Self-Care With Shaki

"Life is unfair to me" is the most used sentence whenever we face setbacks in our life. We feel that life is unfair because life pulls us down and drains us in the dungeon. It also lifts up leaving us floating on cloud nine. Life is unpredictable. We say "life is unfair" because we try to interpret the predictability of life. We plan things and want life to follow the path we have paved. But unfortunately, life does not work that way. It has its own way and it will drag you in its path no matter how planned you are. Life is a mixture of happiness and sadness, success and failure, ups, and downs. Life is about balancing these two poles. Once you learn how to handle these extremely different situations in life then you will seldom feel "life is unfair". 1. Live in the "Now" Live in the now does not mean that you should meditate. Meditation is not the only "living in the now". You should focus on the present. Some...

Imagine sitting in a car with the engine on. You are all ready to go. But, wait! Where will you go? Should you go straight or left or to the right. Do you know the direction? Okay, you feel that you can just drive around and figure it out on the way. So you geared up and raised the accelerator and followed the road. You keep going and you see so many turns. You never know where to go. To the right or to the left? Or should you just go straight? You choose a random path and you travel believing to reach some destination. You feel confused and frustrated because you did not know where to go. At the beginning, it seemed like fun and exploring. But as you kept traveling you kind of found it irrelevant and you even started questioning why should you drive in the first place. And then, suddenly your car stops. The diesel has worn out. Your life is exactly like a car. If you do not know where you are going and what you are doing with your life. Then you will be lost somewhere...

All of us dream about having an ideal life surrounded by people and things we love. Some of us might love our present life while some desperately want it to change. In my experience, the vast majority of people are not satisfied with their current life. People want things to change. They want relationships to be rosy, money to be abundant, and life to be joyful. There is no harm in fantasizing to live a better life. But, the thing is your ideal life will remain a mere fantasy if you only keep dreaming without putting any action.  These 7 tips will act as a nudge to push you to actually LIVE your dream life. After all, it is one life and one chance! 1. Realization Realization is the key to any change. Just pause for a moment and ask yourself "Am I happy with this life?", " Do I love the job I do?", "Do I love the relationship I am in?". Be honest with yourself while answering these questions.  If something is not to your likely then please consider ...