Today I discuss why being selfish is not the bad thing it’s been made out to be. Why boundaries can be renewing and powerful, and how they can help us become who we want to be.

#happyrandomboundaries

Today I talk about a favorite topic of mine - laughter. It’s one of the best activities you can do for yourself and has multiple health benefits.

I mentioned a few articles I found through Google Scholar, here is their information and the links to their DOIs:

1) Savage, Lujan, Thipparthi, & DiCarlo (2017): Humor, laughter, learning, and health! A brief review.

     https://doi.org/10.1152/advan.00030.2017

2) Gonot-Schoupinsky, Garip, & Sheffield (2020): Laughter and humour for personal development: A systematic scoping review of the 

evidence.

     https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eujim.2020.101144

Today I talk about why you should venture outside of your box and how to get started finding things you enjoy.

tl;dr: STOP caring what people think, NAP, and EXPERIMENT EXCESSIVELY.

Today I discuss what a balanced life means and some ideas on how we can all start to find more balance.

Remember - you are the only one responsible for your happiness!

Are you a fan of motivational stories, pictures, books, and quotes? I am!

But there comes a point when we are trying so hard to get motivated, that the opposite happens.

Let's discuss!

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Today I’ll talk about the idea that we have to get permission to pursue our creative endeavors. It’s something we’re taught early on and I think that by talking about it, we may be able to start taking steps to give *ourselves* permission instead.

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Today I’ll talk about those noble creatures giving us unconditional love and showing us unconditional happiness: Dogs.

Tonight, I’m going to discuss a little bit about joy - something we all could use a little more of.

But how can we make sure to choose to put joy into our lives? Well, I have a few ideas.

Becoming Minimalist's "Top Five Regrets of the Dying":

https://www.becomingminimalist.com/top-five-regrets-of-the-dying/

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Do you ever feel stuck? Like you had a reason to follow the path you’re now on but somewhere along the way you’ve forgotten what that reason is? You look at what’s around you and see a million different lives you could be living and new paths you could take - new friends, new jobs, new cities to live in, but you have no idea how to get to those places, make those friends, land those jobs.

Today we're talking about how to get back on track to start doing those things you really love.

I was inspired to write this today because of a video I saw on my social media feed. It was of a young man who took his isolation and withdrawal after being bullied and made it into something beautiful - wigs and hairpieces for women. I loved his story and want to share it, so I have linked a few of the videos below. (And I found out he also makes wigs for cancer patients who have lost their hair due to treatment. Amazing!)

As someone who has also experienced bullying, I think it's important to openly discuss it and share success stories that come after someone is the victim of bullying to show others who may experience it that there is a world after being bullied and they are not alone.

If you see someone being bullied or know someone who has been bullied, speak to them. Speak up for them if you need to. It's a cultural change we can all help to make. 

Videos:

https://youtu.be/iKQtq7EQ8jw   <-- This is the original one I saw today. To quote Trenton Lee, "Success gets to the haters more." 

https://youtu.be/Eg4TDzN73zI

https://youtu.be/LAvBhnduriU