by Margritte Ritumalta | Dec 27, 2021 | Mindfulness, Minimalism, Self-development
Organizing everyday thoughts is not easy. As you attend an online work meeting, you don’t notice that your child has spilled orange juice all over the carpet. When driving to the mall, you forget to take an immediate left turn! Do you find time to stay present and pay...
by Margritte Ritumalta | Dec 16, 2021 | Journaling, Mindful living, Mindfulness, Self-development
You might have kept your diary in grade school. It was like everyone had a friend or classmate who kept it. In this diary, you wrote down what happened at school that day, how fun it was playing with your friends at dismissal, or how your crush smiled at you in the...
by Margritte Ritumalta | Dec 8, 2021 | Art, Creativity, Mindfulness
Are you constantly pursuing creative hobbies – perhaps painting or calligraphy – during periods of overwhelming emotion? Well, you’re not alone! Through bold colors and dramatic brushstrokes, even Vincent Van Gogh’s apparent feelings of confusion,...
by Margritte Ritumalta | Nov 29, 2021 | Optimism
The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the world’s greatest equalizers. Around the world, people have suffered anxiety and fear when confronted with unfortunate circumstances that have exhausted their own mental and emotional capacities. In the face of such adversities, we...
by Margritte Ritumalta | Nov 28, 2021 | Optimism
Toxic positivity is the mental approach towards adversities that neglect or disregard human emotion in response to a difficult situation. Though many studies have established the beneficial influence of optimism on physical and mental health, this “good vibes only”...