How I trained myself to eat less junk food.
Thought of the Day 
Key idea: training yourself to associate how you FEEL 10-15 minutes after you eat the food instead of associating the food with those feelings of instant gratification when you first take a bite.
Now, I’m not saying I don’t eat junk food nor do I hate junk food. But my cravings and desire to eat them often has decreased significantly.
Are you interested in trying this? Let me know your thoughts 
Thought for the day
Key idea: The easiest way to make ourselves unhappy is to compare ourselves with other people. Therefore, to increase happiness, we have to stop this.
Easier said than done, given how social media encourages us to show our “best sides” and the “highlight reel” of our lives.
I reality, many times we’re just trying to impress people we don’t even like. And we can’t help but be envious of those around us who seem happy and successful.
But more often than not, those who seem to have perfect lives on the outside might be struggling with the same insecurities as us.
Some of my favorite books on this topic:
Thoughts? Do you agree? Disagree? What else makes us unhappy?
“Those who get offended easily should be offended more often”
Counter-cultural idea: Nobody can offend you, it’s your choice to be offended. When we get offended easily, it’s a sign that we’re either taking something personally or taking things too seriously.
I have to remind myself that when someone says something “offensive” to me or about me, it reveals more about them and their faults rather than myself.
A perfect example: check out the comments section on my original Facebook post. Someone who saw my video got offended by what I was saying and took it down a different rabbit hole.
He interpreted it as being complacent when there is an injustice happening (such as bigotry, racism, etc). This was definitely NOT the spirit or intention of the video.
In my observation, he was noticeably annoyed by the idea and was probably looking to start a fight and demonstrate his intellectual prowess and moral high ground. He also tagged his friend for backup, which seemed to be intended to try and “win” this argument.
While it would have been easy for me to take it personally and attack back, I rewatched my video and took my own advice. I understood where he was coming from, and even though he diverged from the spirit of the idea, I knew this wasn’t a battle I needed to try and “win”.
Instead, I chose to end the discussion with acceptance, empathy, and gratitude for him and his beliefs.
To be completely honest, when I first started reading the thread and the attacks, my heart rate increased as an involuntary “fight or flight” reaction took place in my mind/body. However, I took a second to listen, understand, and calmly formulate my best response.
And in retrospect, I thought it was ironic and hilarious that someone got offended by my video about not getting offended and how you control your own emotional response to things.
We should learn from those who can laugh at themselves easily and not take things personally. These people are almost always much happier.
Even for me, this is a work in progress. And this was such a beautifully-timed challenge for me to face and apply my own advice.
Let me know your thoughts! Do you agree? Disagree?
Originally posted on 7/26/18 on Facebook here.
My thoughts on how to define “love”.
Morning thoughts during my commute to work 🚙
I had this thought while reflecting on a recent book I read The Gifts of Imperfection and wanted to capture my ideas.
Main idea: If we wait for a feeling to act, we’ll never do it. But if we act first, we’ll produce the feeling. This applies not only to going to the gym and working out but also to love, in my opinion.
Thoughts? How do you define love? Agree or disagree?
Originally posted 7/24/18 on Facebook here.
Marlo Yonocruz 