Living a Thoughtful and Authentic Life

Recently a close friend experienced the death of a loved one. The death of this particular person was tragic. It was a drunk driving accident that occurred on a sunny day in the afternoon and my friend's friend was hit head on by a drunk driver. This driver walked away unscathed and his friend died instantly. My friend who was very close to this person was devasted by such a senseless tragedy. It has been a few months now and he is struggling with how to cope with the death of his friend. He is struggling with how to deal with this death because it was so preventable. I tried to touch base with him after the accident to see how he was dealing with the death but he couldn't talk about it. He finally called me back and after a long conversation, I decided that my next blog post should be about the holistic approach to dealing with grief. Grief comes in many forms and people have different approaches to dealing with grief. My friend reached out to me to see if I had any advice o...

The people we surround ourselves with can have a huge impact on our emotions and our positivity in life. Who we chose to spend our time with will either have a positive impact or a negative impact on our lives. Making the conscious choice to surround ourselves with people who lift us up is the key to living a healthier life. We can sometimes get sucked into toxic relationships without even realizing that we are spending our time with a toxic person. It can be very easy to become ensnared in their negativity. It can sometimes take years to extract yourself from a toxic person. Because we form a bond of love with a person, it can be a difficult task to let go. But just because we love or care about someone doesn't mean that the love is But letting go can be the best thing for a person's life. The first step to letting these people go is to identify the people that are toxic to your life. These are the people in your life that will bring you down to their negative level. They ...