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5 Simple Steps to Get Better At Not Giving a F*ck

Created by ruDALL-E There’s this recurring situation when I am not my usual calm, balanced self.I think it’s normal in a way. Nobody is perfect. And even if you have practiced deep meditation half of your life and are a pro in taking a meta-perspective on your life — you likely have something that triggers you. Just like me. My “I find it hard to not give a fuck moment”: Driving It happens while I drive the car. I get irritated fast.My cursing is on a high when someone drives too fast, too slow, is

freedomxx January 11, 2022 No Comments

Dance naked!

5mins in the morning to boost your energy Picture by ruDALL-E Winter is a tough period. My alarm goes off at 7 each morning. It’s still dark outside. The bed is warm. The little one and my husband are still in dreamland. Can I just keep my eyes closed a little longer? Extend my stay in bed? What’s the point of getting up right now? And then, I remember: I am in charge of how I feel. Action! Now! Whenever we dread to get up, we need to remind ourselves: We can adapt our mood. We

freedomxx December 7, 2021 No Comments

Stress is good for you

Repurpose stress as your superpower Photo by NASA on Unsplash Stress wants you to RETHINK its reputation Generally, we attribute stress to negative things. It’s something to avoid. Something that creates a myriad of health issues.Stress is bad, stress is the worst.And let’s not forget how we get stressed out in our pursuit of reducing our stress levels. It’s time to put our low opinion about stress into perspective. There is a ton of research that actually shows that short-term stress has positive effects, such as: Enhancing performance by increasing our brain’s processing speed. It improves our memory.

freedomxx November 26, 2021 No Comments

Self-care is selfish

And here’s why that’s totally okay! Photo by Nicola Fioravanti on Unsplash Someone asked on Reddit: When does focusing on yourself turn into being self-centered? The question stuck with me for a while. I guess, especially because I had thought on and off about why it is often so hard to be nice to ourselves? The Reddit question included a bit of a back story about divorce, not knowing what one was all about after marriage, and basically having difficulties answering basic questions like “What do you do for fun?”. So the Redditor started a journey

freedomxx November 17, 2021 No Comments

Making plans for the winter months

How you can use the grim days of the year to accomplish everything you dreamt of during summer Photo by Daniele Levis Pelusi on Unsplash Living in the Northern hemisphere, the months of November up to March are often a cause of depression or at least met with a tiny feeling of dread.You know what’s coming for you… October will most often let you down gently into the colder temperatures. Beautifully colored autumn leaves are distracting you and the odd sunshine here and there may still warm your heart. November has its own perks including some country or

freedomxx November 4, 2021 No Comments

No, you’re NOT too broke/busy/old/whatever to change…

Recently, I found this tweet in my inbox: And I was like: Yes! It’s bold and takes courage. And you might think: “Yeah well if you have the financial means and time to make such a move, congrats — that’s just not me.” Or: “I’m too old to learn something new.” Or: “This is going to take too much time.” Or — as Chris Powers says himself: “As I approach 37 I realize how crazy the story actually is.” Let’s flip each of those reasons around and do some soul-searching: No money, no time Even if

freedomxx October 5, 2021 No Comments

At peace with your body, at peace with your mind

“Why do you live in your body like you will be given another? As if it were temporary. You starve it, you let anyone touch it, you berate it. Tell it that should be completely different. You tug at your soft flesh, wish it thinner, wish it gone. You fall in love with those who praise the way it sighs under their hands, but who praises the way it holds up your weight, even when you are falling apart?” — Warsan Shire How much time do you spend thinking about how you look?A bit each

freedomxx September 21, 2021 No Comments

A little closer to being at peace with yourself by living now

“If you are depressed you are living in the past if you are anxious you are living in the future, if you are at peace, you are living in the present.” — Lao Tzu For the last few weeks, our focus was on learning how to appreciate our now.Trying to live now compared to somewhere in the past or in an uncertain future is a task to tackle every day. A lot of us get stuck on the idea of being happy when we arrive at a specific goal. While we dream of being there

freedomxx September 14, 2021 No Comments

For me to be rich, you don’t have to become poor

For me to be rich, you don’t have to become poor A little closer to an abundance mindset for a better now Photo by Alexander Schimmeck on Unsplash Last week, a friend and I remembered how the Corona pandemic started — and how supermarkets and drugstores ran out of toilet paper. Luckily most people have come to their senses and stopped buying toilet paper in bulk. It’s worthwhile noting that there was never too little toilet paper, actually. But somehow people’s fear of toilet paper scarcity under the pressure of a new threat — the Corona pandemic — made everyone a little more crazy than usual.

freedomxx September 6, 2021 No Comments

A little closer to learning to let go: For a happier today

Most of our troubles stem from attachment to things that we mistakenly see as permanent. — Dalai Lama Photo by Al Soot on Unsplash Last week, we explored how gratitude can help us to appreciate our now compared to spending too much time thinking about the past or dreaming of the future. Another way to work towards becoming better at living now is to let go of our attachments. That means to let go of any expectation for a specific outcome. Typically, we struggle with that as we do have certain ideas about how things should go or how we want someone

freedomxx August 30, 2021 No Comments

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