This category is about spirituality. Not vodkatuality. The topics covered here are meditation, mindfulness, happiness, and life’s purpose.
Thereās something about modern civilisation that feels like itās running on the wrong fuel. On one side, weāve got the realist camp, obsessed with productivity and climbing the corporate ladder. On the other, the spiritual crowd who preach the power of manifestationābut often with a not-so-subtle disdain for 9-to-5 jobs. Both sides seem to be chasing the same thingāa ‘comfortable’ lifeābut they both tend to overlook individual’s spiritual signature.
Iāve been wanting to write about how religious and spiritual people can have cult-like enthusiasm when it comes to spreading their beliefs and promising a happy life. Heck, even I can get into that enthusiasm too at times.Ā
Self-love is important for our well-being. Not loving ourselves will eventually harm our mental health and ultimately affect our physical health. Loving ourselves is not only good for our well-being, but itās also good for those whom we care about, as we have more energy and positive thoughts when dealing with them. Here Are 8 Practical Tips on How to Practice Self-Love
How do you feel when someone tells you, ālook at the bright side, you still have a roof over your headā right after you let them know about a distressing event that has happened or is happening to you?Ā Some of you who hate life (and people) may feel homicidal and perhaps also suicidal, as you already see life as something negative. You don’t care about anything good in life anymore. You may even feel like slapping anyone who tells you to be grateful for being alive. An interesting question may be, why bother practising gratitude at all? What are the benefits? The next equally interesting question would be, how to practise gratitude when everything sucks?
Many of us, when weāve done something embarrassing, unpleasant, or are simply having negative thoughts, often judge ourselves harshly, which inevitably makes us feel worse. Those who choose not to judge end up suppressing or repressing their āunpleasant partsā, not wanting to admit the existence of the unpleasant parts, let alone deal with them. These repressed unpleasant parts grow into what Carl Jung calls āshadowsā. Over time, these shadows leak through snarky comments here and there or unexplained hatred towards innocent people. What I suggest is, if we are to judge ourselves, we should go ahead and judge ourselves. But we should do it properly: go all the way setting a court with at least three people in it: a judge, a plaintiff, a defendant. And probably some police officers, just in case the plaintiff or defendant gets into a fistfight or something.Ā
