The Power Of Reframing: The First Step In Overcoming Despair

  All situations that happen to us in life have no inherent meaning. We are the ones who assign meaning to everything that happens. We see various situations through certain frames or lenses. With cognitive reframing, we change the way we look at things and consequently change how we experience them. Have you [...]

The Power Of Reframing: The First Step In Overcoming Despair2019-10-08T10:48:36-04:00

Silence Is Golden

  The prospect of going to a silent meditation retreat both thrills and scares me at the same time. For ten days, I’ll be required to meditate for most of my waking hours, eat in very minimal amounts and rest. You might be wondering why anyone would willingly head into solitary confinement, but it [...]

Silence Is Golden2019-09-24T10:16:55-04:00

The Addiction To Stress

  I have a theory...and though it may not be popular, I’m going to reveal it anyways.I believe that we live in constant states of stress because deep down we like it. Now by like it, I don’t mean we like it the way we like chocolate or french fries. I mean like it [...]

The Addiction To Stress2019-09-10T09:54:56-04:00

Balancing Act: How To Balance & Open Your Chakras

  To put it plainly, chakras represent a spiritual energy centre within the human body. The system originated in India between 1500 and 500 BC in the oldest ancient scriptures of Hinduism. According to the text, humans posses seven chakras. Each chakra corresponds to specific organs as well as physical, emotional, psychological, emotional, and [...]

Balancing Act: How To Balance & Open Your Chakras2019-07-08T10:40:17-04:00

Why We Should All Be Taking The Path Of Most Resistance

  The sooner we realize that we have to do the opposite of what we want in order to get better, the sooner we’ll begin to experience success. It’s by doing hard things repeatedly, that we become “harder” ourselves — more resilient, resourceful, and creative. Because the truth is, habituation breeds self-mastery. By practicing habitual exercises [...]

Why We Should All Be Taking The Path Of Most Resistance2019-07-02T09:20:05-04:00

The Discipline Equals Freedom Formula

  Do shiny objects often deter you from ‘getting after it’ each day and prioritizing what’s important? Listen, in my line of work, I can guarantee you that I’ve heard it all.‘I don’t have time to workout’, ‘I don’t have the energy’, ‘I’m not motivated’, ‘the days aren’t long enough’... At the risk of [...]

The Discipline Equals Freedom Formula2019-06-19T11:10:06-04:00

The Key To Happiness…Is To Stop Watching The News

  I almost never watch, listen to or read the news. It’s been this way for the past eight to ten years and it’s probably one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. Repetitive news cycles such as CNN or CP24 aka City Panic 24, are designed to exploit and antagonize us and our [...]

The Key To Happiness…Is To Stop Watching The News2019-06-18T10:26:58-04:00

How Much Is Too Much? The Perils Of Oversharing On Social Media

  We all know people who incessantly post and overshare on social media. Whether it’s the minute-by-minute detail of their lives, relationship woes, health concerns, family issues or other personal struggles, oversharing has become a bit of a problem to say the least. I’ve been dying to blog about this topic for quite [...]

How Much Is Too Much? The Perils Of Oversharing On Social Media2019-06-13T12:14:07-04:00

  Often times we mistakenly think of self-understanding as self-indulgence rather than a means of self-discovery. The greatest and most important adventure of our lives is discovering who we really are. And that can’t be realized if we spend every second of everyday planning our lives around weekend weddings, hockey practices, birthday parties, baby [...]

2019-06-11T11:37:05-04:00

I Am Enough: The Antidote To Self-Limiting Beliefs

Repeating the words 'I am enough' daily, creates a shift in our subconscious mind by allowing us to infuse ourselves with positivity and empowerment and helps us undo any negative programming that we may have suffered as children. A lot of bad behaviour is predicated on the fact that many of us feel [...]

I Am Enough: The Antidote To Self-Limiting Beliefs2019-04-22T11:18:52-04:00