Many of your “negative” feelings such as fear are your body’s way of trying to protect you from danger. There are innate ones, experienced ones, and learned one. Most of the time, these feelings make sense and serve you. Such as, I don’t need… Read More »Courage is context specific. (Aka it depends on your perspective lens).
This has been a question that’s been asked several times, and I’m not surprised; it ties in strongly with the blog I just wrote about being anxious. There’s the duality of people who want to be something they are not currently, as well as the… Read More »How do be/feel Smart, Confident, Sexy, [Anything] (Subtext: How you might be putting your feelings on backwards)
A couple of attributions to this that I make: Continuous cycles of unhealed trauma and scarcity mindsets (There are just more and more people)More “friendly” tools that fuel COMPARISON. (Comparison is the thief of joy). Internet. Facebook. WeChat and WhatsApp. Glassdoor. Reddit. Zocdoc. Google Reviews.… Read More »We are one hell of an anxious generation.
Writing this while I am literally eating a New York strip steak. Unpopular opinion: We Asians / Asian Americans don’t have exactly the best relationship with food. I also acknowledge this isn’t limited to our culture; I am writing this piece as somebody who is… Read More »Transforming Pride and Gluttony into Gratitude
Not exclusively limited to Asians / Asian Americans, but there is definitely a strong theme of “Gotta be perfect”. Perfect grades, perfect jobs, perfect appearances, etc. Just MAYBE you can keep this up for moments, but the reality is that it can’t be kept up… Read More »Embracing Mistakes (Alternatively – how perfectionism harms your relationship).
Happy New Year! The context of this writing could apply to any person or relationship in your life; I’m going to be writing in the context of romantic relationships. Scene: You’re having disagreement about [something]. Could be big, could be little. What matters is that… Read More »Dealing with your partner when it’s difficult.