Day 4 - Vulnerability Despite the stigma, showing vulnerability is far from weak. It shows strength. As humans, it's a way for us to deeply connect with another person. Expressing how you feel authentically to your partner will bring you all the more closer with eachother. Being vulnerable is all about opening up your heart … Continue reading Lockdown love series – Week 2: Romantic relationships (Day 4)
Day 3 - Patience Patience can sometimes feel like a lost virtue in our digitally advanced world. With the rise of social media, it feels so natural to have things done instantaneously. We can call or message people that live on the other side of our world in a single click, when before mailed letters … Continue reading Lockdown love series – Week 2: Romantic relationships (Day 3)
Day 2 - Seeking For those seeking love right now, it can feel like an almost impossible and frustrating feat. Naturally, the craving for companionship grows during difficult times and adding Covid into the mix only makes things more complicated. For all the singletons out there, I know it must be super tough right now, … Continue reading Lockdown love series – Week 2: Romantic relationships (Day 2)
Whether you're searching for love or have a partner, Week 2 of this series is for you. The Covid lockdown has drastically changed things for those seeking and in romantic relationships. Things most definitely aren't easy as we're finding ourselves either spending too much or too little time in this area of our lives. Tune … Continue reading Lockdown love series – Week 2: Romantic relationships (Day 1)
Every single little part of you, And every situation you've been through, Makes up exactly who you are, A mix of both tender and healed over scars. When you feel you don't meet the mark, It's keeping your mind within the dark, Away from the light of who you truly are, Chase your true self, … Continue reading Lockdown love series – Week 1: Self-love (Day 7 – a poem)
Day 6 - Boundaries Boundaries are the lines we draw mentally or physically between ourselves and a specific situation or person. These lines, when drawn out mindfully, protect our wellbeing and health. Without boundaries in our lives, we would be spending all our energy and time into people or situations that may be harmful for … Continue reading Lockdown love series – Week 1: Self-love (Day 6)
Day 5 - Comparison In a world which feels socially centered around having an online presence, it can be easy to base our standards on what we see is getting the most likes or most attention on social media. I know I've definitely been there. It's become more easy than ever to base our standards … Continue reading Lockdown love series – Week 1: Self-love (Day 5)
Day 4 - Gratitude The positive impacts of gratefulness on our lives are endless. Expressing thanks enables us to feel a deeper level of acceptance towards the situations we face, helping us to rest amidst whatever chaos life may bring our way. It puts everything into perspective and recenters our inner compass to what really … Continue reading Lockdown love series – Week 1: Self-love (Day 4)
Day 3 - Sleep Have you been catching enough zzzs? I've had many days where I've struggled with getting enough and it pretty much sets the tone (unfortunately) for the next day. Sometimes we can let our days run on so long that our sleep is compromised. However, that nightly drift off is more crucial … Continue reading Lockdown love series – Week 1: Self-love (Day 3)
Day 2 - Me Time Sometimes our everyday schedules can get pretty chaotic. Things have become busier in different ways than they used to be pre-covid - often longer hours for those at work, balancing home schooling (for all the parents out there), and dealing with the unpredictable nature of everything that's been already planned...the … Continue reading Lockdown love series – Week 1: Self-love (Day 2)
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