Mindfulness may should like a piece of cake, until you decide to practice it. In fact, as if like some twisted magic, the more you decide to focus on the moment at hand, all sorts of triggers surface and vex you. You sit down to eat your breakfast. You want to focus on your cereals and chew carefully and then, your paper guy rings the
Self-denial, the willingness to give up personal pleasures for the sake of another – the doctrine is so ingrained in many cultures world-over that when you talk about self-nourishment, self-care it almost sounds like counter-culture. Skipping meals, skipping pleasures, being hard on yourself, and basically avoiding what your heart desires may seem poetic but are primarily behaviors that spring from and in turn give birth
Self-sabotage – the worm in the wood which slowly eats away at our potentiality as professionals, as humans when you allow your own weaknesses to eat away at yourself. How do you really identify self-sabotage? Imagine a situation where you want to write a book and every time you plan a good long session to write it out, you think of two or more things
How we connect with our food is how we connect with nourishment. So, when we eat well and what fulfills us, we give a nudge to our soul and validate its craving. What we put on our plate is our business. What I bite into is what makes me happy. It is important you feed your soul and not somebody’s opinion because everyone may have
It is one thing that everyday we converse with people and we get feedback and we are told things. Sometimes we mull over these words for long and sometimes through our entire lives. Some words of praise shape our lives, some words of encouragement help us grow and at times some words hurt us endlessly. What we are told is important – but at the
Welcome to episode 20 of the SELFLOVE WITH SHARMILA podcast. It is a big celebratory episode – 20 weeks of selflove and I can say my own selflove practice has grown immensely thorough these weeks. If you are a listener of this audio cast – I would love to hear your feedback on the same and you are welcome to write to me at selflovewithsharmila@gmail.com It
All action ultimately begins with a thought – what thoughts we are sending or directing towards our own life is significant in determining how we perceive ourselves. We build our self-image with the repeated thoughts we send towards ourselves. While we may live in a state of flux through the day, we can actively practice the art of developing loving kindness through a meditative practice,
No matter how long you have been doing something, if it is not something that you like immerse in, or if it does not consume you, it is pointless. . Have the courage to seek what is your one true calling – and nourish that. . Half-hearted work, half-hearted love also means a life half-lived. . There is no point in building a track-record in
. A perfect balance in any partnership is easier said than achieved . Most partnerships turn resentful when one is an over functioner. . An over functioner steps above the brief – takes on more than is needed and healthy and in the long term, burns out and renders the under functioner – useless . Check if you volunteer to do things for others which
Homemade food is the best kind of food there is, then why do we throng food courts? . We all have an individual relationship with food . How we eat and what we eat and how much we eat are all linked to how conscious we are about our body needs and health . Overeating, starving, emotional eating, skipping meals, binge eating or drinking just
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