Month: June 2022

What will you do if you run out of time?

What will you do if you run out of time?

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What will you do if you run out of time?

What are your thoughts about life and time? Do they always come together? Or do they need to come together?

Running out of time especially when we are doing an activity gives an uncomfortable feeling which sometimes results in loneliness, pressure, anxiety, or panic. It gives a regretful feeling because we don’t use the given time for us to finish what we have to finish.

Life is a beautiful gift that we unbox each time we open our eyes after a few hours of sleep.

And time marks all the activities that we are doing and about to do in our daily lives. They often come together to bring the sweetness and spice that is needed to appreciate what we have, what we don’t have, what we aspire to be, what we failed to do etc.

This made me recall the movie “In Time”. This movie is such a beautiful story to reflect on. The movie is all about time which is considered an important thing used for their daily lives transaction. What will you do if you have a century of it? And what will you do if you only have an hour of it?

We often overlook how important our time here on Earth is. This is because of our desires, challenges, problems, busy schedules, activities, etc. And that we forget to thank life itself for its grace, for what it gave us, for what it made us.

Oftentimes, we feel like we want to rewind the lost time, the time we don’t make a person smile, the time we made someone cry or hurt, the time we felt sad, the time we didn’t enjoy, the time we were afraid, the time we felt envious, the time we aren’t courageous. We only have a limited time! And this limited time comes only once in a lifetime. There could only be one you and there could only be one me. So what’s left to do is to appreciate who you are, for what you can do, and for what you can’t do. Our imperfections make us unique, it drives us for what we should seek to do.

In time… Your sacrifices will be paid off, your patience will surely gain something good, and soon you can do the things you can’t do now!

Time can be an enemy to those who feel stuck in life. It can be a stress to those who are losing it. It can be a wish to those who are sick and have a terminal illness. It can be a sweet moment for those who waited for it. After all, it can always be our friend because it teaches us a lot in life.

Living the life that makes us happy is the key to making it beautiful and successful. People who are obsessed with having it all like material possessions or titles are found to be lonely, unsatisfied, and craving for more. Realizing they have missed a lot in life. They have missed appreciating a genuine talk, staring at pretty colorful clouds, feeling the awesome embrace brought by nature, doing what their hearts want them to do, and creating and saving memories with the ones they love.

So, do life and time always come together? They come together if we live each second of it. Do they need to come together? When your life ended, your time also ended. But, if you leave the world with something worth remembering? Your life continues…

And you’ll not be afraid when you run out of time!

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8 tips to have a better conversation

8 tips to have a better conversation

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Talking to someone can help you relieve anxiety, stress, and mood problems. Sometimes it’s true, but sometimes it isn’t.

Tips to have a better conversation.
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It’s true if the conversation is healthy, peaceful, and productive. It isn’t true if the conversation sounds boastful, envious, and purely negative talking about someone else life. If you aren’t comfortable with the scenario you better stop the conversation right away to avoid further conflict.

A healthy conversation should help you acquire learnings in life that you can use to guide your way through your life’s journey. It should be a time to share your ideas or opinions about a topic that could help you and the other person.

A few weeks ago, I experienced talking with different people, with different personalities and behaviors. And there are things that I learned a lot through our short conversations. And below I will share with you great tips that will help you to have a better conversation with anyone else.

1. Know the person whom you are talking with

  • Assess the personality, character, and behavior of the person you are about to converse with.

2. Remember that there is a right topic in every situation.

  • It means that you shouldn’t talk about things that are not meant to be shared with the person whom you are talking with. Topics that are valuable to share are the things that are related to your present scenario.

3. Think of a shared interest or topic

  • A shared interest or topic is something that will make your conversation alive and productive. Alive means you are enjoying your conversation because it is engaging to both of you. Productive means that both of you have something to gain from the topic that you are talking about.

4. Share your comments on what they say

  • If you have something to say, then say it. Don’t be ashamed or feel intimidated. It might be more helpful to share your comments than not. You might regret it later, thinking that you didn’t share valuable words.

5. Ask open-ended questions

  • Open-ended questions are good ways to tackle more. This can give a good feeling to the ones with whom you have the conversation. It means that you are interested and not bored.

6. Give the right reaction to a person’s opinion or comments

  • Give the appropriate response, like facial expressions, hand/body gestures, or tone of voice.

7. Just go with the flow, but divert what isn’t appropriate

  • Some people love talking and sharing information under the sun. Listen and avoid interrupting the person. But if it seems to be inappropriate, you can divert the topic to something good.

8. Avoid talking more about yourself, and never dominate the conversation

  • A meaningful and purposeful conversation should be balanced. It shouldn’t be all about you, and it shouldn’t be all about the other person.

Thank you so much for reading! If you have any comments or something to share regarding this topic: 8 tips to have a better conversation? Don’t hesitate to leave them in the comment section. If you found this post helpful, please don’t forget to share it with other people!

How to live peacefully as a parent?

How to live peacefully as a parent?

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Living peacefully as a parent seems impossible, you might frown at me, you might raise your eyebrows! You might say living peacefully as a parent is hard and it’s a big no to have the peaceful moments that you are longing for yourself!

Living peacefully as a parent.
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But why is it hard? Is it because of the noisy kids, the cluttered toys? The demanding environment? The expectations that you don’t meet? The stress that you feel? The tasks you didn’t accomplish? The feelings you are avoiding to express? The opinions of other people? The standard of the society?

Or it’s because of not purely accepting your role as a parent?

Being a parent is overwhelming when you try to compete with other parents, when you are trying to prove something, when you want to be the best parent, and when you’re basing your parenting on what other people suggest you to do. Remember that you don’t have to prove anything to other people, because this will cause bad emotions and negativities that would ruin your happiness. This will cause you to always limit your actions to what other people expect you to do. And it’s very uncomfortable if you follow that thinking! It will not only destroy your mental and emotional well-being but also your relationship with your family.

What makes you comfortable will make you feel better!

That’s why you should own your parenting style that best fits your personality, values, and goals as a parent. We aren’t into raising and we shouldn’t raise to anybody else. Those who love to compete or to show up will end up unfulfilled with their roles as a parent. Because they keep on comparing themselves and looking after what people want to see in them.

Parenting is a happy journey, and shouldn’t be something you need to hurry up because you want to do something…

Living peacefully as a parent is something we can find when we are laughing with our children. When we play with them wholeheartedly. When we accept the responsibility. When we set aside our personal goals to see them happily reaching theirs.

Thank you so much for reading! If you have any comments or something to share regarding this topic: How to live peacefully as a parent? Don’t hesitate to leave them in the comment section. If you found this post helpful, please don’t forget to share it with other people!