Are you thinking of shaving your hair for the first time? Or maybe you have decided to shave it all off. Congratulations! At the risk of sounding superficial, shaving my head was one of the best decisions of my life. It marked the beginning of a series of bold decisions that have resulted in my life taking a completely different…
Do you have trouble finding things to be grateful for when life is hard? Sometimes things can be so hard for us, or we get so caught up in our “problems”, that we don’t see how blessed we are, or we “forget” all the amazing opportunities we have to feel gratitude every day. Sometimes, especially in western countries, we focus…
Are you thinking about giving up your daily jog because winter is coming? Do you think you don’t have what it takes to start running outside in winter? Well, I hope my experience helps changing your mind. After years of fearing it, I realized that running in the cold is no different from running in any other type of weather.…
Are you so overwhelmed by your problems, and life in general, that all you want to do is crawl under your covers and cry all the time? After decades of struggling with severe depression and deteriorating physical health, I was finally able to regain power over my body and mind in ways I could not have ever imagined. I will…
Making life-changing, hard decisions (like changing countries, moving out or breaking up) can be difficult. Hell, even small changes seem impossible! Change disrupts our routine; we no longer feel safe, and generally, that change is accompanied by an unpleasant feeling of discomfort that we try to avoid at all costs. That discomfort shows up in many forms, like self-doubt, fear,…