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3 Steps to Living a More Purposeful Life

August 11, 2023 By in Lifestyle Tags: , , , , , 3 Comments

It is super easy to get carried away with the hustle and bustle of life and find yourself simply just drifting, simply existing. Living a purposeful life can be very tricky if not hard in this noisy world. Thanks to social media and many other distractions, it can be really easy to find yourself not focusing on the important things in life. If you are wondering how you could start to take the necessary towards living a more purposeful life, here are some tips you might find useful.

3 Steps to Living a More Purposeful Life

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  • Align your life with your values

The first step in living a more purposeful life is to align your life with your values. That way you will find yourself naturally focusing more on the important things. It is easy to follow this step once you have your values and beliefs set because you will naturally flow with what you believe in and repel what you don’t, which would eventually lead to more purpose in your life.

  • Stay true to yourself

It can so easy to find yourself living for the wrong people and things. Staying true to yourself will help you out of toxic fog filled with codependency and people pleasing  patterns, and instead keep you on the right path to self actualisation. When you are true to yourself and your beliefs, there’s no room for anything, and that keeps you living a more purposeful life.

  • Focus on what matters

Like the image says, purpose fuels passion, and focusing on what matters helps you live a life of purpose with clear goals. It is super easy to get distracted in this noisy world thanks to endless interactions online with others. However, focusing more on the important things helps you stay on top of your goals and aspirations, and keeps you ticking things off your to-do list, which is an amazing feeling.

Once you awaken and you get a grip on life, living a purposeful life is relatively easy. You just need to remember balance is key and to stay focused on the things that really matter. Everything else would fall in place in the end naturally. Then, you will start experience a full life filled with passion and purpose.

How do you ensure you live a life of purpose? Please share your tried and tested tips, let’s chat!

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5 Communication Tips for Couples

September 28, 2022 By in Lifestyle Tags: , , , , 4 Comments

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It is important to communicate effectively in every relationship. Being able to express your thoughts and feelings without getting overly emotional is a superpower that is largely underestimated. Most of the problems in relationships are caused and maintained by poor communication skills.  If you are interested in improving the way you communicate with your significant other, you are reading the right post. Below are some tried and tested communication tips for couples.

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5 Communication Tips for Couples

With daily struggles and life adversities, it has now become even more crucial to communicate properly. If you are dealing with highly emotive issues like trying to have a baby, you will need to be able to communicate properly with your partner to avoid confusion and added stress. Here are 5 tips that may help you communicate effectively –

Stay Calm

For you to express yourself properly, you have to ensure you stay calm. If you are having a conversation and things are beginning to escalate, it is best to step away and have the conversation at a later time when you are both less emotionally charged. When both parties are calm, a productive conversation can be had.

Pick the Right Time

It is best to discuss certain sensitive conversations when you are both in a relaxed state. If you are both struggling to conceive and you want to talk about fertility issues and how to go about trying for a baby, for example, you would not want to discuss that when either party is in a bad mood. This is why the best way to ensure communication lines stay open is to stay calm and pick the right time for certain conversations.

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Be Gentle

This links in with the first tip of staying calm but it deserves its own slot because it is super important to be gentle. Being gentle as you communicate reminds you to stay calm and keeps the conversation less emotionally charged which helps communication lines stay open.  Having a gentle tone means your partner would feel less attacked which would help the dialogue stay productive. If you are trying to have a baby and becomes overwhelming, you need to remember to be gentle with yourself and with each other, and express your thoughts and feelings in a gentle manner.

Speak Directly

It is always a good idea to communicate directly. Many people struggle in this area because they have grown up communicating with people indirectly and the thought of being direct with anyone scares them. However, if you want to have healthy communication, you need to learn how to speak directly and politely. Once you make a conscious effort to do this, you would find it gradually becomes your default setting, and you would also notice that you no longer feel any kind of resistance when you do speak honestly.

Self-soothing

If you notice that you easily get upset in general, you may benefit from some self-soothing. Conversations are more effective when emotions are balanced. You can self-soothe by having some quality time for yourself, going for a run/walk, reading, soaking yourself in a bathtub, and the like. Focusing on your needs from time to time keeps you balanced enough to communicate with others properly.

How do you ensure you communicate properly in your relationship?

 

How to stay grounded in the midst of chaos

August 25, 2022 By in Health and Well-being Tags: , , , , 6 Comments

Staying grounded in the midst of chaos is a superpower. There are a lot of things going on in the world that we live in and sometimes the chaos can feel overwhelming. This is why it is important to have ready tips to try out when it feels like the outside world is getting too crazy.

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If you are struggling to stay calm because of life adversities, here are some life changes you could implement starting now:

Stay off social media

If you are struggling to cope the first thing to do is to stay off social media. There’s no need to keep up with your social media platforms if you are trying to stay grounded. Time off social media and reducing your screen time can do wonders for your overall health so take as much time off as you need.

Switch off the news

I know this may be a hard one for many people to implement but if you are having a hard time dealing with life taking time off the news may be just what you need. You don’t need to keep up with everything going on around you. Plus, you can always play catch-up when you are feeling much better.

Spend time in nature

If you are struggling with life and all, one thing I would recommend is spending adequate time in nature. So going for walks, jogging, cycling, and so on. I love walking around in the countryside. It is peaceful and relaxing, and it does wonders for my overall health. I highly recommend you spend time in nature on a daily basis if you can.

Spend time exercising

Now, this is a popular one. Many of us know the benefits of exercising. Exercising helps you stay fit physically and mentally. You don’t need to overdo it but it is worth having a few minutes every day dedicated to staying fit. You can keep your exercise routine light with dancing, jumping jacks, jogging, and the like.

Focus on yourself

Spend time doing things you like, looking after yourself, and focusing on yourself. When you focus on caring for yourself, you would find that you are not easily moved and you stay grounded more and more regardless of what is going on outside of you. Focusing on yourself in a healthy way is one way to deal with life issues and take your focus off things that are outside of your control.

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How do you manage to stay grounded and calm in the midst of chaos? Please share your thoughts in the comments section.

 

 

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