T.K. Sanders
Bio
I write mostly fiction, lifestyle, and self-help musings. I am particularly interested in the intersection between self-help and society's more contentious institutions, like politics and religion. Originally from Nashville, now in LA.
Stories (7/0)
These Five Books Will Transform Your Life
Click HERE for PART I of this two-part series on self-help books and why I love them. The power of a remarkable self-help book lies in its ability to explain the phenomena of everyday life in ways that readers have never considered before. What are negative emotions, exactly? What do negative emotions tell us about the lives we live? For most people, it is easier to make positive change once they understand why they currently feel steeped in negativity. Calls to action, aggressive cheerleading, and ancient mysticism are some of the typical strategies for helping people feel better; and while they’re fascinating subjects, they lack the intuitiveness to teach frustrated people how to self-soothe.
By T.K. Sanders3 years ago in Motivation
The Five Best Self-Help Books to Make Life Fun Again (PART I)
Seven years ago my life changed in an instant. I awoke in the middle of the night, sweating, heart racing, thinking I may be having a heart attack at 27 years old. I had been heavily drinking earlier that night, which was normal for me back then. My entire body was seizing up and I had tears in my eyes. For the first time in my entire life, I experienced a suicidal thought that I couldn’t pass off as just a silly part of the human experience. I thought the thought, and for the first time it felt like a viable choice in that terrifying moment. That evening set my life in a new direction that I never could have predicted.
By T.K. Sanders3 years ago in Psyche
How to Manifest Twice the Money with Half The Work
Learning how the Law of Attraction affects your daily life will give you the permission to pursue happiness as the primary goal, maybe for the first time in your entire life, because you will understand how all subsequent outcomes unfold as a result of the emotional work.
By T.K. Sanders3 years ago in Journal
The Best Trick to Naturally Ease Your Anxiety
Do you often feel stuck in the monotony of day-to-day living? Do you feel like something is missing in terms of vibrancy, zest, or aliveness in your life? If so, it is because you are simply failing to recognize the ease and wellbeing which naturally dominate the flow of your life. The perfect tilt of this planet, the incredible power of the sun, the bountiful creation of Earthly harvest; we live in a miracle of cosmic perfection. In fact, so much must go perfectly right each and every day to even afford you the luxury of time and space to feel negative. This grand life may exist beyond our comprehension in some ways, but that doesn’t mean you must resist its blessings while you search for answers. Allowing yourself to enjoy the exhilarating ride is the point, and the only person that ever resists the powerful rapids of wellbeing in favor of exhaustion or heartbreak is you.
By T.K. Sanders3 years ago in Psyche
Daily Meds Vol II: Survival
Anxiety, nervous energy, or any form of mental discomfort are remarkable phenomena when you really stop to consider them. They first manifest as survival responses, meant to keep us safe in new or threatening situations; but slowly, they become natural states of being for most people as self-awareness grows with age. The fact that we can even feel these responses is itself amazing; we are so highly tuned to the world that your chemistry constantly varies based on the slightest changes in threat level. But therein lies the problem: we all want to survive for as long as possible, but nobody wants to live a life in a state of emotional captivity. The problem is that we are very rarely under any real threat, and yet the mind treats all threats in a similar way. We have to learn to be more discerning in our analysis of that which enters our life.
By T.K. Sanders3 years ago in Psyche
A Voice and Two Glasses
Adarsh felt that disconnected feeling he knew so well again this morning at work. Though the caverns of the call center hummed mightily around him, he felt transient, empty, like his own feet may not be attached to his body. A ten hour shift with just two breaks glared at him like the halogen light fixtures above. He knew he was fortunate to have the job, but the thought of fielding angry customer calls on this day would have crushed him if he let it. Disconnection was the only option.
By T.K. Sanders3 years ago in Humans
Fake It Until You Make It
Daily Meds, or Daily Meditations, are quick-hitting bits of practical advice to contemplate before starting your day. If you can resist the temptation to check your phone or turn on the news first thing in the morning and, instead, start your day with quiet, focused reflection, then you will begin attracting the highest quality outcomes into your life. Such is the basis of the Law of Attraction.
By T.K. Sanders3 years ago in Psyche
