The Drama-Free Club

  How do you enjoy life to the max? You're only passing this way once. So, shoot your best shot! Life is inherently short. Whichever way we want to look at it, our time on earth will come to an end soon. Many have been asking the question, how do I live my life to the fullest. Should I travel the world? Spend more time with my loved ones. Get a well-paid job, so I can live comfortably or just party and have fun. Whatever you choose to do, every day you have less time to do so. Before your time on earth expires, and you're ushered six feet beneath the dirt. Live your life!  Give thanks. For every minute that you're alive. Someone else is taking their last breath on earth. Be grateful for the breath that is within your body. Give God thanks for each moment that you're alive. Treasure these precious moments and use them wisely.  Spend quality time with your loved ones. Make good memories. Laugh while you can. Forgive yourself and others. Let nothing steal your joy. Give go

  How do you survive a toxic family ? We all have energy vampires that we wrestle with every day. They're on social media, at work, school, and home of all places. It's challenging to live and cope with family members who offer nothing but a toxic living environment.  Pack your bags and leaving isn't always an option. So, how do you deal with a toxic family member that you have to live with? Having been around several toxic family members, I'll share a few tips with you.  1. Don't try to fix them. The more you know about people the easier it is for you not to judge them wrongfully. Your family member being mean to you could be a result of their shortcomings. Disappointment, hurt,  childhood trauma, unforgiveness, etc. Some people find it easier to project their insecurities onto others to avoid dealing with them.  That family member who's emitting toxic energy into your life; what kind of childhood did they have? Was it a good one? Did they have a healthy relati

“Make a happy life for yourself. No one will ever know how to do it except you.” ―  Mitta Xinindlu How can I be happy without any friends ? I remember watching my two baby nephews playing together. Their faces shone like fireflies, and the house was filled with the sweetest laughter.  I loved the way they chuckled at each other.  But a sudden feeling of uneasiness came over me. I knew that before long they would be separated. I wondered how they would feel without each other.  I made mention of the matter to my brother. I told him that his son would cry when my other nephew isn't around. His response left me dumbfounded. He told me that his son knows how to enjoy his own company. So, my other nephew's absence would never deter his happiness.  It was something to think about. Many of us have been asking ourselves this question. How can I be happy alone? We have hinged our happiness on other people, and our worse fear is, can we ever be happy without them?  Happiness is an inside

    “Every one of us needs to show how much we care for each other and, in the process, care for ourselves.”— Princess Diana “As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.”— Maya Angelou “You can’t pour from an empty cup. Take care of yourself first.” –Unknown Should you put yourself or others first ? Many of us have been caring more about others for the longest while. It brings me much sadness the more I reflect on it. Having watched so many people being treated like crap by the very persons they have devoted their life to serving.  Quite often, we invest our time and energy into people who don't possess the ability to reciprocate what we have given them. Whatever their reasons are, justifiable or not. That's just the way life is. Not everyone is appreciative of good things, and you can't expect the right things from the wrong people.  Sometimes it seems as though, no one cares that you're hurting.

In order to be free, we must learn how to let go. Release the hurt. Release the fear. Refuse to entertain the old pain.  Unknown “Never make another person's emotional or physical needs more important than your own.” ―  Germany Kent How do you stop caring about people who don't care about you?  I remember how sick I became from my anxiety . This wasn't something that I remember experiencing in the early years of my life. So, why was I having these feelings now? Nausea, diarrhea, shortness of breath, the fear of a heart attack, and the possibility that I will not make it through the next day. Where were all these coming from? I knew exactly where they were coming from. I knew what was creating the triggers, but I honestly wasn't prepared to handle it just yet. I  stood between a rock and a hard place; thinking whether I should move, or just stay there and get crushed.  I knew I had to do something because my life depended on it, but I wasn't ready.  I realized that t

  “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and that one, is what we are doing. A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days. It is a scaffolding on which a worker can stand and labor with both hands at sections of time. A schedule is a mock-up of reason and order—willed, faked, and so brought into being; it is a peace and a haven set into the wreck of time; it is a lifeboat on which you find yourself, decades later, still living.” ―  Annie Dillard “Habits stay with you even when you don’t have the motivation.” ―  Neeraj Agnihotri “Nothing is stronger than habit.” ―  Ovid Maybe the reason why many of our plans fail is that we start them off too big. In everything small steps are important. That is why we chew our food in tiny bits before we swallow. That's is why a ladder has multiple rungs for us to move one step at a time to not lose our balance. Take note of the small details in your life. They'll make a

  One of the most disheartening things for me to watch is people waking up every day to do something that is draining every ounce of their happiness. Many of us have become so accustomed to surviving that we forget how to live. What will it take for you to make a move? What will it take for you to remove yourself from that which you know isn't right for you? Will you wait until life pushes you over the edge where you'll either have to release the parachute or die? We'll never experience many of the things we hope for in life unless we change our mindset. Unless we change our focus from backward to forward. Unless we change the environment that we are in. Unless we get serious about making the boldest move of our life. We'll continuously remain in unhealthy situations. Nothing will change unless we do. Faith without works is dead! How about you make that move now. It's time to claim your greatness. It's time to pull away from everyone and everything that has been