Research shows that we often misunderstand what would make us happy in the future. There are many things we think we want or need that would make our lives meaningful. However, many of us neglect to think about the who: our future self. I think the who is the key, not the what.
The one thing that we humans excel at is resisting change. Whether the change is good or bad, we resist. Why is that? Most importantly, find out how we can overcome this resistance to change so we can move forward with what matters in life.
Many of us claim to be perfectionists with the notion that they are portraying a perfect front. In reality, perfectionism is a defence mechanism. When we hide our flaws, we think that it stops people from finding out just how insecure and anxious we really are. In the end, the pursuit of perfectionism is a flawed concept and to find out why, read on.
Our lives are like the sea, one minute calm and the next, choppy and we run the danger of being pulled underneath the current and just drifting along. The conflict we have between who we are and who we should be also feels like an internal storm. We feel pulled in different directions, none of which we want. To be the person we are meant to be, we need to learn to calm the storm within ourselves.
Economic instability, trade wars, terrorism, viral pandemic and of course, the daily flux that makes up most of our lives. Many things today seem to compound the instability of our lives. The uncertainty of the situation globally and in our lives can make it difficult for us to stay calm and carry on but carry on we must, read on for the 6 items we must keep in mind in order to remain emotionally stable.