Monkey Mind

“It takes more courage to reveal insecurities than to hide them, more strength to relate to people than to dominate them, more ‘manhood’ to abide by thought-out principles rather than blind reflex. Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles and an...

Challenge of Unwinding

“I remember my grandfather telling me how each of us must live with a full measure of loneliness that is inescapable, and we must not destroy ourselves with our passion to escape the aloneness.” ​— Jim Harrison For the past several years, I have been fortunate enough...

Motivation, Focus, Energy

Motivation, Focus, Energy Building on what I wrote in the previous blog about my anxiety and the question, “Is there a balance between the hustle culture and the enjoyment of life?” I came across this quotation from Motivational Lines, “Work-life balance is not about...

Toxic Positivity

Toxic Positivity   Lately, I have been hearing folks talking about “toxic positivity” a lot. Here are my thoughts about this topic. One of my favorite authors, Susan Cain, touched upon toxic positivity in her books. She describes it as the “tyranny of...