January 1st carries a strange pressure. We’re told it’s a reset, a clean slate, a moment where the past is supposed to disappear and everything ahead is somehow brand new. But real growth doesn’t work that way. New beginnings are not about erasing what mattered before. They are about building on it. The past year, … More New Beginnings Don’t Erase the Past
People often say they want what’s best for you. They pray for your happiness, speak it sincerely, and mean it, at least in part. But woven quietly into that wish are conditions, boundaries, and unspoken limits. You can be happy, they say, just not that way. Not if it disrupts what feels safe, familiar, or … More When Happiness Comes With Conditions
Most people don’t realize this, but your mind can be both a sanctuary… and a prison. The same place where your dreams live, where your visions are born, where your goals are shaped, is also the place where doubts grow roots and insecurities whisper louder than truth. And when life gets heavy, when emotions hit … More The Hidden Danger of Living Inside Your Own Mind
For some people, peace doesn’t feel safe, it feels unfamiliar.After years of living in instability, the quiet can be unsettling. When life has conditioned someone to equate love with chaos, calmness doesn’t register as love at all. It feels like a trap. The Cycle of Projection In psychology, this is often called projection, the mind’s … More When Chaos Feels Like Home
We live in a world obsessed with physical fitness.Everywhere you look, people are working out, counting calories, tracking macros, running miles, and chasing visible results. And while there’s nothing wrong with striving to keep your body in peak condition, most people overlook the most powerful muscle they have, the mind. Your mind drives everything. It’s … More Training the Strongest Muscle You Have…Your Mind
We’ve all heard the phrase, “You can’t pour from an empty cup.” It’s a piece of advice we give ourselves and others when we’re running on empty, a reminder to take time for self-care before we burn out. But sometimes, self-care is easier said than done. There are moments when your emotional resources are being … More You Can’t Pour from an Empty Cup
Life has a way of moving forward, sometimes feeling repetitive, predictable, or even directionless. But then, one day, someone enters your life and changes everything. It’s not just about romance or companionship—it’s about transformation, purpose, and a deeper understanding of love. A New Perspective A special person, your partner, has the power to shift the … More How One Person Can Transform Your Life
Happiness is something we all claim to seek, yet when it arrives, many of us struggle to accept it. We sabotage relationships, dismiss achievements, or convince ourselves that we don’t deserve the joy we’ve found. But why? Why do we throw away something great, believing we aren’t worthy or that something better must be out … More Why Do We Struggle to Accept Happiness?
Ever feel like life is just one big, never-ending sprint? We wake up late, scramble around the house like headless chickens, then jump in the car and turn into speed demons. Heaven forbid we hit a red light! Suddenly, we’re furious at that poor soul in front of us for having the audacity to obey … More What’s the Hurry?
I have spent a lot of time in other blogs over the past few months dealing with the topics of anxiety, gratitude, self-help, etc.. Reason being, these are the areas that are currently dominating the lives of so many people. Some of these topics can be all tied together with Living in the Present, and … More Living in the Present
Troy P Zehnder 