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Pity Our Poor Brains
Anxiety: biological, psychological and environmental factors.
devabritow
2 days ago6 min read


Memento Mori
A memento mori, which translates from Latin as “remember you will die,” serves as a practice, object, or artwork designed to remind us of our mortality and the unpredictability of death. By fostering a deep awareness of life's brevity, it aims to encourage us to make decisions that align with our genuine values.
devabritow
Oct 126 min read


The Nerve of It
On this incredible journey of discovery I have found myself on, a book has led to another book (or books), and my deep-dive into mindfulness and self-help has, in turn, revealed other wondrous uncoverings.
devabritow
Sep 285 min read


Paradigm Shift
"The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving." (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe).
devabritow
Sep 217 min read


Building Momentum
"The real energy to push forward comes from when you realize that there will always be an opposing force."
devabritow
Sep 145 min read


New Beginnings
"The chief beauty about time is that you cannot waste it in advance. The next year, the next day, the next hour are lying ready for you, as perfect, as unspoiled, as if you had never wasted or misapplied a single moment in your life. You can turn over a new leaf every hour if you choose." (Arnold Bennett)
devabritow
Sep 74 min read


The High School Bully
I had a high-school bully. Hell, I even had a primary school bully and a pre-school one, too. In fact, I'm still being bullied.
devabritow
Aug 316 min read


Fear Mode vs Love Mode
When I'm feeling fearful - a word I associate with anxiety- it's all I can think about sometimes.
devabritow
Aug 245 min read


Emotional Shifters
"Emotion" is an umbrella term that describes a loosely coordinated response that includes what we feel, think, and experience in our bodies in response to events we judge to be meaningful."
devabritow
Aug 174 min read


Best Laid Plans
"The universe doesn't match our actions, it matches our vibration."
devabritow
Aug 104 min read


The Element
"I use the term the element to describe the place where the things we love to do and the things we are good at come together."
devabritow
Jul 275 min read


"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood"
"The most important person to keep your promises to, is yourself." (Unknown)
devabritow
Jul 204 min read


"Shooting the Messenger"
I think she's ready to punch something, and it might as well be fear.
devabritow
Jul 135 min read


The Placebo Effect
"You Are the Placebo is about putting you in the driver's seat of creating your own change..."
devabritow
Jul 77 min read


Existential Frustration
"Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose." Viktor Frankl.
devabritow
Jun 297 min read


I'm a Liar!
"We must kill the lies we believe before they kill our ability to live life to the full." (Niki Hardy, Breathe Again: How To Live Well When Life Falls Apart)
devabritow
Jun 237 min read


Our Default State
What is this, exactly? Do we all have the same one? Cutting right to the chase. By the time I'd finished Ethan Kross's book, Chatter ,...
devabritow
May 256 min read


PRESENCE: IT'S ABOUT THE NOW
The Concept Eckhart Tolle's book, The Power of Now is clearly touted as "A Guide To Spiritual Enlightenment", drawing on spiritual...
devabritow
Oct 27, 20246 min read


Mindfulness and the Fight or Flight Response
Anxiety This single word is my shortest heading to date, but it's enough because when amid an anxiety attack, it's like nothing else...
devabritow
Oct 20, 20247 min read


It's in the little things...
This is the crux of James Clear's book. He suggests that, with small changes, we can achieve outstanding results. "It's the little...
devabritow
Oct 6, 20246 min read
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