We tend to hold onto the things we have, even when they no longer work for us, simply because we are used to them. The idea of changing things up when we don’t know what the outcome will be is scary. So, it is understandable that we would stick with what we know. When I first started this blog, it went by a different name. It was similar in concept to what it is today,

Sometimes people make it difficult to love them. Usually, it is because they are fighting battles and demons we cannot understand. Or it is because they were never loved properly and do not understand how to give and receive love. It is easier for them to push people away than to let someone in. Allowing someone to know your pain requires you to be vulnerable, and that can be pretty scary for some folks. For

In 1994, Weezer released their debut album, titled the Blue Album. Say it Ain’t So was the third single off the album. The song had already been completed musically, and it is said that front man for the band and songwriter Rivers Cuomo, only had one phrase to work with for the lyrics, which was “say it ain’t so.” He ended up connecting the phrases and feelings he had to an incident he experienced while

There are few experiences in life that are as unsettling as endings. Depending on the kind of situation that is coming to an end, it can be messy and painful, or even downright terrifying. The one good thing about endings is that they are always followed by new beginnings, and your own attitude and expectation often determine what happens next. If you focus only on the loss, then of course you will feel sad and

Pain is inevitable. We are all going to experience it in our lifetimes. There is a lesson in the pain, but most of us want to rush through it or escape it altogether. By doing so, we miss the lesson. When we experience pain and trials, working through them leads us to personal growth and, oftentimes, something we were not expecting. Take sandpaper, for instance. It is an abrasive material that is used for scraping

Finding one’s purpose or mission is likely one of the biggest stressors in everyone’s life. We all want to know who we are, why we’re here, and what we are meant to do with our lives. The quote, “You must go on adventures to find where you truly belong,” reminds us that in order to find our true life’s purpose, we need to be willing to put in time and effort to explore what makes

In Finding Nemo, Dory says that when life gets you down, you just have to keep swimming. In other words, she means that you must keep going, even when you don’t feel like it. It is easy to feel like giving up when what you want seems so far out of reach. When this happens, you have to remind yourself of why you started the journey you’re on to begin with. You see, sometimes the

One of the most common ways that people create stress and frustration for themselves is by becoming overly rigid and controlling about their life circumstances. They usually have a step-by-step plan in mind and a clear preference about the way things should unfold, and they try their hardest to make their outer conditions adhere to these expectations. If you have ever done this yourself, then you probably already know that trying to control every tiny