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The Gift of Mindfulness – learn how to practice mindfulness throughout the day!
Knowing how to practice mindfulness throughout the day gives you a precious gift – living in the present moment. The more we live in the present moment, the less emotional suffering we experience. There are two stories within each one of us. The first is your journey, meaning your real-life experiences. Although every experience becomes a memory, frame of reference, hopefully wisdom, it is also…
6 Actionable Ways to Manage Your Life Now
My Own Your Best mission is to empower you to take ownership of your life. Many cliche quotes and articles to do your best to achieve goals are exhausting and lack substance. Similarly, the overused and abused excuse, “I did my best.” It was time to take this on. First, I researched examples of taking responsibility for your actions and translated the results to real, actionable strategies so…
The Best Self Help Books for Insecurity and Low Self Esteem to Change Your Life
Self-image is key to a healthy well being and happiness. So if you truly want to live your best life, overcoming insecurity and low self esteem are critical. I’ve compiled the best, and my favorite, life changing self help books of all time. 2019 is your time to rise above the depths of insecurity. These inspirational books will empower you with the confidence and grit…
Flower Essences RESCUE Remedy Review
Do flower essences in Bach’s RESCUE Remedy really work for anxiety, coping and concentration? As promised, below is a recap of my experience and review of the flower remedies product Bach’s RESCUE Remedy by Nelsons. Why I Turned to RESCUE Remedy I share as much as I can about my personal use and what I’ve learned about the flower essences world without getting over our heads.…
How to Stop Worrying About Future Events – End the Suffering
What creates stress and emotional distress? Often we blame suffering on other people or circumstances. But it’s not a who or a what, it is an inability to control. It’s time to focus on how to stop worrying about future events. With today’s uncertain world, political turmoil, negativity in the news and social media monopolizing our time, it’s no wonder that many of us are completely stressed out. Whether…
What’s Wrong With Me? My Pheochromocytoma Story
For nearly two years I had wondered and uttered the question, “What’s Wrong With Me?” Here is my Pheochromocytoma Story… This is not a personal story to solicit sympathy. With the vast amount of illnesses and problems that come and go in the world, there is plenty of that to go around. Just like all the pages of Own Your Best, I just want to share…
Pursuing Possibility: How to Rise Above Low Self-Esteem
How can you overcome low self-esteem and low self-worth? No one has an advantage here-they do not discriminate. Low self-esteem transcends race, religion, economic status and age. Too often this negativity seeps into other areas of life like relationships, health, work, achieving goals and emotional well-being. Life is too short! so let’s rise above low self-esteem together. It’s no secret that there are many “10-step programs” to help…
Chasing Purpose aka What is my life purpose?
Feelings of discontent or the need to answer “What is my life purpose?” burdens many people. There’s a relentless chase for identifying a higher purpose often to feel validated or worthy. So let’s look at the famously unanswered question, Am I living on this earth without real purpose and where can I find it? You are in good company because this is the age-old question…
Finding Happiness
What is the definition of happiness? Is there really a way to describe something that is as subjective as being happy? Let’s search and see where and how we can find happiness. When people say, “I just want to be happy…” Is this something people can attain? Do you earn it…how about those people who are just born with it? Isn’t that annoying 🙂 A…
How to Have a Healthy Mindset
Practicing a positive and healthy mindset is one of the most critical things you can do for your well-being. Being in a fulfilled state emotionally, spiritually and economically is an inside job. You always have a choice and control in what you think. The key is to know how to have a healthy mindset. What stops us from having a meaningful and fulfilling life? What…