Not often enough do we wonder who stands next to us, are they happy, are they sad, will our paths intersect ever again? When travelling, I often observe the tourists around me, lost only for a second in taking the perfect photo while more often than not, I find myself taking the photo that nobody else does.
Read MoreCreating a home environment that fosters motivation and courage is crucial for staying true to your passions and resolutions. As the new year unfolds, it's an opportune time to set the stage for positive change, reinforcing your commitment to what truly matters. Here's how you can design your living space to inspire determination and a sense of purpose.
Read MoreThe trend of health and wellness is still going strong going in to 2024. Exercise has been proven to reduce anxiety, increase cognitive function and boost overall mood. Our recently completed condo project includes this state of the art gym outfitted with all the necessary equipment and luxe finishes creating a serene workout space for residents to enjoy.
Read MoreWhen in 1946, the World Health Organization (WHO) appointed Mental Health as an actual discipline, it globally validated the field and closed the last loop on what human health is. That was two thousand years since Hippocrates linked psychological disorders to biological causes and broke the pre-existing belief that mental illnesses were fuelled by supernatural intervention. With that, the rest was history.
Read MoreThis is an ode to the Everyday, the normal day, the one that tends to get ignored, the one that you want past while you reach the special ones faster, that day, that ordinary one that fills most of your life, the one that should get the most attention but frequently it does not. ✨
Read MoreNeuroscience tells us that as we do not use part of our brain synapses, certain areas atrophy. Our brains do the work themselves via a process called synapse pruning.
Read MoreHow you choose to define mental health is now left more and more up to you. Bombarded by definitions and opinions of all kinds, we tend, in health, to follow those whom we admire and respect. Like in all other.
Read MoreOf all the moments I pause and ponder over, the ones that tend to slide between my fingers like fish underwater are those of unrecognizable joy, abundantly flowing, unexplainably taking over my being.
Read MoreDesign and science are equally important
Reality is systemic, inter-connected, and ever-changing, and it does not take place in a vacuum. Design methods produce solutions that reflect that. They are environment-sensitive, bio-responsive and non- destructive to both the human subject and the environment. Science, in an unnatural way, validates everything through experimental isolation. Equally valuable truths stem from both approaches; science just had the stage for longer.
The ease with which we move within our imagination is quickly dismissed when a good reality is cast upon us. Sometimes, we become content and relaxed at the expense of not seeing the next step that can take us even further. Vibing well is an awesome ride to catch upward, not something to bathe in like a stagnant pool after a summer's shower rain.
Read MoreWhat is there to think about when you thought about "things" for more than half a century? What is there to buy when you bought all that you need? Where is there to travel when you've travelled everywhere. If you've gotten to the point where you've wondered about these, the answer is ... plenty. And if you think otherwise, your brain needs realignment.
Read MoreWhen Malinowski coined the ubiquitous term in the 1920s, nuclear families had been at the root of most societies for more than 500 years. Yet it has not always been so; in history, we see other constructs that have been much more successful in delivering a wide range of impressive lifestyle benefits as precursors of this now prevalent reality. Nuclear families, even by definition, are proponents of exclusion. A nucleus is compactly closed, not open. It hardens its barriers to the rest of the world rejecting fluency. Indubitably a suitable environment for the very young, for young adults and beyond, nuclear families are not enough.
Read MoreThe realization that we're truly alone in this world comes much later in life than it should. In fact, for some, it does not come at all. Some think of this as a bad thing when in fact, there is nothing bad about it. Too much reliance on parents, extended family, friends and support groups is detrimental to an individual's life on many levels. On the other hand self-sufficiency, at least to a certain extent, is extremely useful.
Read MoreMost things in our lives are on the go. Seldom can we see a chapter fully closed and when we do, that probably isn't the most interesting chapter we have anymore. Our attention focuses on the next thing. We all get more excited with projects on the go. They have an enticing potential which the closed ones don’t.
Read MoreApril 2022
Think about all the first experiences of youth. The simple ones. The ones that now, you don't even notice you are living. Like walking on a city street by yourself, not holding the hand of your parent, where every single silly thing around you is so great.
Read MoreThe thing about habits is that you can always build new ones. That's the beauty of it. Yet they are so hard to break. The attachments that we develop toward our own habits are some of the strongest we experience.
In our lives, habits often fill a time of waiting. Time you don't really know what to do with. They feast on such incertitude. And other times, they help you grab the day by the horns.
Read MoreCleanses, weights-lifting, yoga classes, detox, purging and facials are just some of the perfect fixes for an adult crappy day. And for the lucky some, reading nooks just may do the same.
That is, if you're into reading. It does not need to be a book. It can be a tablet. Should you be into reading? Heck yes!
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