Happy Saturday my friends! 🤗 It's a gloomy and rainy day here, so I'll be answering your comments from underneath a blanket with my trusted giraffe mug filled with tea 🍵 Watch next > How to live a clutter free life: ua-cam.com/video/b2yv5KmL-2M/v-deo.html
Thanks for what you do. Your calming presence is key to the message you provide. I enjoy hearing and seeing your videos as they come in at a perfect time. Happy Saturday!
Your curly hair videos seam more relaxed and at ease than your straight hair videos. Not sure what changed. Keep up the good work. Always love watching your videos. : )
I once read “God created you perfect and left it to you to discover it for yourself “. This was life-changing. It gave me a whole new approach to my life
Another variation of this phrase that I like is "we are all spiritual beings living a human experience". Everybody’s beliefs are different; I personally don't consider myself to be religious, but I am spiritual. 😊
For the purpose of being informed, God created us, but we are sinful and cannot claim perfection in any sense because of our human sinful condition. We are forgiven through Christ, but perfection will only come when we get to heaven. We are loved by God and it is up to us to accept that love and live a life of giving love to others ❤
Thanks for mentoring the exception for ppl who can’t get their basic needs met. As someone from the states (where half of us live in poverty) I hate when rich ppl or ppl who have rich parents who pay for everything say things like “money doesn’t buy you happiness” when I know for sure nobody can possibly be happy who doesn’t have basic needs met. How could anyone be expected to not be chronically stressed/ depressed/ anxious when they’re constantly in fear of or experiencing homelessness/ lack of medical care/ poverty/ working 3 jobs to barely make ends meet/ lack of food/ can’t pay bills/ lack of child care.
Overwhelming obstacles. Such a harsh reality. I have no answer to help you. The only way out for me was when I got fired I made myself stay out of the stores - any kind of store - and I ate old food instead of throwing it away.
Openness is a form of non-clinging, or non-attachment; for example non-attachment to particular outcomes from a situation, or (in the example of talking with someone we disagree with, or attending a symposium) non-attachment to the opinions or knowledge we already hold. Openness is freeing because it allows us to be in these situations without (so much of) the inner tension of the clinging. Zen mind = Beginner's mind.
One of the mindsets I've picked up (from hiking, of all places) is "It's okay to struggle. You can still do it." Hiking is hard, haha! This mindset has helped me in other areas, though, especially struggling with garden variety social anxiety.
Dont think of anything more then 5 mins which after 5 yrs from now u wont even bother about so it's not thinking about it even for 5 mins. This tip has helped me so muchhhh
yes, toxic positivity is all over social media change "good vibes only" to "all feelings are allowed" thank you for sharing this video, really well done 🙌💃
Love your videos! One thing I've often found helpful is to remember every moment is a new moment, hence a potential new beginning and new opportunity. We don't always have to wait for a particular day, or give ourselves reasons to delay our nice new beginning or new start. If the day didn't get off to a great start, I like the idea of just starting again anytime, thankfully I actually do this but may be not often enough! Thank you for your videos x
One way to relax about perfectionism is to ask: is this project worthy of being perfect? I came across this whilst mending a scrub rag. Yes, I like to practice my sewing techniques, but I kept saying to myself this is just a rag, it doesn't need to be perfect. I'm probably the only one who will ever see it. Good, is good enough. ... Saying this over and over helps reduce the perfectionism anxiety. 💜🌞🌵😷
Vi Vera Im busy with my beading order, and so decided to catch up with your videos including the old one's. I have come across your channel during pandemic around March 2020. Enjoying ever since. Stay blessed ❤
Oh my goodness #6!!!! You put such accurate words to something I have felt about myself for such a long time. I have spent most of my life in the defeating mindset that I am going from obstacle to obstacle or problem to problem, swimming against the current and I think I have missed out on truly enjoying so much of life’s experiences because of it. I am an anxious person by nature, even more so in the pandemic environment, and so, I think prone to seeing things in this light. I have at times beat myself up a bit for being so negative toward myself...isn’t that backwards?! The universe is here to support me! What a wonderful wonderful thought to keep front of mind! Thank you!
Learning something new: using UA-cam instruction and a language dictionary as well as some ebooks, I am learning French. (Japanese is a little intimidating, but I love learning all about the unique culture.) I can feel my brain synapses and dendrites stretching and strengthening!
8:53 I'm so glad that you made that very important caveat that you need a certain amount of money to meet your basic needs! A lot of people don't take this into account when picking either end of the money can/can't buy happiness argument.
Your authenticity shines through in all of your videos...we need more people like you more then ever right now...blessings to you and all of us viewers on this journey ❤️
I entirely agree with you that change will not bring happiness unless we are happy, there is no escaping from ourselves. 100% true. Don’t go from place to place hoping you will be happy in the new place. Do what you can, the best you can, right where you are - Theodore Roosevelt. For a young woman, you are showing extraordinary maturity and awareness.
One way to give yourself some time to say "NO" is to say: let me check my schedule (or with my spouse) and I'll get back to you. ... This gets the high pressure people to give you some space. 💜🌞🌵😷
My mindset is making myself aware of the moments I'm stopping my forward progress . When I start feeling sorry for myself or thinking thoughts that are basically saying OH POOR ME!!! It is freeing to let your mind rethink in these moments. Choose to think about what you can be thankful for in this situation ☺️
for me you are the Supreme Queen of the 2nd one "Leaving people better than you found them"! I often think that I'd like to make people feel how I feel when I watch you 😊
I really enjoyed this video, I am happy that I have overcome a lot of the mindest struggles. It does make such a huge difference. And you can actually even be happy when your basic need are not met, it's more about not feeling safe rather than happy. I for example grew up in a very poor home where a lot of my basic needs were not met but I found happiness in other things... Just wanted to share that. Thank you for your work :)
I can really relate to the sentence „You will still be you if you archieved xyz“. As I struggled a lot with my mental health the past years (and am still working on it) my hardest realization was that I felt like needing a break from myself… like my own perfectionism, anxiety, pressure I put on myself etc.. It was super hard to understand that whatever I do or wherever I go, I can’t escape myself so I need to change myself to get happier. But I am now feeling so much more at ease and lighter, as I put in a lot of work to change my negative mindset for the good😊 For anyone feeling the same.. you can do it as well💚 Also thank you for the great tips Vera, your videos are always super helpful!
You really left me behind better than before I watched the video. I love to watch your calm explanations of the different concepts and also really love the sunset images that accompany it. And it's true about the openness to learning. Even though I mostly already know the things you're talking about, there's always a new perspective or a nudge into to right direction that sticks with me. Enjoy your gloomy blanket time!
You absolutely nailed making people feel better than you found them. I love your channel. It really gets me through the days. Thank you for the videos!
Recently found this channel due to my sudden interest to minimalism. It's so inspiring, filled with warmth and kindness ❤ I am getting better understanding what minimalism really is. Thank you, Vera, for wonderful advice! 😊 This last video is so encouraging and lets us stop and tnink about the way how we think! In my life, I try to change my negative thoughts to positive ones and complain less.
Hi Julia! The realization that we can be happy with less, really opened my eyes too. I am finding more joy in the small things, good luck with your journey lovely! 🌻💫
Great summary and presentation on how the sensitive person can better cope in life. Appropriate mindset is such an important thing. For the HSP, Empathic persons are naturally able sensing and understanding things on a qualitatively different level than most sort of normal, everyday life humans. We tend to view another people as a sentient, conscious beings, just like us, the way we are. Not like sales man viewing others primarily as a mean achieving a sales deal; hence an object that can be manipulated for your own egoistic ends. That's the trap and main issue most HSP would run into. As naturally they are not introvert at all, on the contrary they are prone to communication with other authentically humane people. For they view another person as such in the first place. But faced with harsh social reality, bumping against the fake friendship, egoistic self-centered people, the all prevalent deception and violence. Only then they tend to become introverts, go into oneself. As a mean of self- protection. Yet the central point should be, and this every HSP, Empathic person should already feel. That it's not their fault, they are not to be blamed for, on the contrary the problem lies in the very our everyday social reality being totally flawed and wrong. Not adapted for the real, authentic humane social interaction and social life to take place and flourish. On the contrary, in most cases it's working to dehumanize, alienate and disempower people.(
Great video! Love the Maya Angelou quote (I'm very familiar with it!) and "done is better than perfect!" This is so true. Thank you for your insight. Hope you are well! 🦋
I have really stopped gossiping with people! I'm ashamed to admit that I use to gossip a lot! I would always feel so guilty about it. But now I feel so positive about myself and my life. I have noticed that the negative people that were always around me have drifted away. I have more positive people in my life :-)
I love that! I agree, the more we gossip, the more we invite that back into our life, and we'll be surrounded with more negativity than if we refrain from speaking negatively about others, and try to project love and acceptance instead :) Loved reading your comment Amy
Thanks so much for being here! Happy to hear you enjoy my videos :) Feel free to browse my playlists to see if you've missed some older ones. Have a lovely weekend!
Vera, I was just going to comment but then when I saw u saying it's okay to be negative sometimes, I just was happy. Because always trying to say something positive, all negative energy in me tends to accumulate and it'd just burst on a day. This kind of short busts r okay, as then I don't tend to think of it too much later.
I can relate :) Sometimes it's not so easy to feel this way. Okay this is going to sound weird, but maybe it can help :) So what I like to do in times when I'm not feeling this way, is getting down low on the ground regularly. Feeling the floor helps me to ground and get out of my thinking mind, into the 'real world', where I feel much more connected with the earth, nature, animals, etc. Especially with all the technology, this grounding can help to step out of that mindset and into the present moment. Somehow that connection helps me to trust life more.
What better way to spend a rainy, cozy Saturday than watching a new video from you ♥ Nu wil ik het in het Nederlands proberen: Het is een genoegen om een nieuwe video van je te zien
I wish there was a love or a "hell yes" button on this video, haha! Between your videos and this one podcast I've been following that talks about mindset/holistic living, I feel like the more I practice positive mindset habits, the lighter I feel on the inside. Putting my own mental health first isn't easy sometimes, so I highly appreciate these reminders, Vera ❤
Haha thanks so much Amy!! So happy this video resonated with you. And that the content you're consuming is helping you to feel lighter on the inside, it's like minimalism for the soul :D Have a lovely day!
Good enough is definitely a great one. I handmake cards and I see. I often think of a saying from a US crafters UA-cam video ‘handmade not hallmark’ when I’m making a card. Personally I don’t think the universe has anyone’s back. I think the universe is neutral towards us. I think we all get good and bad in our lives and the difference is your long term perception and attitude about fortune and misfortune. This story really made me think a lot about that:- A farmer and his son had a beloved horse who helped the family earn a living. One day, the horse ran away and their neighbours exclaimed, “Your horse ran away, what terrible luck!” The farmer replied, “Maybe so, maybe not.” A few days later, the horse returned home, leading a few wild horses back to the farm as well. The neighbours shouted out, “Your horse has returned, and brought several horses home with him. What great luck!” The farmer replied, “Maybe so, maybe not.” Later that week, the farmer’s son was trying to break one of the horses and she threw him to the ground, breaking his leg. The neighbours cried, “Your son broke his leg, what terrible luck!” The farmer replied, “Maybe so, maybe not.” A few weeks later, soldiers from the national army marched through town, recruiting all boys for the army. They did not take the farmer’s son, because he had a broken leg. The neighbours shouted, “Your boy is spared, what tremendous luck!” To which the farmer replied, “Maybe so, maybe not. We’ll see.”
Heart of Kentucky. Hi Vera. Thank you for your timely video. I'll probably watch it several times. Did your mother get the medical attention she needed? I still pray for you and yours. Katie.
Thanks so much Katie, I really appreciate that 💕 My mom got the surgery and she's doing much better. She still has a long road of recovery ahead of her, but the signs are good so far and we're all extremely grateful. Thanks so much for all your support
I always ask myself can I do anything about it? If yes then it becomes just a task to do and if no, then I stop worrying about it for now. The situation may change in the future
Number 5 really went right into my heart... Love mindset exercises. One of my favorites are for anxiety or worrying. Asking myself two simple questions really helps - 1) is it true? Or is this just some problem my mind has made up... 2) can I do something about it? If the answer is no, then I find it easier to let it go of the anxiety.
Your videos always add something positive to my day! I love watching your videos not only for minimalism inspo but honestly when I’m feeling stressed I also love watching your channel to calm my nerves. Your channel name fits your videos perfectly!
I loved the idea of being a student for life. Every day there are so many new and exciting things to learn, life can never be boring if we just choose to be open to learning like you said. Many times hearing the same thing again, if you go into it positively, maybe challenge yourself to see if you can get a new perspective on it, almost always you'll learn something new. I love watching documentaries on animals and nature and how the universe works. It makes me feel more connected to this beautiful planet and the living things on it, including humans! Haha! Seriously though, the more I learn I realize the more I don't know, so having a learning mindset is wonderful! Vera, i'm sorry it's rainy there, although any excuse to spend a saturday under a blanket on the couch is not a bad one! Here in Florida it is 79 and sunny so the weather has been amazing but I know the heat is on it's way!!!
Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts Joan! I can relate to realizing the more I learn, the more I find out things I don't yet know. :) I think that's a good thing. Enjoy the sunshine!
Such a helpful video! I am trying to learn to stand up for myself, which is hard being an hsp. People used to tell me I am “too sweet” and “too sensitive”, and the word “too” adds such a negative to a very positive thing. Instead of trying to be “harder”, there must be a way to stand up for one self without having to discard sweetness or sensitivity. You’re right, we are all students for life! ❤️☀️
Absolutely loved your comment! 🤗🌺 Thanks so much. I can recommend a TED talk about high sensitivity that I loved, where she talked about how sensitivity is not an affliction but a beautiful thing that can be cherished: ua-cam.com/video/pi4JOlMSWjo/v-deo.html
Hi Vera loving all the suggestions.I really like the first one. Positive speech. You are always an inspiration and you give new ways to look at situations in a new light. 👍👍❤
Yes, I believe that God is for us...his thoughts are for us to succeed and prosper, they are all positive...I appreciate you have helped me look at the things I owe as just things. I didn’t realize how attached I was to them until I had to get rid of it...what an eye opener this channel has been
Hello Vera, I personally benefit greatly from visualizing what I want. I picture it in my mind and role play the conversations surrounding it. I journal all the details of the situation I want. This does two things for me. One it can temporarily improve my outlook at that moment and two, it acts as a concrete memory I can draw on in the future for motivation. I am not sure I used words to fully explain this accurately but I am hopeful I was able to do it some justice. As a side note, I have been meaning to thank you for the beautiful imagery you use in your videos, both on You Tube and Patreon. I look forward to it as much as your excellent council.
Thank you so much Deepika, glad the video showed up in your recommendations in the end :) Feel free to check your notification settings (switch from 'sometimes' to 'always')
Number five really resonated with me. I am always feeling like I can't be happy unless I do something huge or important. Wanting to make a difference has really gotten me unhappy if I find I can't. Number six, about the universe working for me, I sometimes feel like it's working against me. I need to ditch that mindset. I'm actually open to learning so number seven doesn't really apply to me specifically.
Hi Vera thank you! You most certainly bring positivety in my life👍❤️. I try to do the same although I always speak the truth.. . Saying: No thank you is more than enough! I found out afther years of explaining and apologies... It often does not help😕. If you say no to a friend try to ad an alternative in what you could do together, stay close to yourself and respect the other. Even with agressive salespeople I say no thank you, but have nice day in a friendly calm🙂 way and walk on. Most of the time it's better to just go with the flow, life is full of chances. To smile and an laugh for example .. Its for free. Look for the one thing that day to be thankful of, it will cost you a lot less energie. Have a nice weekend! And enjoy your blanket🍵
Thank you Vera for this great video ❤ I grew up listening I should always do everything perfect and I love the idea of "done is better than perfect" it takes such a big weight off my shoulders, thank you so much!! I wish you a lovely day and I am looking forward Saturday for a new video, greetings
Thanks so much Cristina 💕😄 Since my content schedule has changed a bit, I can't always publish my videos on Saturdays, but I'll always keep everyone updated through the community posts! Have a lovely Sunday
Yes, i agree.......the universe is working with you.......or trying to. Sometimes the universe is in charge, not humans. It just makes you believe that you are. The universe is very humble 😊 It’s trying to always teach you things along the way......you cant always have such a rigid mindset......be open, like you said
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Happy Saturday my friends! 🤗 It's a gloomy and rainy day here, so I'll be answering your comments from underneath a blanket with my trusted giraffe mug filled with tea 🍵
Watch next > How to live a clutter free life: ua-cam.com/video/b2yv5KmL-2M/v-deo.html
Thanks for what you do. Your calming presence is key to the message you provide. I enjoy hearing and seeing your videos as they come in at a perfect time. Happy Saturday!
Send the rain to me! We NEED it.
Your curly hair videos seam more relaxed and at ease than your straight hair videos. Not sure what changed. Keep up the good work. Always love watching your videos. : )
I am 68 years old. I learn something nearly every day. Life is an adventure : D
I love that :)
Toxic positivity is a real thing! I am so over semantics! It is okay to say something is crap and coming up with a proactive solution!
Yes I agree :) We can be proactive, positive and optimistic and still call a spade a spade
Toxic positivity, yeah no worries, just get over it! It's real alright!
I agree Melodie 👏🏻👏🏻❤️❤️
I once read “God created you perfect and left it to you to discover it for yourself “. This was life-changing. It gave me a whole new approach to my life
Thanks for sharing! :)
Another variation of this phrase that I like is "we are all spiritual beings living a human experience". Everybody’s beliefs are different; I personally don't consider myself to be religious, but I am spiritual. 😊
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For the purpose of being informed, God created us, but we are sinful and cannot claim perfection in any sense because of our human sinful condition. We are forgiven through Christ, but perfection will only come when we get to heaven. We are loved by God and it is up to us to accept that love and live a life of giving love to others ❤
We are always the Consciousness just having a temporary human experience
"No" is a complete sentence. It helped me how to say no lately with the people around me without any further explanation about my reasons.
Saying No to others is saying Yes to You !
A smile is a beautiful thing and Vera smiles with her eyes.
Some people never smile and their eyes are dead. They sap your soul.
Thanks for mentoring the exception for ppl who can’t get their basic needs met. As someone from the states (where half of us live in poverty) I hate when rich ppl or ppl who have rich parents who pay for everything say things like “money doesn’t buy you happiness” when I know for sure nobody can possibly be happy who doesn’t have basic needs met. How could anyone be expected to not be chronically stressed/ depressed/ anxious when they’re constantly in fear of or experiencing homelessness/ lack of medical care/ poverty/ working 3 jobs to barely make ends meet/ lack of food/ can’t pay bills/ lack of child care.
Overwhelming obstacles. Such a harsh reality. I have no answer to help you. The only way out for me was when I got fired I made myself stay out of the stores - any kind of store - and I ate old food instead of throwing it away.
Really like the idea of leaving people happier than when you found them 😊
Isn't it great? 😄
What a simply joy to think this everyday 🙏🌻
Openness is a form of non-clinging, or non-attachment; for example non-attachment to particular outcomes from a situation, or (in the example of talking with someone we disagree with, or attending a symposium) non-attachment to the opinions or knowledge we already hold. Openness is freeing because it allows us to be in these situations without (so much of) the inner tension of the clinging. Zen mind = Beginner's mind.
I try to focus on what is going well and not what is wrong. It really helps! 😊
Getting rid of “ toxic “ people is sooo great !
One of the mindsets I've picked up (from hiking, of all places) is "It's okay to struggle. You can still do it." Hiking is hard, haha! This mindset has helped me in other areas, though, especially struggling with garden variety social anxiety.
I love that so mcuh! :) And yes hiking can be tough hahaha. We only have flat landscapes here though
Dont think of anything more then 5 mins which after 5 yrs from now u wont even bother about so it's not thinking about it even for 5 mins.
This tip has helped me so muchhhh
That's a good one!! Thanks for sharing Laila :) Hope you're doing well
yes, toxic positivity is all over social media change "good vibes only" to "all feelings are allowed" thank you for sharing this video, really well done 🙌💃
So happy you liked it! :)
For me, having the mindset that the Creator of the universe is working for me and having my back makes my life calmer and happier. Thank you, Vera.
Practicing gratitude... writing down 25 gratitudes each day... a gratitude mindset... is really a gift I give myself & those I interact with.
Love it! :)
1st mindset habit is don’t hold your tea so high. It’s going to hurt your shoulder. Joking. Good video. Thank you so much.
Hahaha thanks for the tip 😂
Love your videos! One thing I've often found helpful is to remember every moment is a new moment, hence a potential new beginning and new opportunity. We don't always have to wait for a particular day, or give ourselves reasons to delay our nice new beginning or new start. If the day didn't get off to a great start, I like the idea of just starting again anytime, thankfully I actually do this but may be not often enough! Thank you for your videos x
love the quote by maya angelou. these are great habits everyone should start doing xx
Thank you!! 🤗⚘
Maya Angelou quotes fan over here too Mairela! 👏
@@LucyHunt yes!
One way to relax about perfectionism is to ask: is this project worthy of being perfect? I came across this whilst mending a scrub rag. Yes, I like to practice my sewing techniques, but I kept saying to myself this is just a rag, it doesn't need to be perfect. I'm probably the only one who will ever see it. Good, is good enough. ... Saying this over and over helps reduce the perfectionism anxiety. 💜🌞🌵😷
Love it! Thanks for sharing
I consult with Dr Goodenough daily and he always tells me Yes, it's good enough. He is my favorite doctor
Sometimes perfect is necessary (like cooking for your future in-laws), but most of the time less than perfect is good enough. 💖🌞🌵😷
Vi Vera
Im busy with my beading order, and so decided to catch up with your videos including the old one's. I have come across your channel during pandemic around March 2020. Enjoying ever since. Stay blessed ❤
There’s no scaping from ourselves ! ! !
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Surely your 7 profound Mindset Habits will challenge and impact better lives. You nailed it. Bravo!! 💖 🥂
Thank you so much! 🤗💖
Oh my goodness #6!!!! You put such accurate words to something I have felt about myself for such a long time. I have spent most of my life in the defeating mindset that I am going from obstacle to obstacle or problem to problem, swimming against the current and I think I have missed out on truly enjoying so much of life’s experiences because of it. I am an anxious person by nature, even more so in the pandemic environment, and so, I think prone to seeing things in this light. I have at times beat myself up a bit for being so negative toward myself...isn’t that backwards?! The universe is here to support me! What a wonderful wonderful thought to keep front of mind! Thank you!
Thanks so mcuh for sharing Alison and I agree! :) Have a lovely day
Learning something new: using UA-cam instruction and a language dictionary as well as some ebooks, I am learning French. (Japanese is a little intimidating, but I love learning all about the unique culture.) I can feel my brain synapses and dendrites stretching and strengthening!
Oh I love that! Learning a new language is so healthy for us. Good luck with your French studies! à la semaine prochaine
Bonjour Barbara
J'habite en France et je viens de lire ton commentaire 😁
Passes une belle journée où que tu sois ! ✨
8:53 I'm so glad that you made that very important caveat that you need a certain amount of money to meet your basic needs! A lot of people don't take this into account when picking either end of the money can/can't buy happiness argument.
Your authenticity shines through in all of your videos...we need more people like you more then ever right now...blessings to you and all of us viewers on this journey ❤️
I should add blessings to all!😉
Thank you so much for your kind comment! :) Enjoy your day
I'm going through the toxic environment/people thing right now. #6 is good. Love how calm this channel is.
Thank you! Sending strength and positive vibes for what you're dealing with at the moment
I entirely agree with you that change will not bring happiness unless we are happy, there is no escaping from ourselves. 100% true. Don’t go from place to place hoping you will be happy in the new place. Do what you can, the best you can, right where you are - Theodore Roosevelt. For a young woman, you are showing extraordinary maturity and awareness.
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and compliment :)
One way to give yourself some time to say "NO" is to say: let me check my schedule (or with my spouse) and I'll get back to you. ... This gets the high pressure people to give you some space. 💜🌞🌵😷
YES! :) I do this all the time hahaha
My mindset is making myself aware of the moments I'm stopping my forward progress .
When I start feeling sorry for myself or thinking thoughts that are basically saying
OH POOR ME!!!
It is freeing to let your mind rethink in these moments. Choose to think about what you can be thankful for in this situation ☺️
That's lovely! Thanks for sharing Rena
for me you are the Supreme Queen of the 2nd one "Leaving people better than you found them"!
I often think that I'd like to make people feel how I feel when I watch you 😊
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I love that u letting your natural hair to grow up
❤️🥰 it is absolutely gorgeous
Thank you so much Sara 🤗🌺 Have a lovely day!
Having a good mindset is one of the best things someone can do for themselves
Yes! The universe is working with us, not against!
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hi vera great video - my mindset tip. focus on being grateful for what you have got not what you haven't. lots of love Alanna x
Lov eit! Thanks for sharing
I really enjoyed this video, I am happy that I have overcome a lot of the mindest struggles. It does make such a huge difference. And you can actually even be happy when your basic need are not met, it's more about not feeling safe rather than happy. I for example grew up in a very poor home where a lot of my basic needs were not met but I found happiness in other things... Just wanted to share that. Thank you for your work :)
Thanks so much for sharing your view on this Viktorija 🤗🌷 Loved reading your comment
Live with love and gratitude 🙏💛
I can really relate to the sentence „You will still be you if you archieved xyz“. As I struggled a lot with my mental health the past years (and am still working on it) my hardest realization was that I felt like needing a break from myself… like my own perfectionism, anxiety, pressure I put on myself etc.. It was super hard to understand that whatever I do or wherever I go, I can’t escape myself so I need to change myself to get happier. But I am now feeling so much more at ease and lighter, as I put in a lot of work to change my negative mindset for the good😊
For anyone feeling the same.. you can do it as well💚
Also thank you for the great tips Vera, your videos are always super helpful!
You really left me behind better than before I watched the video. I love to watch your calm explanations of the different concepts and also really love the sunset images that accompany it. And it's true about the openness to learning. Even though I mostly already know the things you're talking about, there's always a new perspective or a nudge into to right direction that sticks with me.
Enjoy your gloomy blanket time!
Thank you so much! 🤗🌿🌷 I love that you've been around for so long.
You absolutely nailed making people feel better than you found them. I love your channel. It really gets me through the days. Thank you for the videos!
Aw thank you so much Constance, that's so sweet of you to say :) Have a lovely day, sending a big hug your way
Recently found this channel due to my sudden interest to minimalism. It's so inspiring, filled with warmth and kindness ❤ I am getting better understanding what minimalism really is. Thank you, Vera, for wonderful advice! 😊 This last video is so encouraging and lets us stop and tnink about the way how we think! In my life, I try to change my negative thoughts to positive ones and complain less.
Hi Julia! The realization that we can be happy with less, really opened my eyes too. I am finding more joy in the small things, good luck with your journey lovely! 🌻💫
Great summary and presentation on how the sensitive person can better cope in life. Appropriate mindset is such an important thing. For the HSP, Empathic persons are naturally able sensing and understanding things on a qualitatively different level than most sort of normal, everyday life humans. We tend to view another people as a sentient, conscious beings, just like us, the way we are. Not like sales man viewing others primarily as a mean achieving a sales deal; hence an object that can be manipulated for your own egoistic ends. That's the trap and main issue most HSP would run into. As naturally they are not introvert at all, on the contrary they are prone to communication with other authentically humane people. For they view another person as such in the first place. But faced with harsh social reality, bumping against the fake friendship, egoistic self-centered people, the all prevalent deception and violence. Only then they tend to become introverts, go into oneself. As a mean of self- protection. Yet the central point should be, and this every HSP, Empathic person should already feel. That it's not their fault, they are not to be blamed for, on the contrary the problem lies in the very our everyday social reality being totally flawed and wrong. Not adapted for the real, authentic humane social interaction and social life to take place and flourish. On the contrary, in most cases it's working to dehumanize, alienate and disempower people.(
Hey Vera, just wanted to say that I always enjoy watching your videos, especially your b-roll filmed in nature. Well done! 😃
Thank you so much Kathrin, I appreciate that 🤗⚘ Happy Saturday!
Great video! Love the Maya Angelou quote (I'm very familiar with it!) and "done is better than perfect!" This is so true. Thank you for your insight. Hope you are well! 🦋
Thanks Thea, so happy you enjoyed this one :) Have a happy weekend!
I have really stopped gossiping with people! I'm ashamed to admit that I use to gossip a lot! I would always feel so guilty about it. But now I feel so positive about myself and my life. I have noticed that the negative people that were always around me have drifted away. I have more positive people in my life :-)
I love that! I agree, the more we gossip, the more we invite that back into our life, and we'll be surrounded with more negativity than if we refrain from speaking negatively about others, and try to project love and acceptance instead :) Loved reading your comment Amy
good for you. I was doing the same thing but I had given up. Feel great.
Really positive thoughts!
Thank you :) Enjoy your day!
I’m always excited to see your vlogs. It helps me a lot. I wish i know your vlogs since you started. I could’ve saved a lot since then. ☺️
Thanks so much for being here! Happy to hear you enjoy my videos :) Feel free to browse my playlists to see if you've missed some older ones. Have a lovely weekend!
I hope you know how gifted you are Vera , totally inspirational. Thanks for another great video.
Lynby 🤗💕💕💕
Vera, I was just going to comment but then when I saw u saying it's okay to be negative sometimes, I just was happy. Because always trying to say something positive, all negative energy in me tends to accumulate and it'd just burst on a day. This kind of short busts r okay, as then I don't tend to think of it too much later.
Yes I agree haha, we can call a spade a spade sometimes and be negative :) To make room for the positive
I just found your channel and I found it great
You do very well and I love your videos
I wish you can change all of your dreams into reality
Aw thank you for your kind words! Welcome to the channel
Vera, you are medicine for my soul! Hugs!
I always find something positive and useful in your videos and I thank you for that. I also love your tone of voice, very soothing.☺️
So happy to hear that, thank you Elsa! 🤗🌿
The universe working for me is a mindset I need to work on, as I haven't been feeling that way lately.
I can relate :) Sometimes it's not so easy to feel this way. Okay this is going to sound weird, but maybe it can help :) So what I like to do in times when I'm not feeling this way, is getting down low on the ground regularly. Feeling the floor helps me to ground and get out of my thinking mind, into the 'real world', where I feel much more connected with the earth, nature, animals, etc. Especially with all the technology, this grounding can help to step out of that mindset and into the present moment. Somehow that connection helps me to trust life more.
This a such a great video....I agree its one of your best. Thank you for sharing 😚
Thank you so much, that's great to hear :)
What better way to spend a rainy, cozy Saturday than watching a new video from you ♥
Nu wil ik het in het Nederlands proberen: Het is een genoegen om een nieuwe video van je te zien
Dankjewel Alice! Ja het regent behoorlijk he??!!
@@SimpleHappyZen Ja, maar als je geluk hebt zie je misschien later een regenboog :)
@@AliceMara Yes zou mooi zijn! :)
I wish there was a love or a "hell yes" button on this video, haha! Between your videos and this one podcast I've been following that talks about mindset/holistic living, I feel like the more I practice positive mindset habits, the lighter I feel on the inside. Putting my own mental health first isn't easy sometimes, so I highly appreciate these reminders, Vera ❤
Haha thanks so much Amy!! So happy this video resonated with you. And that the content you're consuming is helping you to feel lighter on the inside, it's like minimalism for the soul :D Have a lovely day!
Good enough is definitely a great one. I handmake cards and I see. I often think of a saying from a US crafters UA-cam video ‘handmade not hallmark’ when I’m making a card. Personally I don’t think the universe has anyone’s back. I think the universe is neutral towards us. I think we all get good and bad in our lives and the difference is your long term perception and attitude about fortune and misfortune. This story really made me think a lot about that:-
A farmer and his son had a beloved horse who helped the family earn a living. One day, the horse ran away and their neighbours exclaimed, “Your horse ran away, what terrible luck!” The farmer replied, “Maybe so, maybe not.”
A few days later, the horse returned home, leading a few wild horses back to the farm as well. The neighbours shouted out, “Your horse has returned, and brought several horses home with him. What great luck!” The farmer replied, “Maybe so, maybe not.”
Later that week, the farmer’s son was trying to break one of the horses and she threw him to the ground, breaking his leg. The neighbours cried, “Your son broke his leg, what terrible luck!” The farmer replied, “Maybe so, maybe not.”
A few weeks later, soldiers from the national army marched through town, recruiting all boys for the army. They did not take the farmer’s son, because he had a broken leg. The neighbours shouted, “Your boy is spared, what tremendous luck!” To which the farmer replied, “Maybe so, maybe not. We’ll see.”
When thoughts start to panic me, I turn to your videos to find comfort and serenity. Thank you very much, Vera 🌱✨💝🙏❤ #imlearning
I'm so happy my videos are helpful for you Chris. Take care!!
Looking lovely🌷! Love the hair and makeup 🦋
Thank you so much Ally 🌺💕 Have a lovely day!
Heart of Kentucky. Hi Vera. Thank you for your timely video. I'll probably watch it several times. Did your mother get the medical attention she needed? I still pray for you and yours. Katie.
Thanks so much Katie, I really appreciate that 💕 My mom got the surgery and she's doing much better. She still has a long road of recovery ahead of her, but the signs are good so far and we're all extremely grateful. Thanks so much for all your support
Thank you for these Life tips! 🎶 I’m looking forward to not living with such a bad attitude 😕
You're very welcome, take care and have a nice weekend! :)
Video is very therapeutic. I took notes. TY.
Thank you so much! :)
So refreshing to listen to you and reiterate good to ourselves. Thank you Vera
You're very welcome Devika, have a nice day! 🤗🌱
some very useful advice, I am a new fan of yours ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much Lessie!! :) Have a happy Monday
I always ask myself can I do anything about it? If yes then it becomes just a task to do and if no, then I stop worrying about it for now. The situation may change in the future
Number 5 really went right into my heart... Love mindset exercises. One of my favorites are for anxiety or worrying. Asking myself two simple questions really helps - 1) is it true? Or is this just some problem my mind has made up... 2) can I do something about it? If the answer is no, then I find it easier to let it go of the anxiety.
I love that you ask if this is really a problem or something your mind made up :) I can relate haha
Our mindset is so important in all areas of our lives. Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge with us!
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Hi Vera, mission acomplished, watching your video this morning leaves me happier than I was before, thank you for this and have a great day.
That's wonderful, thank you so much! :) Enjoy your day
Your videos always add something positive to my day! I love watching your videos not only for minimalism inspo but honestly when I’m feeling stressed I also love watching your channel to calm my nerves. Your channel name fits your videos perfectly!
I'm so happy to hear my videos provide value for you like that, thank you! Take good care and have an extra tea break today :)
Thank you Vera! This is my favourite of your lists of wisdoms for sure 😊💖🙏💕
Aw thank you Annie!! :) Have a nice day!
Love your inspiring channel and appreciate all your efforts and talents in showing us better ways to navigate life's many inflection points.
Thank you so much Marci! :) Have a great day
I really enjoyed this video! I think it's the right attitude
Thank you Edo! :) Have a nice day
I loved the idea of being a student for life. Every day there are so many new and exciting things to learn, life can never be boring if we just choose to be open to learning like you said. Many times hearing the same thing again, if you go into it positively, maybe challenge yourself to see if you can get a new perspective on it, almost always you'll learn something new. I love watching documentaries on animals and nature and how the universe works. It makes me feel more connected to this beautiful planet and the living things on it, including humans! Haha! Seriously though, the more I learn I realize the more I don't know, so having a learning mindset is wonderful! Vera, i'm sorry it's rainy there, although any excuse to spend a saturday under a blanket on the couch is not a bad one! Here in Florida it is 79 and sunny so the weather has been amazing but I know the heat is on it's way!!!
Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts Joan! I can relate to realizing the more I learn, the more I find out things I don't yet know. :) I think that's a good thing. Enjoy the sunshine!
Everything you said really made sense and how your tips can be applied to make our lives more enriching and positive. Thanks Vera, once again!
Thanks so much, so happy to hear it :) Have a lovely day!
I always love when you talk about positive self talk. Beneficial to me. Thanks.
Happy to hear it :) Have a nice day!
Vera, this video was so helpful to me. I have watched it several times. Thank you my friend. ❤️🙏🏻🤗
So happy to hear it, thank you Lucy! Have a lovely day
Thank you for the wise advices help a lot!! ❤
You're very welcome Emmanuelle 🤗
Such a helpful video! I am trying to learn to stand up for myself, which is hard being an hsp. People used to tell me I am “too sweet” and “too sensitive”, and the word “too” adds such a negative to a very positive thing. Instead of trying to be “harder”, there must be a way to stand up for one self without having to discard sweetness or sensitivity. You’re right, we are all students for life! ❤️☀️
Absolutely loved your comment! 🤗🌺 Thanks so much. I can recommend a TED talk about high sensitivity that I loved, where she talked about how sensitivity is not an affliction but a beautiful thing that can be cherished: ua-cam.com/video/pi4JOlMSWjo/v-deo.html
@@SimpleHappyZen thanks so much for that link!! I will check it out! 😊🌼
Hey Vera. U make videos what I really need. Thank u!
You're very welcome, have a lovely day!
Hello my friend!!!
I love your videos and you are such a wonderful soul. Thank you for sharing and helping us be kinder to ourselves and others.
Thank you so much Maria 🌱💖🐤 Happy Saturday!
Loved this. So true
Thanks so much :)
Yes! Mindset is everything. ♥️
True! 😄
Hi Vera loving all the suggestions.I really like the first one. Positive speech. You are always an inspiration and you give new ways to look at situations in a new light. 👍👍❤
So happy to hear it, thank you Cathy! Enjoy your day
Yes, I believe that God is for us...his thoughts are for us to succeed and prosper, they are all positive...I appreciate you have helped me look at the things I owe as just things. I didn’t realize how attached I was to them until I had to get rid of it...what an eye opener this channel has been
Hello Vera, I personally benefit greatly from visualizing what I want. I picture it in my mind and role play the conversations surrounding it. I journal all the details of the situation I want. This does two things for me. One it can temporarily improve my outlook at that moment and two, it acts as a concrete memory I can draw on in the future for motivation. I am not sure I used words to fully explain this accurately but I am hopeful I was able to do it some justice. As a side note, I have been meaning to thank you for the beautiful imagery you use in your videos, both on You Tube and Patreon. I look forward to it as much as your excellent council.
I love it, thanks so much for sharing Elizabeth! And for your kind compliment and support 💖🌷Have a lovely day
Another wonderful video Vera, I'm feeling better after watching it, thank you 🙏❤️☕
Happy to hear it 🤗🌱
Omg, I missed this video somehow Vera. UA-cam notifications is weird at times. Glad it came up in my recommendations.
Great video.
Thank you so much Deepika, glad the video showed up in your recommendations in the end :) Feel free to check your notification settings (switch from 'sometimes' to 'always')
Beautiful thought provoking video ☀️🌿🌷
I agree. Excellently done video. Thank you very much
Thanks so much! :)
Number five really resonated with me. I am always feeling like I can't be happy unless I do something huge or important. Wanting to make a difference has really gotten me unhappy if I find I can't.
Number six, about the universe working for me, I sometimes feel like it's working against me. I need to ditch that mindset.
I'm actually open to learning so number seven doesn't really apply to me specifically.
You can do it! :)
Great video thank you. Wonderful tips to better living. I know many of them but nice to be reminded. We tend to forget and lose our way. ❤️ from 🇨🇦
Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the reminders :) Have a lovely rest of your weekend!
I am loving your (natural) hair color growing in! It is such a beautiful and unique color. It compliments you so well.
Thank you so much! I'm curious what it will look like once it's completely grown out. But yeah. that's gonna take a while hahaha
@@SimpleHappyZen well it looks great now so I am betting it will look even better!
Hi Vera thank you! You most certainly bring positivety in my life👍❤️.
I try to do the same although I always speak the truth.. . Saying: No thank you is more than enough! I found out afther years of explaining and apologies... It often does not help😕. If you say no to a friend try to ad an alternative in what you could do together, stay close to yourself and respect the other. Even with agressive salespeople I say no thank you, but have nice day in a friendly calm🙂 way and walk on.
Most of the time it's better to just go with the flow, life is full of chances. To smile and an laugh for example .. Its for free. Look for the one thing that day to be thankful of, it will cost you a lot less energie. Have a nice weekend! And enjoy your blanket🍵
Thanks Chantal!! Yes, saying 'no thank you, but have a nice day' with a smile tends to work well with sales people on the street haha, I agree
@@SimpleHappyZen🙂😊 often they are very surprised🙃
Thank you Vera for this great video ❤ I grew up listening I should always do everything perfect and I love the idea of "done is better than perfect" it takes such a big weight off my shoulders, thank you so much!! I wish you a lovely day and I am looking forward Saturday for a new video, greetings
Thanks so much Cristina 💕😄 Since my content schedule has changed a bit, I can't always publish my videos on Saturdays, but I'll always keep everyone updated through the community posts! Have a lovely Sunday
Thanks, dear! I really love your chanell. You're making difference in my life! Love from Brasil! 🤗💕✨
Aw thank you so much Carol 🤗🌺 Have a lovely day!
Vera, your videos are inspiring and beautiful. I love your channel and your energy. Have a great day!!!!
Thank you so much Mikayla! 🤗
Appreciate this content so much Vera 😍😍 love all the tips!
Thank you so much Ann, that's nice to hear :) Have a nice day!
Yes, i agree.......the universe is working with you.......or trying to.
Sometimes the universe is in charge, not humans. It just makes you believe that you are. The universe is very humble 😊
It’s trying to always teach you things along the way......you cant always have such a rigid mindset......be open, like you said
Thanks Tom!! Have a lovely day
You are so inspiring 🌼❤
Keep it up my beauty