Lifestyle
8 Amazing Benefits of Becoming Unbusy
In today’s world, most of us are living a fast-paced lifestyle where we are constantly moving towards the next big thing. We are jam-packed, and always keeping occupied with things that add more to our stress and anxieties. It’s sucking the life out of us – emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Just because something is on our schedules doesn’t necessarily mean it’s important or meaningful. When we are always on the go, living this excessively busy life – we hardly get an opportunity to take a break from everything and focus on the things that are truly important. What if we decided to do the opposite and embrace becoming unbusy? It’s…
How to Be Content With What You Have
Learning to be content with what you have is an important step toward simplifying and improving your life. When you learn to be content, you enjoy the freedom and peace of mind that most people don’t experience due to their constant desires for “bigger, better, greater, and more”. Contentment is a feeling or state of mind that comes with being satisfied with what we currently have in our life. In a world that glorifies higher paying jobs, bigger homes, nicer cars, and newer gadgets as symbols of success and a source of happiness, being content with what you have is the cure. Your happiness comes from loving and appreciating what…
What Not to Do While Trying to Simplify Your Life
Many people unknowingly make their journey stressful while trying to simplify their lives. Life naturally comes with different kinds of complications as we grow up. But most of those complications are the results of our choices, decisions, and habits. We often make things more complicated than they need to be without even realizing that. If you are trying to simplify your life so you can focus more on what is important and meaningful, you need to stop doing certain things that can make life unnecessarily harder for you. While trying to simplify your life, it’s important that you don’t do things that can delay the process or make your struggles…
6 Tips for Saying No to People Without Feeling Guilty
Saying “no” to others when we don’t want to say “yes” is something most of us need to learn in order to simplify our lives. It’s a form of self-care, too. But sometime it’s really difficult to say “no” to other people, especially if you are a kind person and really want to help them. You may have time constraints or other priorities and commitments that won’t allow you to do something for somebody. But you are afraid that if you say straight “no” to them, it might hurt his/her feeling. You are also afraid if you reject him/her, the person may get unhappy or angry, which may lead to an…
Attitude of Gratitude
Happy Friday, friends! This Friday's inspirational theme is gratitude. Gratitude is such a wonderful feeling to experience. It makes life so much more beautiful and enjoyable. When we focus on the positive, take time to notice our blessings, and appreciate all the good things and be thankful, we feel content and happy. We come to see abundance in everything when we are grateful. Because gratefulness makes what we have enough and more!
10 Effective Ways to Make Time for the Things You Love
In our every day busy schedules, between our jobs, family, obligations, and chores, it’s hard to find time even for the things we need to do. How will we then make time for the things we love and really want to do? Many people give this excuse – “I’m too busy, and I simply don’t have time for anything extra.” But it’s important to create space and time for the things that make you feel alive. Making time to do the things for yourself will not only make you happy and keep you sane, but it will also make you more productive and reduce your stress. Maybe you love to…
