Reflections
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Insight Timer App to help you with your Meditation
It has been a long while since our last post. Life has been throbbing along as we navigate the tough and stressful elements that were thrown at us. There have been some resolutions but things are still uncertain. On a positive note, there have been signs of light at the end of the tunnel finally. During this challenging phase, apart from the exercise and yoga regime. We have also embraced meditation which has helped to calm the mind and senses when things are in their most chaotic state. This app has aided me tremendously, as there are many great contributors to help us release anxiety, stress and emotions. The app…
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Step Back: Ease Your Worries and Tensions
Everyone will have challenges at certain stages of their life. It could come naturally or be forced upon you. It would lead to anxieties and uncertainties that naturally encompass stress. With such worries, it would be draining on our mental health and we could succumb to the negative thoughts. By doing so, we would always feel down and out with no motivation to lead a more fulfilling life. Step Back and Frame our Minds So whenever we are faced with a challenge, if time permits, it is good to just step back and look at the bigger picture. We could sleep on a problem for a day or two as…
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Set Goals to Ease Depression Woes
When we are in a depression, it is really tough to put ourselves together. Maybe, we would just like to drown our sorrows or just take medication to ease the hurt and feelings. Nonetheless, all these are just stop-gap measures. We could grieve or just idle our time to get over the initial emotions for a couple of days- sleep it out, but let’s try to go on the path of getting well. Baby Steps There are still lots of things we can offer and add value to. We could be contributing back to society in our tiny way by volunteering or just simply making our loved ones’ life be…
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Would you wait for a deceased for 9 years? The Story of Hachi
Guest Post by SA Finance In the midst of the current gloom and doom of the war coupled with the fear of economic armageddon- tech and innovation stocks have already felt the ripples, it is good to take a step back and reflect on what really matters. Over the weekend, I have caught this 2009 movie, Hachi: A Dog’s Tale, featuring Richard Gere. It is based on a true story in Tokyo during the 1920s of a Japanese college professor and his dog. The professor passed away in 1925 due to a brain haemorrhage. The dog continues his daily ritual of waiting for his owner at the train station for 9…
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Charlie Chaplin Famous Quotes
Even the greatest and most acclaimed comedian of the 20th Century have his down days. This could be inferred from the numerous quotes that he has left us. He has lived a meaningful and fulfilled life as he left us at the ripe old age of 88 years in 1977. These are some of the quotes I find inspiring and thought-provoking: “Life can be wonderful if you’re not afraid of it. All it needs is courage, imagination … and a little dough.” “You’ll never find rainbows if you’re looking down.” “We think too much and feel too little.” “Nothing is permanent in this wicked world, not even our troubles.” I…
