IS IT JUST AN ACCIDENT… OR A MESSAGE?
When accidents stop being accidental:
In many spiritual and metaphysical perspectives, accidents can carry deeper meaning—especially when they keep happening. They often occur as a wake-up call that draws our attention to something important.
That’s not to say that we are at fault for having accidents; after all, they do happen. But, sometimes, what appears as disruption can be an opening for deeper awareness, realignment and positive change.
Mar 272 min read
HOW’S YOUR CREATIVE FLOW GOING?
Do you remember the hours you used to spend as a kid, drawing, painting, creating collages, tracing things on paper? Or singing and dancing? Or storytelling and playacting? Do you recall how great that felt?
Then we become adults and often only create when it’s tied to productivity or income.
Tapping into your creativity is an effective form of self-care. Through writing, graphic designing, dancing or singing, I’ve often leaned into creativity, especially during challenging o
Mar 272 min read
SHOULD WE ACCEPT OURSELVES?
The Functional Perfectionist questions: So, should we accept ourselves? I’d argue that a better word is acknowledge. We need to acknowledge who we currently are—the good, the bad and the ugly—while actively working to improve ourselves, rather than simply accepting who we are. Continuous acceptance without real change becomes a form of copping out. Accepting ourselves without genuine effort to grow starts to look more like self-indulgence than self-compassion. Actions speak l
Feb 61 min read
NOT WORKING FOR YOU? CHANGE IT UP!
Is Your Self-care Routine Becoming a Drag? The Functional Perfectionist discusses why trying to stick to a spiritual/mindful practice and self-care routine during extra busy times (and then exerting even more pressure by being hard on yourself when you can't keep it up) doesn't really work. What usually works much better is mindful self-care; in other words, checking in with yourself in relation to what you truly need the most in that moment or that day; rotating positive ene
Jan 51 min read
YOU ARE YOUR BRAIN CHEMISTRY
"Do you sometimes feel “crazy” (out of balance or out of your norm) without any apparent reason? If you’re like me, perhaps that happens more often than it should…" Our brain chemistry affects us; The Functional Perfectionist discusses how our thoughts, feelings and behaviors are direct results of the chemical processes in our brain, including the balance and interaction of neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin, and shares information on tools that help balance your
Oct 29, 20252 min read
MY STRUGGLES WITH MEDITATION… AND MY SOLUTION - PART II
The Functional Perfectionist shares a simple meditation practice (empty bowl meditation with Pranayama breath) that has consistently worked well, along with an effective adjustment to the meditation practice that helps to withdraw attention from the external world, reduce visual distractions, and redirect energy inward to better observe internal thoughts and sensations: Focusing on the space between your eyelids and eyeballs (the area behind your eyelids) with your eyes close
Sep 24, 20253 min read
COMPASSION BEGINS WITH YOURSELF
The Functional Perfectionist shares about feeling compassion fatigue due to the fact that so much happening in the world right now that requires continuous forgiveness, understanding, sympathy, empathy… and shares this simple workaround: "If I can’t bring myself to find compassion and forgive others for their (ongoing) trespasses quite yet, I can at least show compassion to myself."
Aug 29, 20251 min read
