Ipek Williamson

Empathy is the ability to understand the emotions others are experiencing. But if you go one step further, it becomes the ability to feel what another person is feeling. Sometimes it even turns into an extreme reaction to others’ emotions. During my soul searches and my vulnerability self-checks, I have noticed that I was getting […]

Listening to Joaquin Phoenix’s speech at the Oscars brought tears to my eyes. Those were tears of happiness and hope. In 3 minutes and 33 seconds, he incredibly summarized what is going wrong in the world. He told us what humanity needs, and how to get there. Very moving, very touching, very emotional. It has […]

A long list of factors affects your self-confidence. Such as; your parents, your upbringing, your environment, your beliefs, your past failures and successes, the society, how other people treat you, the media, and your experiences. And when it comes to success, believing in yourself is even more important than being intelligent and talented most of the […]

“No matter what I do, no matter how hard I try, things don’t go the way I want them to” “The decisions I make turn out to be often wrong” “I keep experiencing problems because of others (my boss, my colleagues, my spouse, etc.)” “I am not brave enough to try new or risky things” […]

The second and last partial lunar eclipse of the year is happening on July 16–17. This partial lunar eclipse will be visible from Australia, Africa, South America, most of Europe, and Asia, but will miss North America, except for the very southern and eastern parts of the continent. According to astrology expert Donna Stellhorn; this is […]

Ever since I have been curious about spirituality and the immense power our minds possess that is capable of taking us wherever our imagination could reach, I have also been thinking about acute beliefs and the effects that fear has on people’s lives. Imagine people born into a wealthy family, with countless opportunities thrown in […]

The June solstice – your signal to celebrate summer in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere – is happening on June 21st – today. For us in the Northern Hemisphere, this solstice marks the longest day of the year. Early dawns, long days, late sunsets, short nights. The sun at its height each […]

Do you have a rose plant around your house? Indoors or outdoors, does not matter. Preferably a rose plant but if there isn’t one, it is okay too, any plant would do in my opinion, as what I will tell you now is more about what you believe in anyway. In Turkic cultures scattered all […]

I have touched upon the role of positive affirmations that might have in our lives, should we chose to benefit from them, in one of my earlier blog posts, with the title of “Help yourself with positive affirmations“. You can go to that post for a minute and check it out in case you need […]