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How important is it for humans to feel love and belonging? What exactly is love? According to Brené Brown, love and belonging are essential to human well-being. Belonging is when you can truly be yourself, and the people around you love you for it. Love is a deep form of shared belonging. Keep reading to learn about the human need for love and belonging, according to Brené Brown.
What’s Vex King’s Good Vibes, Good Life about? What’s the key message to take away from the book? In Good Vibes, Good Life, Vex King argues that the key to living your dream life is to have good vibrations or “good vibes.” The key to minimizing bad vibes and maximizing good ones, King argues, is self-love and acceptance. Below is a brief overview of Good Vibes, Good Life by Vex King.
Are you feeling unfulfilled in life? Do you feel as though something is missing but can’t quite put your finger on what it is? According to Gay Hendricks, the author of The Big Leap, a sense of dissatisfaction and lack of fulfillment often stems from what he calls the “Upper Limit Problem.” In other words, you’re feeling unfulfilled because you’ve reached a level of success and happiness that you’re not comfortable with. Here’s how success propels you to your happiness threshold, according to Hendricks.
Do your emotions often get out of hand? How can you channel your negative emotions into more constructive ends? According to Brené Brown, emotions are a powerful force of love and connection when used correctly and channeled into positive actions. Used improperly, they cut us off from each other, leaving us divided and hateful. Here’s how to deal with negative emotions, according to Brené Brown.
What do people mean by “vibes” or “energy”? What are some of the things that dampen your vibrational frequency? There are a number of factors, both internal and external, that can lower your vibrational frequency. When you’re aware of the factors that cause you negative vibes, you can remove them from your life. Ultimately, anything that causes suffering will lower your vibration. The following tips will guide you on how to surround yourself with positivity and keep off bad vibes.
What does it mean to “live life to the fullest”? Are you making the most of your life? Let’s face it: Your life is finite and extremely brief in the context of the universe. If you live to be 76, you’ll only have about 4,000 weeks on Earth. The implication of a finite life is that you must use your time carefully and in service of projects and activities that matter to you and make you happy. With that in mind, here’s how to live life to the fullest.
Do you lack a sense of control over your life? Do you feel your life is ruled by circumstances as opposed to your conscious choices? Taking control of your life starts with taking responsibility for your life and your actions rather than blaming other people or external circumstances. If you don’t take responsibility, you’ll never feel like you control your life—so you can’t feel capable or worthy. For example, if you don’t take responsibility for your finances as an adult and instead rely on your parents to fund your life, you won’t feel like you can do things they dislike—so
What is the Law of Vibration? How does emitting good vibes help you attract more positivity into your life? According to Vex King, the key to achieving happiness and your dream life is to have a positive mindset or, in other words, put out good vibrations (or “vibes”). A positive mindset will attract positivity to your life. He calls this the Law of Vibration. Here’s how the Law of Vibration can help you manifest your dream life.
What is Brené Brown’s Atlas of the Heart about? What is the key message to take away from the book? Many people can only recognize and name three emotions: happiness, sadness, and anger. This lack of vocabulary blocks us from being able to fully experience and share our feelings with others—and that prevents us from forming connections with each other. In her book Atlas of the Heart, Brené Brown provides descriptions and explanations of 87 emotions, along with the situations where you’re likely to encounter them. Below is a brief overview of Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown.
What does it mean to accept yourself? Why is it important to accept yourself wholly and unconditionally? Accepting yourself means choosing not to live in conflict with yourself. When you accept yourself, you don’t compare yourself to others to validate your self-worth—you feel worthy the way you are. Keep reading to learn what accepting yourself entails, why it’s important, and how to accept yourself wholly and unconditionally.