Today we're back with another 7 mental habits that have helped me stay sane, calm, and positive despite the countless and wildly unpredictable adversities life oh-so-generously throws our way. 🌿 No matter how you're doing or what you're going through, I hope you remember this quote in the days and weeks to come, "As the saying goes, 'No mud, no lotus.' The most beautiful flower grows out of the mud. Our worst moments can be the seeds of our best moments. They have an amazing power to transform us.” 🌸

🙃 Don't be a stranger: rowena@rowenatsai.com

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🎥 7 Mindset Habits (1): https://youtu.be/WmxlerL6lfI
→ Know your worth
→ Reframe your fears
→ Be mindful of your thoughts
→ Work your butt off
→ Dance to the beat of your own music
→ Trusty yourself & the process
→ Unconditionally look inward

🎥 7 Mindset Habits (2): https://youtu.be/_Yj8nHQeZjk
→ Take responsibility: life isn’t ‘fair’
→ Trim the fat: the art of letting go
→ Choose wisely: 4 quarters over 100 pennies
→ Listen to listen: be an empathic listener
→ Take that risk: choose must
→ Find the middle path: pendulum
→ Meditate on death: perspective

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In this video, I'm wearing Jusuf's necklace: https://www.analuisa.com/products/curb-chain-necklace-jusuf

📚 Books I quoted:
╰ Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins https://amzn.to/2XEZkFU
╰ Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl https://amzn.to/2PJXKOt
╰ Play Bigger https://amzn.to/2WIH3Xo
╰ On Grief & Grieving by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross & David Kessler https://amzn.to/3bFwmsH
╰ Finding Meaning by David Kessler https://amzn.to/2LBCEPv
╰ Atomic Habits by James Clear https://amzn.to/2XdLATx

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📝 T I M E S T A M P 📝

➊ [0:46] Don’t allow your circumstances to define you

➋ [2:48] You need to inhale to exhale
╰ Comic: The Oatmeal Creativity is Like Breathing https://theoatmeal.com/comics/creativity_breathing

➌ [4:04] Be your own biggest cheerleader

➍ [5:07] Manage dichotomous thinking

➎ [7:40] Embrace alone time
╰ Video: How I’ve changed & changed my life https://youtu.be/zMxaJdW8MnU

➏ [9:11] Put one foot in front of the other
╰ Video: How to WFH https://youtu.be/322s2iNkloo

➐ [11:50] Pursue meaning over happiness

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✨ If you’re at all curious ✨
➫ My spiritual practice, Falun Dafa http://bit.ly/2z49zqz
➫ If you're interested in reading more, start with this to get an understanding of what qigong entails http://bit.ly/2u8DXOC
➫ The main text we read is Zhuan Falun* http://bit.ly/2t48xJP
*Best to read start to finish in the shortest time possible for the highest benefit.

➫ If you want to learn more about Falun Dafa and qigong, check out local contacts in your area - there are practitioners globally and in most big enough-ish cities: http://bit.ly/2E0PL6S

➫ My friend Chris over at China Uncensored made an incredibly informative video on what Falun Dafa is and why it's being persecuted in China (YT video): http://bit.ly/2CR9yZQ

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H O M E

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╰ Edit: Final Cut Pro X