By Paige Reist | Posted: October 03, 2018
Sometimes it feels like the world is a churning sea, and you’re just trying to keep your head above water. So how do we learn to ride the waves?
For our first October Weekly Wellness Roundup, we’re interested in how we can take control of our own inner lives and reclaim our power. From conquering anxiety to recognizing how we steal our own joy, these posts from some of our favorite blogs will inspire you to become the strongest swimmer you’ve ever been.
3 Things Striving For Inner Peace has Taught Me
Brea Johnson for Thought Catalog
The journey to discover inner peace is, if nothing else, highly individual. We each have our own hangups and obstacles to overcome, and we each learn the lessons we need the most along the way. In this personal essay, seeker Brea Johnson shares three of the most powerful lessons her own search for inner peace has taught her.
5 Questions to Help You Discover Your Purpose and Live a Meaningful Life
Paige Leigh Reist for Art of Living
There’s so much importance placed on finding your “purpose”-- but what does that actually mean? These five questions will help you discover who you are at your deepest, most authentic self, and connect to a life that is full and rich with meaningful work, play, and relationships.
Tell Yourself a Different Story
Alida Miranda-Wolff for The Ascent
They key to dealing with anxiety in almost every situation, according to Alida Miranda-Wolff, is to tell yourself a different story. In this article, she details excellent tools and techniques to overcome the rumination cycle, reframe your thoughts, and break out of the traps your anxiety creates for you.
6 Coping Tools for Sexual Assault Survivors
Andrea Bonior, Ph.D, for Psychology Today
When you are a survivor of sexual assault, high-profile cases and news stories can be incredibly triggering and make your day-to-day life a difficult landscape to navigate. Andrea Bonior leads us through healthy coping mechanisms, from yoga and meditation to authentic human connection, to help us take back ownership of our experiences and turn pain into power.
5 Surprising Ways You’re Stealing: How to Practice Asteya, the Yama of Non-Stealing, in Daily Life to Feel Fuller and Abundant
Sejal Shah for Art of Living
You might not swipe jewelry from a friend’s dresser, or even steal a cheeky sample from the bulk foods section at the grocery store, but you’re probably still stealing in some form or another, and most likely from yourself. Sejal Shah lists five subtle ways you’re stealing your own joy, connection, and potential, and gives tips on how to change your behavior for a more fulfilling life.
This week, we encourage you to think about the innate power you have to change your life from within, to take back your confidence and clarity, and to rewrite your experience. Your life is yours, first and foremost, and you deserve happiness, health, and peace!
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Paige Leigh Reist is a writer, editor, blogger, and writing instructor.
