"Everything that happens to us, is the best possible thing to happen."

How many times have we clenched onto a grudge or had an expectation of someone, an event, or ourselves? Too many times, do we get caught up in the need to hang on to things that are not benefiting us.

For example, we cling onto an expected outcome of a new relationship, or job outcome. We then start playing scenarios in our head that may not even happen. 

Certain times in our lives, we have felt crippled or stuck because this thing called anxiety has us in a downward spiral or perhaps gives us this clenching feeling in our chest. Understand that it can be managed by first knowing what exactly is happening.

Anxiety will not necessarily just "go away" but just like clouds in the sky, thoughts and feelings will pass. I share some tools from my firsthand experience on how to manage it.

Often times, we tell ourselves that we will "be happy" when we finally get that paid internship, promotion, relationship, dream house, or desired income. When in reality, that is not true happiness. Happiness is a state of being, a choice, a mindset.

When we put ourselves in the mindful habit of believing that we require external things to become truly happy, we set ourselves up for an endless cycle of being let down. We often do not need those external things to be happy. 

 Having a mindful approach to life is a skill that is not easy to build, but reaps many benefits. Being involved fully in day to day interactions allows us to be focused, appreciative, and to have a clearer mind..

A mindful approach to life, allows us to take situations for exactly how they are (without assumptions), and gives us the capability to choose how to act instead of just responding based on impulse.