My husband and my mother have each, at different times, given me the same advice: when a co-worker says something that troubles me, let it slide off me instead of taking it to heart. Well, I've been given this advice a lot, but it's easier said than done. Then recently I realized that I couldn't … Continue reading Breathing Meditation to Take in the Good, Release the Bad

In addition to the experience I shared in my previous post, there have been times that I felt misunderstood by a co-worker, or was responded to in a tone that hit me the wrong way. One particular time this happened. Later that afternoon, when it got calmer, the co-worker apologized. And I realized that she … Continue reading Don’t Take It Personally

It's not "I love you."... As I mentioned in my previous post, I felt irked after speaking with a co-worker one morning. As the day went on, I began to understand her perspective more, and later on, I even preferred her position to mine. As I envisioned myself saying to my co-worker, "You were right," … Continue reading The 3 Hardest Words To Say

Recently I had a conversation with a co-worker that left me feeling frustrated and misunderstood. I had nobody to vent to, and these uncomfortable feelings kept bubbling up inside of me—with seemingly nowhere to go. Then I reminded myself of the meditation practices I had done in my early twenties. I closed my eyes and … Continue reading Meditation with Higher Self

The other day, one of the babies was told not to make noise because the others in the class were sleeping. This reminded me of how in third grade, I got scolded often by one of my teachers for standing up and calling out in class. The need to stand up and walk around wore … Continue reading Healing One’s Inner Child

One morning this week, I asked my husband his opinion on the response I gave to a question someone posted on Facebook. I was seeking reassurance for how I responded as it was a sensitive topic and I wanted to give my two cents. While I was seeking instant reassurance, my husband responded with a … Continue reading Fix-It Store Communication Metaphor

I used to listen to webinars on how to grow a thriving private practice. After a while I felt like I had learned all the networking and self-branding tips I could, but that wasn't the main reason why I stopped listening. It really just started to bother me. I realized that this dream of making … Continue reading Mediocrity is Magnificent

In my previous post, I discussed the challenge of making friends when new to a community and how my current social situation reminds me of high school. Well, when I think about if I were in high school, or middle school, in this era of social media I cringe. It was hard enough hearing about … Continue reading Social Pics on Social Media

Yesterday, I wrote about my New Year's resolution to have a more positive attitude about my social media usage—in particular, to not obsess over how many likes I get or feel discouraged when seeing others with so many more followers than me. Later that day my mom mentioned an article about this very topic! And … Continue reading New Year, New Narrative

Recently I've been struggling with feelings of "not enough." Okay, that's a lie. I've been struggling with this for basically my whole life. Feelings of insecurity and not being good enough—at life, at my job—not being popular with my peers, not living up to my vision for myself. Well, my tendencies toward low self-esteem and … Continue reading New Year’s Resolution—Rewrite YOUR Narrative