Why are so many of us unhappy?

From Path to Peace With Todd Perelmuter Newsletter Hello my friend, Why are so many of us unhappy? Why are we all coping with stress instead being free from it? Why do we all need a steady stream of products, substances, and experiences to keep the bad feelings away? When we understand the answer to these questions, the solutions become apparent. If we really look at our society, happiness is…

8 Small Changes That Can Improve Your Mental Wellbeing

1. Stop Thinking Your Way Out of Overthinking We cannot think our way out of overthinking. We cannot force our mind to stop thinking negative thoughts. And we can't undo anxiety if we are anxiously trying to get rid of it. But we can cultivate a more positive mindset. When we feel low, combining wisdom with calm brings about heightened state of presence. We all have a higher intelligence within…

How to Stop Relying on Other People for Your Happiness

Stop Outsourcing Your HappinessWhen we expect others to make us feel better, we become the outsourcer of our own happiness. And while it can be very healing to have close people in our lives who we can share our problems with, sharing can all too easily turn into dumping. When we dump all our problems onto others with the expectation of them making us feel better, we are not valuing the…

When the Past Keeps Haunting You

Usually what happens when we have those unwanted, intrusive, misery-inducing thoughts, is that we are trying to suppress something that is clearly there and trying to express itself. Suppression and repression only feed negative thoughts more energy.Distraction and escape just keep them bubbling under the surface. Engaging with those thoughts feeds them too. So what the heck are we supposed to do?!The key to freeing ourselves from a dark past…

What Actually Changes When You Meditate Every Day?

This article is part of the ongoing Meditation for All challenge. Subscribers to the free newsletter receive weekly guidance and a daily practice.Why Should I Meditate?Have you ever noticed how after significant moments in your life, you have almost no memory of them?Like how you can give a big speech and it feels like you missed the whole thing. You gave the speech, or you were at your wedding, but…

The Courage to Build a Life That Belongs to You

Most of us won't make it into the top 1%. Statistically, that's impossible. 99% of us will not reach that level of success. But here's the key: the more we understand ourselves, the more we can create a unique experience tailored just for us. This is where true success lies. If we strive to be in the top 1% of being our authentic selves, we all have the potential to…

Why Our Best Days Aren’t Behind Us — They’re Waiting in the Present

We are killing the present moment every time we relive a memory, wishing it were now. When we are stuck in the past, when we are reliving our childhoods in our minds over and over again, longing for those simple, better days, this is common when we had an idyllic childhood and maybe our lives turned out differently than we expected. Or we just long for those days that were…

The First Step to Becoming Happy

The first step to becoming happy is realizing how we are making ourselves unhappy. This is very hard to see because we are certain that something outside of us is making us unhappy, that some event from our past is preventing us from being happy, that there is some defect within us that prevents us from allowing ourselves to smile, to love.If we were in a constant state of loving…

The Truth Behind “Toxic Positivity”

We often notice that when people are faking positivity and pressuring positivity, we tend to find that this is really a desperate cry for help. Because they are unable to face reality. They want to face a fantasy. And it’s a fragile and unstable happiness. I’m going to say something a little controversial — but it’s true: toxic positivity doesn’t actually exist. What we usually mean when we say “toxic…

The Two Blocks to True Happiness

There are two main blocks that people have from being their happiest, most peaceful, loving selves possible. And it really comes down to two different types of people.The First Block: The People Who Think They’re Happy (But Aren’t Truly Happy)The first type of person thinks they’re happy, but they’re not really happy. This is the kind of person we all know. They always have to be doing something. They have…