How do you feel about your body? Feel comfortable in it? Complain about it? To get fitter and healthier, get better at looking after your body. But at the same time, improve your relationship with your body. Instead of striving for perfection, get better at accepting...
What's your relationship with reading? Love it, hate it? Skim-read for relevant bits? Read for pleasure, read for inspiration? Read to relax, read to escape? Research says that reading improves your thinking and memory, expands your perspective and empathy. Why not, improve your relationship with reading...
Is your relationship with your boss, a little challenging? Even if it is a challenge, try to better your relationship. How? Well, here’s a simple reminder: it's not all about you. So, try to understand your boss’s priorities and pressures and the challenges they face. Understand...
Most of us believe in never giving up. But sometimes quitting is the smartest, wisest thing to do. Whether it's a commitment, an activity, a habit, an idea, a relationship, a project, if it's not making you happy, not serving you in a meaningful way,...
Even when someone seems a world apart from you, don’t stop looking for a bridge. Even when bridges have been burnt, never stop trying to build a bridge. Even when the other person doesn't respond or want to reconnect, at least you added a brick to...
We all get annoyed and angry with the people in our lives. But when we let the annoyance and anger get under our skin and overtake our reasoning and reaction, it becomes a problem. The next time you get angry with someone, try and understand a)...
What’s your relationship like with technology? Are you a little in love with your digital devices? A little too consumed by it all? And in your relationship, who is in charge? This week, re-examine your relationship with technology. Rethink how to use it, how not...
Detachment is often misunderstood. It's often seen as being disconnected or disengaged. Detachment means to not allow the negativity of a relationship, an event or even myself to overwhelm me. Detachment means that I am separate from the relationship, the event and even my own...
With the people we're really friendly and comfortable with, and with the people we spend a lot of time with, all too often our behaviour becomes too familiar, and as a result, respect and basic manners gradually disappear. This week, reflect and re-evaluate the...
When someone upsets you, it's so easy to react. But if you want to stop the relationship from a downward spiral, first, take care of your upset feelings. Then extend yourself and see things from the other person's perspective. This doesn't excuse why...
