Emotional

“I don’t want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.” ― Oscar Wilde

Straw: Why We Must Care a Little More

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It's not really the last straw that breaks the camel's back. It's the absence of people willing to remove a few straws before it's too late. Straw Why We Must Care a Little More

I saw the movie Straw last month. And I was so angry at the critics that I started to fear for myself: How could a message so clear, loud, and urgent be so completely missed?

Straw is a very simple movie. It wasn’t like a Christopher Nolan film with layers of twists and hidden meanings. It was a straightforward Tyler Perry movie that depicted the unfolding of a horrible day in a woman’s life.

And even if it is mostly fiction, it’s important to remember that nothing in this movie is impossible, or hasn’t in some way happened to a very real person somewhere.

Always Sorting It Out Alone Is Causing You Unnecessary Suffering: 5 Steps to Getting Help From Others Without Losing Respect

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Many years ago, I took the bold step of moving out of my parents’ house to live alone. Why? Because I wanted to find my path as a person, make my own decisions, and suffer the consequences myself. I believed that’s how it should be. Until a person can make uninfluenced decisions, they can’t take … Read more

If Love Feels Like Effort, Something Is Wrong: The Secret to Fulfilling Relationships and Marriage 

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Yesterday, on my way from work, I passed a boutique and instinctively started looking for something my wife would love. Next to it was another boutique that sold menswear; interestingly, I walked past without even glancing. Then it hit me: almost everything I buy these days is for her, not me. Not because she asks. Not because I have to. But because I want to. That’s what love does: it redirects your focus without effort. That’s why I believe: if love feels like effort, something is wrong.

9 Strategic Ways To Stop Being Lazy (Even When You Feel Unmotivated)

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Laziness keeps many people stuck at a particular level in their lives. Not because they lack the ability to move forward, but because they postpone action when it matters most.

But here’s the hard truth: staying stuck and doing nothing because of laziness has a cost: It will keep you in the same place, day after day, while life quietly passes by.

The Alignment Conundrum: Why Personal Growth Can Feel Like a Lonely Purgatory.

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We often begin our personal development journeys because we feel we need more or lack something. Often, it is the pain of where and how we are that drives us to seek growth.

But what many of us fail to realise is that personal development is not the same as acquiring more, or even success.

3 Liberating Lessons From Overcoming Death Anxiety: How to Live Despite Fear And Uncertainty 

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Going back to the year 2020—it was lockdown + death anxiety for me. I was tired of being stuck indoors, tired of the voices in my head telling me I was going to die soon. So when a friend invited me to some church, I tagged along, hoping for a change of scene. 

We got there, and the prophetess or whatever title she preferred, looked at me and said she saw a vision: I’d die in 2023.

Quit Seeking Validation: 7 Useful Strategies to Build Unquestionably Strong Confidence 

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Many people believe they need others’ approval to feel good about themselves, but real confidence isn’t something others can give you; it’s something you cultivate from within.

In this post, we’ll explore why external validation is harmful and 7 useful strategies to build unquestionably strong confidence.