Category: Purpose Driven Life

  • Be kind – don’t rewind

    Be kind – don’t rewind

    Please share this article viaI was discussing today with a colleague about kindness and compassion and how important it is to apply these attitudes to ourselves. The foundation of a truly successful life has to do with creating habits that make us feel worthy and loveable. If you love movies as I do, this title […]

  • Listen to the monsters living in your head – Part 2

    Listen to the monsters living in your head – Part 2

    Please share this article viaYou can lead a life you’re completely in love with. One important skill you have to master is to stop being your own enemy and to start being your own ally instead. Learn to listen to your Inner Critic – let me show you how. Here are three strategies on how […]

  • Be bold – open your heart and your mind

    Be bold – open your heart and your mind

    Please share this article viaPositive emotions open our mind and they help us see the big picture. Secondly, positive emotions transform us for the better— they bring out the best in us. And it’s a habit you can cultivate that will bring you in an upward spiral. Positive emotions open our heart, they remind us about the fleeting nature of […]

  • Be bold – choose happiness twice

    Be bold – choose happiness twice

    Please share this article viaAs I mentioned in a previous post: you can create your own happiness. Important to know: positive psychology as philosophy distinguishes two aspects: the hedonic and the eudaimonic happiness. You can have both. Hedonic happiness is fleeting and related to sensual pleasures or positive feelings. This is the way that people […]

  • Be bold – radiate love

    Be bold – radiate love

    Please share this article viaLet’s bring the different aspects of spreading love, being bold and having fun together. We’ve discussed that and how our mind and our body are correlated and influence each other. Did you know that our hearts are powerful ‘transmitters’? If we feel love we truly radiate!   In previous posts we […]

  • Spread love – smile with your heart

    Spread love – smile with your heart

    Please share this article viaOur mind and our body are not separate entities! The more we embody feelings of love, joy and compassion, the less we will struggle with the inevitable ups and downs of life we’re facing. The more we are detached from feelings of hatred, aversion and greed the freer we become. Western […]

  • Spread Love – embody it

    Spread Love – embody it

    Please share this article viaWe discussed in the previous posts that actions you take with your body will have an effect of how you feel. On the other hand, our mind (our consciousness, perceptions, feelings and volitional actions) conditions our body (posture, neurotransmitters, nervous system, etc.). You need to embody love first to be able […]

  • Spread Love – fake it til you make it

    Spread Love – fake it til you make it

    Please share this article viaThe act of smiling makes you happy. Even when you fake it and feel stressed or angry or anxious. It’s as easy as that. In yesterday’s post I told you that smiling causes a shift in your body AND in how you feel. Let’s discuss other aspects of the mind-body connection. […]

  • Spread Love – use chopsticks

    Spread Love – use chopsticks

    Please share this article viaMaybe you saw a picture like this of me lately on Facebook or Twitter? Did you ask yourself what it was about (a part from bold trying to grab attention with something unusual)? This wasn’t planned! On the contrary. Read why and how I used a mistake I made to spread […]