Music has always been a huge influence in my life. It has been my source of comfort during the good times and bad, and it has given great depth and emotive undertones to my life experiences. What I love most about music is the power it has to unite people. Some of the most enjoyable experiences that…
Archives for 2014
Do You Feel Like You Wasted Your Youth? You Need to Read This.
Young, wild and free. Youth is a glorious time for many. It is a time when we can explore, experiment and even make a few mistakes (without ending up behind bars that is!) so that we can grow, learn and decide what will work best for us later on in our lives. However, once you…
How to Make Choices That Lead to Your Highest Potential
They say hindsight is almost always 20/20. Everything seems to make a lot more sense when you have the luxury of looking back at the past and you are able to connect the dots. But when it comes to dealing with issues in the present, we can only improvise and tap into knowledge we have…
How to Believe in Yourself When No One Else Does
One of the first Oprah Winfrey episode that I watched was a show where she interviewed author and life coach, Cheryl Richardson. Cheryl’s spirited interaction with a troubled guest fascinated me and prompted me to rush to the nearest bookstore to buy her book. This was an early indication of my growing interest in human…
How to Experience Joy in Your Life
For most of my teens and early 20’s I lived the life of, what I would like to call, an “excitement junkie.” For me to feel alive I had to be constantly stimulated by experiences that were fun and sometimes filled with drama and adventure (explains why I loved video games as a kid). Without these…
6 Things I Would Tell My 20 Year Old Self About Love
What could be more charming than young love? Remember when you fell for that cute boy in class or neighborhood? You probably had butterflies in your tummy and blushed every time he passed by. It was refreshingly pure, simple and uncomplicated. There were no requirements, no rules and no elaborate schemes. It was simply puppy…
Why Challenges are Important for Our Personal Growth
My 12 year old niece has reached an age where she is starting to learn about the ways of the world. One afternoon, she sat me down to discuss her grievances about a new teacher. “She’s just so mean to us Aunty Seline. I hate her class! Why do I have to deal with people…
4 Simple Steps to Creating Balance in Your Life
A classic case scenario at the end of a long day at work: Your mailbox is overflowing and your cell phone is beeping with a messages from instant messaging apps. After finally leaving the office, you encounter rush hour traffic. While stuck in traffic you have racing thoughts in your head about all the things you have…
How to Stop Obsessing Over Things You Can’t Control
During your each stage of your life, you’ve probably had different kinds of wants and desires. When you were 4, you wanted that toy that every cool kid had in your school. When you were 14, you wanted your crush to ask you out to the prom. When you were 24, you wanted to get…
7 Steps to Creating an Abundant Mindset
Unless you have inherited or married into millions, keeping an eye on your bank balance is something you will have to do for most of your life. This often causes uneasiness and stress for many. Besides learning good money management skills, your satisfaction about your financial status is significantly impacted by the expectations you have for your…