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Reminders for How to Maintain an Optimistic Outlook

mixedknot wrote 2 weeks ago: “Look around and smile at your life and your choices. Don’t worry about the paths you sh … more →

Tags: Beating Adversity, Belief, optimism, Positive Thinking, beating adversity, finding relief, happiness 2, Law of Attraction, managing pain

Measuring Milestones and Persevering for Progress

mixedknot wrote 3 months ago: source: shakinglikeamountain The Year of Silence I feel a bit conflicted. On one hand, January was a … more →

Tags: Beating Adversity, Belief, Betrayal, Blame, Courage, cross cultural relationships, happiness, healing, HOPE 2

How to Accept the Situation You’re In and Focus on Happiness

mixedknot wrote 4 months ago:   A new post after months of contemplation. Mixedknotters, admittedly, it has been a long time since … more →

Tags: anger, Arranged Marriages, Beating Adversity, Belief, Blame, Communication 2, Confrontation, Courage, cross cultural relationships

How to Stop Sabotaging Your Happiness with Guilt

mixedknot wrote 7 months ago: The Looming Sense of Guilt A few Saturday’s ago I woke up after a number of unsettling dreams. The d … more →

Tags: cross cultural relationships, Emotional Intelligence, guilt, healing, mental patterns, Negative Thoughts, self-blame, beating adversity, Emotional Intelligence

Solve Your Problems by Taking Your Focus Off Them1 comment

mixedknot wrote 9 months ago: The Girl Who Cried I once lived with a girl who was going through quite an emotionally unstable peri … more →

Tags: Beating Adversity, Belief, happiness, healing, managing pain, pacing yourself, planning for success, Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Pain

Double Standards: How To Deal With Them

mixedknot wrote 10 months ago: You know, I’m not really angry after all that’s happened.  Just sad because the reality is, I do mis … more →

Tags: anger, Beating Adversity, Belief, cross cultural relationships, cultural taboos, disharmony, double-standard, Fear, healing

How to Refuse Giving in to Pressure, Guilt and Punishment

mixedknot wrote 11 months ago: Some may call me selfish for refusing to marry young, for refusing to listen to my parents who wante … more →

Tags: Beating Adversity, Fear, Gratitude 2, Confrontation, HOPE 2, happiness, change, Courage, Self Awareness

5 Ways to Break Out of Victim Mentality1 comment

mixedknot wrote 1 year ago: If you behave like a victim, you will always be a victim. Sounds harsh. I know. But it’s true. The f … more →

Tags: Beating Adversity, Positive Thinking, Emotional Intelligence, Controlling Stress, happiness, Blame, change, Self Awareness, Growth

How to Think Forward and Stop Living in the Past

mixedknot wrote 1 year ago: This year has been about thinking forward. The past two years, whilst some of the happiest in my lif … more →

Tags: Abundance, Beating Adversity, Controlling Stress, cross cultural relationships, Growth, happiness, law of attraction, Positive Thinking, Avatar

Empower Yourself: How To Maintain Courage and Strength

mixedknot wrote 1 year ago: Same Story, Different City It’s interesting how the same story and patterns seem to permeate within … more →

Tags: anger, Arranged Marriages, Beating Adversity, Confrontation, Courage, cultural taboos, disharmony, Fear, happiness

4 Books to Help You Change Negative Thoughts to Positive Ones

mixedknot wrote 1 year ago: Undoing Damage and Unconstructive Thought Patterns From time to time, feelings of selfishness and gu … more →

Tags: change, Fear, Growth, healing, law of attraction, mental patterns, Negative Thoughts, planning for success, Positive Thinking

If You Don’t Ask, You Don’t Get1 comment

mixedknot wrote 1 year ago: MIXEDKNOTTERS, many have recently expressed their anger towards the situation I face; towards how so … more →

Tags: Beating Adversity, cross cultural relationships, Fear, healing, HOPE 2, Positive Thinking, stages of acceptance, Ask For It, convince parents

Multicultural Marriages on the Rise

mixedknot wrote 1 year ago: I heard recently that almost 50% of marriages in the country I live in are between people from diffe … more →

Tags: cross cultural relationships, HOPE 2, Interracial Dating, Interracial Marriage, Positive Thinking, family conflict, generational gap, Honour Killings, international upbringing

5 Affirmations for Attracting Abundance

mixedknot wrote 1 year ago: A good friend of mine, who is the epitome of positivity, somehow manages to find the best (non-tacky … more →

Tags: Beating Adversity, Positive Thinking, Emotional Intelligence, Abundance, positive thinking, beating adversity, Emotional Intelligence, The Secret, Affirmations

How to Cope When You Have Been Disowned4 comments

mixedknot wrote 1 year ago: The Deed Is Done So MIXEDKNOTTERS, the deed is done. I mustered up the courage to email my parents t … more →

Tags: Interracial Dating, healing, Beating Adversity, cross cultural relationships, Emotional Intelligence, social comparisons, Controlling Stress, Honest Communication, Confrontation

8 Tips for Managing Pre Xmas Stress1 comment

mixedknot wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been hearing a lot lately that Xmas is so close and yet feels so far. December seems to b … more →

Tags: Beating Adversity, planning for success, Controlling Stress, Honest Communication, positive thinking, strategies for coping, honest communication, convince parents, Work Life Balance

2 Ways to Regain Positivity after Emotionally Stressful Events1 comment

mixedknot wrote 1 year ago: Look where the sun shines. I’ve had my fair shares of ups and downs the past couple of weeks from th … more →

Tags: Beating Adversity, Controlling Stress, cross cultural relationships, Emotional Intelligence, Positive Thinking, finding support, Interracial Relationships, multicultural dating, positive thinking

What Would Steve Jobs Do?

mixedknot wrote 1 year ago: I don’t understand. I just don’t. How can pride and salvaging the ‘reputation’ of a family be more i … more →

Tags: healing, Beating Adversity, over protective parents, stages of acceptance, cross cultural relationships, Fear, Interracial Relationships, strategies for coping, how to resolve conflict

What I’ve Gained from a Genuinely Generous Gem of a Friend

mixedknot wrote 1 year ago: A few weekends ago, I caught up with a friend. (On a completely side note – she looks fabulous in ru … more →

Tags: Beating Adversity, Positive Thinking, planning for success, Gratitude 2, Generosity, Friendship, Emotional Intelligence, Healing, beating adversity


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