Deep Dive into Your Ikigai: Questions to Determine Your Purpose
While uncovering your “Ikigai” (reason for being) is a personal journey, these questions can serve as a compass: Self-Reflection: Values & Passions: What are your core values (honesty, creativity, etc.)? What activities truly ignite your passion, even if impractical? Skills & Strengths: What are you naturally good at? What skills have you acquired that bring…
Ikigai: The Secret to a Life Filled with Passion & Purpose
One of the most transformative concepts I’ve discovered in my journey as a physician who embraces Lifestyle Medicine medicine is the Japanese philosophy of ikigai (pronounced ick-ee-gah-ee). While difficult to succinctly translate, ikigai essentially refers to your reason for waking up each day – the driving sense of purpose that gets you out of bed…
The Benefits of Mindfulness Exercises
Mindfulness is the practice of bringing your full attention to the present moment…
Today, I choose…
I realize that I am not the first one to propose the concept of preventative mental health. The idea that we need to do things on a daily basis to “exercise” our brains seems like a “no brainer” when I have this thought in my own brain. It reminds me of the see my idea…