for myself, for my friends and family, and for the … Continue reading My meditation for gratitude and self love
The things we know we should be doing…but don’t.
There’s an old famous quote that goes something along the lines of “anxiety is living in the future.” I generally believe this to be true. I believe that the root cause of most anxiety is thinking about the future and stressing ourselves out about it. Thinking about the “unknown” and “what might happen”. Visualizing or … Continue reading The things we know we should be doing…but don’t.
Loving yourself means loving your flaws
I believe that a very important part of self-love is learning to accept your faults. Learning to accept the things that you don't like about yourself. Learning to accept yourself as you are right now, rather than as you want yourself to be. Many times we have an ideal version of ourselves that we want … Continue reading Loving yourself means loving your flaws
This year I am my own Valentine
This year, in my dedication to loving myself as thoroughly as I can, I will be my own Valentine for valentines day. I've decided that I'm in a dedicated relationship with myself and I'm taken by me. In the same way that in the past I've been committed to my girlfriends, I'm now committed to … Continue reading This year I am my own Valentine
The first thing I do every morning to love myself
What is the VERY FIRST thing that you do every morning when you wake up?I’m talking immediately after you wake up. While you’re still in bed. That first moment of consciousness. Do you wonder what time it is? Do you reach for your phone? Do you wonder if you should go back to bed? Is … Continue reading The first thing I do every morning to love myself
Make yourself your top priority
Nothing should come before your own needs I believe we should all be a bit more selfish. We should all prioritize our own needs. We should take care of ourselves before taking care of other people. I was recently reading the book “12 Rules for Life” by Jordan Peterson, and he has a chapter about … Continue reading Make yourself your top priority
Be Grateful For Your Problems
Why I love when things go wrong... I spent the last 6 months in Rio De Janeiro Brazil in a co-living/working space with other entrepreneurs/digital nomads. It’s my first time working side by side with other people who aren’t directly involved in my own business. It was a fascinating experience to see how, despite having … Continue reading Be Grateful For Your Problems