Ordinary. At some point or another most of us feel that is all we are. We convince ourselves that we are normal, that our day to day events are commonplace, that our lives are mediocre, mundane, uneventful. Even significant accolades that we spend countless hours grueling over, we somehow trivialize and believe that others won’t […]
Tag: goal setting
Are you sweet on sugar? (6 minute read)
Oh how I loved sugar. Desserts were my best friend and if the loveliness also included some flaky crust, I was in heaven. But it turns out sugar and refined grains are actually abusers who sneak into your life with their sweetness and allure of a good time and then weasel their way into your life so […]
Why Trying New Recipes is Good for You (4 min read)
How many of you have ever been frustrated with someone who loses weight easily, feeling like if you mess up just one meal you’ve ruined it all? I’m guilty of this myself. I wish I could hold my head high and say I haven’t been affected by diet-culture or placed value in a number on […]
How to like reading even when you don’t like reading (4 min read)
How to like reading even when you don’t like reading (4 min read) February 5, 2022|goal setting, health and wellness, meditation, self care I’ve had a love for reading since I was a kid. My parents used to make my brothers and I read each night before bed. When I was too little to read, […]
Looking Backward & Forward Makes Progress (5 min read)
I think a lot. Sometimes I wish I would think less, but overall, I wish most people would think more. Being reflective is a crucial part of progress. Reflection can occur in all sorts of ways whether it’s “thinking” or meditation, journaling, or art. Regardless of what it looks like, without introspection it is impossible […]
Eating My Emotions of Joy! (2 min read)
For so long I believed what society had ingrained in me about food, especially as a woman. I should only eat so much of it and certain kinds of it, otherwise I’d be fat forever. Eating was never an enjoyable experience for me because I was constantly presuming that whatever I ate was going to cause […]
What is whole-being wellness?
Maybe you’ve heard the term “holistic” before, meaning whole and interconnected. Holistic wellness looks at health from multiple directions and addresses the maintenance of the body using many different modalities- Western, Eastern, alternative, allopathic. Whole-being wellness is what happens when you see yourself as a complex living being. One that is interconnected and interdependent, not […]
Making Simple & Realistic Goals (3 min read)
I’m a go-getter and I have big ideas. I like to envision the future and what it will look like. While it can be a great quality to be a visionary, to look ahead, to be ambitious, there are times that it can defeat me as well. I get frustrated because things don’t seem to be […]
Making Sense of Dietary Guidelines & Nutrition Facts (6 min read)
If you follow USDA dietary guidelines or read the Nutrition Facts Labels on your packaged food, you might find yourself saying, “WTF do they actually mean?!? Ounces, cups, ounces again, calories, g, mg, mcg, %…. And why are there so many fats?? Why can’t this be written in normal people language!?” Let’s do a […]
How to Start Exercising: Just Walk (3 min read)
There’s a lot of reasons why we don’t workout. Sometimes it’s a lack of motivation or a feeling of exhaustion after a long day. Maybe it’s a busy schedule or a lack of finances to join a motivating gym. And for others, it’s ability level, whether it be starting up an exercise routine after a […]