Tag: Self-Improvement
The Summitless Path
What an unexpected hike revealed about life’s in-between seasons Last weekend, my friends and I decided to go on what was supposed to be an easy, well-trodden mountain hike that ended with a beautiful panoramic viewpoint — perfect for people who weren’t avid hikers. But when we got there, the trail was closed due to ...
Top 4 Life Lessons from 2024
2024 was the Year of Plot Twists. Never would I have imagined that the second half of 2024 would look so drastically different from the first half of 2024—so much that I've opted not to make a recap video this year like I usually do on New Year's Eve, because it would be too, well, ...
How to Overcome Indecision, Doubt, and Dissatisfaction with Your Life Choices
The more I've had to make life-altering decisions, the more I've come to realize that it's nearly impossible to make the perfect choice. That's because the "perfect choice" rarely exists. Every path requires sacrifice. Saying "yes" to one path means saying "no" to another, and walking through one door means leaving another one unopened. We ...
Finding Self-Respect: The Power of Walking Away
When I was younger, I used to pride myself on constantly making a martyr of myself for other people. While I do still pride myself on having the self-control to be kind to people who are not kind to me, to refuse to fight fire with fire, to stay classy when I could easily be ...
Heroic Acceptance vs. Resigned Victimhood
Years ago, when circumstances forced me to let go of an era of my life that I wasn't ready to let go of yet, I had a very symbolic dream. In that dream, I was standing on a bridge that was beginning to crumble, and I could not outrun it. Whether I liked it or ...
Top 6 Lessons from the Past Year
To be honest, I’m still scratching my head wondering why I’ve been unusually happier this past year. It’s not like I accomplished anything big. The resolutions I made last year are the exact same ones I have now. I’m still scrambling for a greater sense of meaning and purpose. I’m still trying to reacquaint myself ...
Top 4 Lessons I Learned from the Past Year
A part of me was somewhat reluctant to look back at the past year—not because it was particularly atrocious, but because it was tinted with a bittersweet note. Looking back at wonderful memories also reminds me of the people I shared them with who are no longer in my life in the same capacity they ...
Change is Hard: Why Knowing This Frees Us From Shame
It occurred to me that most of the things I say in this blog aren't exactly new; they're simply reminders of things that people already know but perhaps forgot. Most of us already know that we should, in theory, love ourselves. We know that authenticity is better than self-abandonment or chronic people-pleasing. We know that ...
Ripping the Bandaid Off: A Metaphor for Healing
I threw some bandages over some small cuts I had, because they stung like crazy whenever I showered or whenever they scraped against materials. What I didn't realize was that the bandages would end up irritating my skin even more; apparently I had some kind of allergic reaction to the adhesive. I eventually had no ...
A Small New Year’s Reminder
As the new year approaches, we can't help but look back at the past year and consider how far we've come and where we're heading next. For many of us, 2020 has felt like being in quicksand: as much as we've tried to wriggle ourselves free, we can't help but feel somewhat stuck. Many of ...
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