Living life as it comes
When you stop looking at things in terms of rules, you become freer. You don’t need to impede your freedom to make good choices. Neither do you need to give yourself a bunch of rules to follow.
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The longer you live in this life, the more your perspective has the opportunity to change. And the wiser you are, the more you will take advantage of the circumstances and choose to allow them to change you.
Continue reading “Outliving your roots–reflections on grief and moving forward”
We all want the rest of our life to be the best of our life, and one of the ways we can do that is to give a shot at a new start. But the thought of a new start can often times feel daunting. Where do you even start?
Today we’re going to talk about how to make your life new. You’ll get suggestions, but also direction. And as you move into this new chapter in your life, you’ll feel refreshed and hopeful, which will set you up for success!
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I saw it said online that “the younger generation doesn’t believe that they owe anyone anything, but that’s not true. You owe respect to others, you owe it to others to tell the truth. You owe it to others basically, to be an upright person.”
How I see it is nobody owes each other anything. But there are prerequisites to building something, including even a simple friendship. Heck, you don’t “owe” it to anyone to be a decent person, but there will be consequences if you’re not. You won’t have people supporting you after a while, because that’s simple risk assessment. If you’re a liar, eventually people will stop believing you.
Continue reading “A socially broken generation– My Two Cents”
Hello everyone and welcome back to the Thoughts that Bind. (And if you’re new here, a warm welcome to you!) Today we’re talking about boundaries, and specifically cutting people out or “going no-contact”. It’s a subject I’ve covered before on this site a while ago, and I suggest you read this post first, if you haven’t already, as it is a good precursor to our discussion today.
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Hello, and welcome back to The Thoughts that Bind! This post is really going to be a general post, which I think is fitting given the topic at hand. But luckily, it’s something that we all can relate to. And that’s the idea that you’re never really going to be done with this life-learning thing.
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Hello everyone and welcome back to the Thoughts that Bind! Today we’re talking about picking up a new hobby—tending to houseplants! Because it’s something that can improve your life in perhaps surprising ways.
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Hello and welcome to the Thoughts that Bind! And if you’re returning, welcome back! Thank you for tuning into our topic today, as it’s an incredibly individual and important one. I wanted to talk to you all about happiness, and how to finally be happy in your life, which is something we all could use a refresher course on.
Continue reading “How to be Happy, perspective from the Thoughts that Bind”
