Self-Care With Shaki

Negative thinking creates an unfair environment. It contributes to depression, anxiety, and other mental and physical health issues. Our thoughts are very subtle and unconscious most of the time yet it has an extreme power to control our whole life. Since our thoughts make and break us, it is important to understand and learn how to think in the right way to be happy and peaceful in life. Below are the 5 tips that you can inculcate to change your negative thought pattern: 1. Identifying your thinking pattern The first step to change your negative thinking is to identify your thinking pattern. For example, if you tend to view yourself as a total failure because of failing in one single interview then you are "overgeneralizing" yourself. Or, if you are someone who thinks that 'Success only lies in perfection. And the rest is considered as a failure' then you are thinking in terms of "black and white". In the same way, there are many t...

Emotions are something that rules us. All of us have been taken a toll on roller coaster ride because of our emotions. Sometimes, we have felt extremely enthusiastic and happy and some times we feel totally drained and sad. Our emotions are always jumping up and down rapidly. Emotions are the ones that build our personal and professional lifestyle. We as human beings, get easily influenced by the people around us. For example, say you are talking to someone. If that person responds in an angry tone, then you will also most likely to respond in a not good manner. On the flip side, if that person is so sweet and kind, you will mirror them by being sweet and kind. So, our emotions are hugely influenced by our surroundings and the environment we live in. Therefore, it is important to master your emotions so that you will not slip or be influenced by the behavior of others. You can always continue to be "you" if you are capable of mastering your emotions. Also, em...

Our mind is a mystic. As much as there is a positive side for it, it also has a negative side. First, let me tell you a story of Tutu and kuttu, the twin dogs which belongs to a village in India. Even though these dogs are twins, they both differ so much in their characteristics. Tutu safeguards the village, it never allows any other dog to enter into the village, it loves everyone in the village and is kind whereas kuttu is arrogant, it bites all the kids that are playing and always barks unnecessarily. These villagers loved tutu and hated kuttu. They also started feeding tutu more and taking care of it as if their own pet. On the other side, kuttu was fed very less and was not given any importance. As a result of this, the kind tutu started being more favorable to its caretakers and kuttu became very week to even bark. We all have tutu and kuttu within us. It all depends on who we feed the most. If you feed the positive personality more, you will a positive person with all t...