Hellbent On Bliss

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The Next Time You’re Stressed, Ask Yourself: So What?

The next time you wake up in the middle of the night, worried and stressed about disappointing others, try this helpful stress-reducing tool: Ask yourself: So what?” Example: So what if so-and-so is disappointed in you because you didn’t do Read more

By Lily Chien-Davis, 6 yearsJanuary 1, 2020 ago
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Families

Fireworks

Happy New Year! Can’t believe it’s the end of another year. A decade, in fact. As we watch the fireworks from our apartment in Austin, my family and I, we are reminded of the differences in experiences where we have Read more

By Lily Chien-Davis, 6 yearsDecember 31, 2019 ago
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mental health

Tried Improv for the First Time for My Writing

Just got home from my first improv class. It was a free improv class at ColdTowne Conservatory in Austin I found while googling “free improv classes near me.” On a whim, I decided to go by myself. I did it Read more

By Lily Chien-Davis, 6 yearsDecember 30, 2019 ago
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Quotes I’m Loving from Kate Northrop’s Book: Do Less

It’s not too late. As long as we have a pulse, it’s never too late… We forget that…happiness comes from the process of progress and growth, not from the result of progress and growth. (Quotes I’m Loving from Kate Northrop’s Read more

By Lily Chien-Davis, 6 yearsDecember 29, 2019 ago
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Families

Write a ‘What’s Going Right’ List

Oftentimes in life, it’s easy to succumb to old ways of being, of thinking. Mine tends to automatically go into what’s going wrong. A friend of mine, who happens to also be a therapist and life coach, had stopped me Read more

By Lily Chien-Davis, 6 yearsDecember 28, 2019 ago
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mental health

Puzzling Out Life, One Piece at a Time

When tackling a 500 word puzzle, it’s easy to be frightened of beginning a new color scheme in the corner. Much more easier to stick to the familiar, what you’ve already tackled so far fairly successfully. So you leave that Read more

By Lily Chien-Davis, 6 yearsDecember 26, 2019 ago
mental health

Watch this Alexis Ffrench Video to Instantly Activate Your Parasympathetic Nervous System

Watch and listen to this Alexis Ffrench video to instantly activate your parasympathetic nervous system (turning off the fight/flight sympathetic branch) and feel inspired about the possibilities of life. I recently discovered this phenomenal pianist from the UK while attempting Read more

By Lily Chien-Davis, 6 yearsDecember 23, 2019 ago
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mental health

The Impact of Running on Your Mind

Right before the sun set today, I set out to run. To be quite honest, I didn’t feel like it at all. It felt easier to get lost online in front of my laptop. It felt easier to just sit. Read more

By Lily Chien-Davis, 6 yearsDecember 22, 2019 ago
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mental health

It’s Not What You Do. It’s How You Do It that Matters.

There’s a line in a movie I just finished watching that I want to share. The movie is The Farewell, starring Awkafina, who is phenomenal in the film as the protagonist who returns to China with her family to spend Read more

By Lily Chien-Davis, 6 yearsDecember 21, 2019 ago
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mental health

Writing is My Xanax

Now that I’ve been aiming to write daily in my blog for at least 365 days since Nov 29, 2019, my writer friend and I decided to meet daily to work on our novels, if just for the tiniest bit. Read more

By Lily Chien-Davis, 6 yearsDecember 20, 2019 ago

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