Self Care

Nature has a way of bringing out the best in us despite what we may be going through in our personal or work life.  A short trip to the mountains can be a refreshing detour for our body, mind, and soul to collect our thoughts and let us see life from a different perspective.  Megan Delaney, an assistant professor in the Department of Professional Counseling at Monmouth University in NJ, says that our current culture is spending 90 percent of our time indoors.  Urbanization and technological advances have disconnected us…

In the age of high technology, we can sometimes get away with looking tired, not rested and unhealthy.  There are filters in almost any apps you can download in your phone that can transform you to look alert, flawless, full of life and a couple of pounds lighter.   Sometimes we cannot just put on a filter in real life to look our best, we actually have to put in a bit of work to looking and feeling great inside and out. There are more than enough resources at our…

Follow my blog with Bloglovin   Making time to hit the reset button to cleanse your mind, soul, spirit and body is harder to do these days.  With the tight schedule we are on at work, home and in our personal life, setting that appointment for a quick, facial, mani/pedi or massage is in itself a bit daunting and may take more than just pocket change to feel replenished and recharged.  Thanks to technology and online shopping, you can recreate your home detox and rejuvenation oasis. No appointments needed, just…

Connecting on a personal level has become so much easier these days as we may think since we have access to our friends, families and co-workers via Facebook, Instagram, email or text.  Surprisingly enough our connection level to people has not increased and we seem to drift apart more on a personal level. We become spectators to other people’s lives, cheering them on, supporting them but not necessarily really are part of their life.  Just like fans of a sports team, we watch every move they make, see their struggles,…