Life is rough sometimes. You can still find happiness.
Let's just be real; choosing happiness can seem like a tall order, given the state of the world right now. So, when I talk about choosing happiness, let me be clear: what I mean is that you are choosing to find moments of joy, love, acceptance, and peace inside yourself, even with everything going on.
Believe me, I get myself in knots over all the pain in the world. I speak up on injustice when I see it. I worry over the wellbeing of literally everyone in the whole world. I bet you do, too.
It's seriously overwhelming. And, if I didn't take a moment to pull back, to disconnect, to recenter myself into my own reality, I would be completely burnt out (and I know of what I speak, because I've done it).
You are already connected to all you desire.
It's so hard to not get pulled into the world of comparing yourself, you life, and your success to others, particularly in the social media world. We look and all we see are the ways in which our lives are lacking, connecting ourselves with a constant stream of sadness, fear, and even self-loathing.
The truth is that we are connected to all we desire in this world, if only we look within and connect with that creative power within ourselves.
Why Setting Healthy Boundaries is SO Hard for Empaths - and How to FINALLY Get Some!
It's time to stop believing everything you've been told about you having to ALWAYS be there to constantly for anything anyone could possibly need. It's time to understand how to feel the discomfort of putting up a healthy boundary, and to put it up anyway.
Toxic Spirituality: Why "Forgive and Forget" Can be the Worst Kind of Gaslighting
Have you been told that you should just “be nicer” to someone who was abusive to you? Or that you are a bad person if you don’t want to accept someone back into your life after they’ve made decisions that were hurtful to you?
I’m over it. You should have healthy boundaries. People should be held accountable for the harm they have done. You are a good person if you can’t forgive someone.
Ask Tara: How Do You Stay so Positive? And Do I Have to Always Be Positive?
In this week’s video, I answer a great question from Anna in Vermont: “Tara, how do you always stay so positive?”
My answer might surprise you!
Creating Your Mental Survival Kit: Getting Through a Crisis and Staying Strong, Positive, and Increasing Your Immune Response Through Happiness and Connection
You’ve got your toilet paper. You’ve got your groceries. You’re (hopefully) in a safe place. You are doing social distancing and washing your hands. You’ve done what you can for your physical survival.
But have you thought about how you get through this pandemic mentally? Have you considered what you need to be able to stay positive, focused, and emotionally well?
Here is my seven-step guide to creating your Mental Survival Kit to get through any crisis - even a pandemic - and come out stronger, happier, and more well.