the art of being alone but not lonely: how to shift your mindset in tough times #WithMe

Happy (belated) World Mental Health Day, sweetest potates. 🌿 As we’ve mostly been staying home the last few months, it’s been easier to slip into a state of loneliness than ever before. For those of you who’ve been around for a bit, you probably already know a bit about my past. But despite all that has happened, I like to believe that the universe is fair in that just like how we’ll never be happy all the time, we’ll also not be engulfed in not-so-positive feelings forever. It’s easy to feel that our current state of being is permanent, but it’ll be helpful to remind ourselves that everything is temporary, including being lonely, and that we can always take steps to change our current reality. 😊 No matter how big or small of a step we’re taking, so long as we’re staying hopeful and trying, that’s what’s most important. ❤️ #ArtofBeingAloneButNotLonely Videos mentioned: • How I’ve changed & changed my life https://youtu.be/zMxaJdW8MnU • How to be happy single & great on your own https://youtu.be/vTK5x3xNXa4 • How to write your life together https://youtu.be/OeVFEiWkfR4 • My spiritual practice https://youtu.be/lLHDum8bqCo Don't be a stranger 🙃: • IG: http://instagram.com/rowenatsai • Subscribe to my channel: http://bit.ly/subrowena • rowenatsai@gmail.com — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — OUR NEW JEWELRY LINE w/ Ana Luisa: ✿ Bracelet: http://analuisa.com/rowena-bracelet ✿ Necklace: http://analuisa.com/felicia-necklace ✿ Set of both: http://analuisa.com/beauty-within-set BOOKS: • The Power of Now https://amzn.to/354oRJ2 • Stillness Is The Key https://amzn.to/2WczJkU • Good to Great https://amzn.to/2KnsLES • Meditations https://amzn.to/36WZNrw ARTICLES: • Growth vs Fixed Mindset https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/01/29/carol-dweck-mindset/ • Reframing negative thoughts https://positivepsychology.com/challenging-automatic-thoughts-positive-thoughts-worksheets/ • Sheryl Sandberg's commencement speech https://youtu.be/iqm-XEqpayc PODCASTS • Naval Ravikant 1 on Tim Ferriss https://tim.blog/2015/08/18/the-evolutionary-angel-naval-ravikant/ • Naval Ravikant 2 on Tim Ferriss https://tim.blog/naval-ravikant-on-the-tim-ferriss-show-transcript/ • Podcast: The Tim Ferriss Show, Good Life Project How I Built This OUTFIT DETAILS: • Local Optimist t-shirt: https://www.madhappy.com/collections/mens/products/mens-local-optimist-vintage-tee-antique-white — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — TIMESTAMP: 0:00 Intro 2:23 Lonely vs Alone 4:48 How to be alone but not lonely 5:06 1) Know that it’s all temporary 8:02 2) Believe in yourself 10:27 3) Befriend yourself 13:09 4) Reframe your circumstances 17:29 5) Understand your triggers 18:47 6) Set constraints 20:53 7) Open yourself up 22:44 Concluding thoughts :3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — ✨ If you’re at all curious: • My spiritual practice, Falun Dafa http://bit.ly/2z49zqz • If you're interested in reading more, start with this to get an understanding of what qigong entails http://bit.ly/2u8DXOC • The main text we read is Zhuan Falun* http://bit.ly/2t48xJP *Best to read start to finish in the shortest time possible for the highest benefit. • If you want to learn more about Falun Dafa and qigong, check out local contacts in your area - there are practitioners globally and in most big enough-ish cities: http://bit.ly/2E0PL6S • My friend Chris over at China Uncensored made an incredibly informative video on what Falun Dafa is and why it's being persecuted in China (YT video): http://bit.ly/2CR9yZQ — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Video edited by Rowena Tsai https://www.instagram.com/rowenatsai/ Music from Epidemic Sounds: http://share.epidemicsound.com/V39z8 Camera & Equipment 🎥: • Canon point and shoot https://amzn.to/2ZH8p0Q • Canon mirrorless https://amzn.to/3moR07b • Canon wide-angle lens https://amzn.to/3kpMinS • Rode mic attached to mirrorless https://amzn.to/32yXwQO • Rode mic for voiceover https://amzn.to/2FsbwTO • Manfrotto 3-section tripod http://amzn.to/2sPRaIu • Manfrotto mini tripod https://amzn.to/32BEucD • Final Cut Pro X