What do you do to be present, transparent, and honest in conversations? Please share ideas/resources on how to practice mindful listening. Share a moment when you were tempted to cover/mask, or assimilate, but you opted not to. How did that make you feel?
Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life wisdom on to others as I embark on this new venture of “positively purging“, as I know each of these pieces represents something…
1.Spice Up Your Culinary Game Say goodbye to the same old, same old and hello to a world of flavors. Once a week (or maybe once per month), challenge yourself to cook or order a dish from a cuisine you’ve never tried before. Feeling social? Invite people over and turn dinner into an event. Ask folks to bring something that pairs with the selected cuisine. It’s not just about filling your belly; it’s about filling your life with new experiences.
2. Passport-Free Globe-Trotting Who says you need a passport to explore the world? This season, pick a country and immerse yourself in its culture without leaving your living room. Watch a few documentaries, read something by an author from that country, and take virtual tours of iconic landmarks. Include your family if you think they’d be into it. A cultural deep-dive can expand your world in surprising ways. We guarantee you’ll find similarities with your own culture.
3. Get Artsy with Museum Mischief Art isn’t just something to be observed; it’s something to be lived. Grab your bestie and hit up a local art museum. As you wander through the galleries, challenge each other to come up with the most creative or hilarious captions for the artworks. It’s a fabulous way to engage with art while deepening your friendships. Drinks and dranks afterwards is a bonus!
4. Create Your Own Joyful Jaunts Tired of the same old scenery? Never know what to do? Check out sites like Eventbrite and Meetup for local events happening in your area. It’s one of the best ways to answer “I don’t know what there is to do” when you’re bored on a Friday or Saturday night.
We try to do everything in our power to keep our kids safe. But that isn’t always enough to stop tragedy. On a June morning in 2014, we discovered my son Camden trapped under a three-drawer dresser in his room, which had fallen on top of him and cut off his oxygen. The dresser that killed Camden was just 30 inches tall; we had chosen it because it was small enough for Camden to use to dress himself. But we didn’t know the dresser easily tipped over when its drawers were open.
Earlier this year, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a report revealing that a child is treated in an emergency department after a tip-over every 53 minutes. As a founding member of Parents Against Tip-Overs, dedicated to preventing future tragedies, I can tell you that tip-overs are easy to prevent. Anchoring TVs and furniture securely to the wall takes less than 20 minutes.
Don’t take a chance on big TVs and heavy furniture. Anchor it today.
Buying groceries almost exclusively according to what’s on sale instead of buying the same products out of habit. It saves a ton of money and gets us to try new products all the time! It’s been so great, and my partner and I actually have so much fun going through the flyer and seeing what new things are on sale every two weeks. Then we get to cook new stuff all the time. It’s been great!”
If you feel overwhelmed with negative emotions and you’re not sure why you feel that way. Observe and describe the emotion passing through you and label its intensity. Maybe you’re feeling dejected and you’re at a 3 on a 0 to 5 scale of emotions. When you’re able to observe your emotion, this can “loosen the grip” of your sadness, anger or stress and “not be engulfed by them,” says Jenny Taitz, a clinical psychologist.
If you’re stuck in a negative thought loop. Reflect on the incident in the third person. It might seem like an unusual approach, but research has shown that it can help people get out of their heads and promote wise reasoning. In a 2014 study published in the journal Psychological Science, researchers found that people displayed more wisdom when trying to figure out their own problems if they thought about it in the third person.
