Grateful Living

Hey guys, in this vlog, I share a thought I've had recently, which is to enjoy every moment and not take people and moments for granted. This comes in the wake of hearing someone I knew from college died in a hiking accident and a friend of mine calling and saying one of their family members had been diagnosed with a stage 4 cancer. Grateful Living Info: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channe...

A lot of us go through breakups that can be messy. In this vlog, I talk about my opinions on how to cordially breakup with someone. __ For more context, this was the message I received: "I’ve been through a couple of breakups and neither ended well. In many ways, when I look back, it took me some time to get over those relationships not because of the person I was dating and it was taking a l...

A lot of people can seemingly accelerate their relationship quickly and get married quicker than most people find appropriate. In this vlog, I answer the question, is it too fast to get married to someone within a year of knowing them? -- For more context, this was the situation a friend recently messaged me about: A friend of mine has been dating this person for 4 months. They’ve decided to move...

Many of us have someone in our life who displays self sabotaging behavior. In this vlog, I discuss how do you as a friend, family member, or co-worker handle someone who continues to behave in a self sabotaging way. Grateful Living Info: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo0LHtRJJNJBUYIceg27w Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttttmbWfVqAhWh4Jhi Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/...

A friend recently sent me this message: "I've been out of school and a working professional for several years now. Recently, life has been feeling like a hamster wheel. The same repetition of weeks over and over again. Any advice on getting out of this feeling?" In this vlog, I talk about a couple strategies and reflecting questions you may want to ask yourself to escape the hamster...

Hey guys, hope everyone’s been well. I have something somewhat exciting to announce - I’m open to interviewing people again!  Last year, a couple times, people reached out to me and said they had someone that they thought would be great on the podcast. At that time, I just didn’t feel right interviewing anyone knowing I wasn’t consistently putting out content and declined those.  In reflection, I...

As smart phones have become more prevalent, they are now an aspect of modern day relationships that often needs to be addressed. In this vlog, I give my opinion on how to handle sharing access to your phone to your significant other. Grateful Living Info: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo0LHtRJJNJBUYIceg27w Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttttmbWfVqAhWh4Jhi Apple: https://p...

Hey guys, in this podcast, I talk about 4 pieces of advice I have for forgiving a parent who has emotionally hurt you. Grateful Living Info: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo0LHtRJJNJBUYIceg27w Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttttmbWfVqAhWh4Jhi Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1503185956 My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/?hl=en Patreon: https:/...

I think a lot of us deal with people who are ungrateful. In this vlog, I give 4 pieces of advice on dealing with ungrateful people. Grateful Living Info: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo0LHtRJJNJBUYIceg27w Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttttmbWfVqAhWh4Jhi Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1503185956 My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/?hl=en Pat...

I think a lot of us hold grudges from people and situations that have happened in our past. In this vlog, I delve more in to the topic of grudges and whether I think grudges are natural and healthy. Grateful Living Info: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo0LHtRJJNJBUYIceg27w Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttttmbWfVqAhWh4Jhi Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1503...

Hey guys, hope everyone’s doing well. This is a quick video, but just something I’ve been thinking about for a little bit: Enjoying the moment and appreciating people while they’re here. Grateful Living Info: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo0LHtRJJNJBUYIceg27w Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttttmbWfVqAhWh4Jhi Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1503185956 My In...

I think many of us are in a constant journey to becoming the happiest version of ourselves that we can be. In this vlog, I talk about 6 keys to becoming happier. ... Grateful Living Info: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo0LHtRJJNJBUYIceg27w Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttttmbWfVqAhWh4Jhi Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1503185956 My Instagram: https://www....

Last week, I talked about why I've been posting less on social media, especially in regards to my personal life because in reflection, I often felt the personal posts had selfish intent and less value add (i.e. there were certain years I posted on my birthday to show a good picture of me and see how many max likes I could get). And overall, lately I've been feeling I want to go more toward...

Hi guys, in this vlog, I talk about where I've been/why I haven't posted on Grateful Living and social media in 2.5 months Grateful Living Info: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo0LHtRJJNJBUYIceg27w Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttttmbWfVqAhWh4Jhi Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1503185956 My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroy81547/?hl=en Patr...

Existential crises, times where you are deeply questioning certain aspects of your life, can be tough to manage. In this vlog, I talk about 3 strategies to managing existential crises. Grateful Living Info: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo0LHtRJJNJBUYIceg27w Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttttmbWfVqAhWh4Jhi Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1503185956 My Inst...

Being part of company layoffs can be tough to process. In this vlog, I answer the question, how to process being laid off? The specific message and question I received was:  "Hey Arnav, I lost my job 4 months ago. The first 2 months I think I did a good job of being mentally strong, however, the last 2 months, I’ve been feeling mentally off and low. Any thoughts on continuing to stay strong?&...

Parenting in the modern day can be quite tough with smartphones, social media, and kids showing more independent thinking.  In this vlog, I give my 5 pieces of advice, on “How to best parent a child/teenager for success in adulthood?” Grateful Living Info: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo0LHtRJJNJBUYIceg27w Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttttmbWfVqAhWh4Jhi Apple: https://...

"Relationship" girls/guys are considered individuals who tend not to stay single long. They often are in a new relationship 4-6 months after a breakup.  In this vlog, I answer the question, is it bad to be a “relationship” girl? Grateful Living Info: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo0LHtRJJNJBUYIceg27w Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttttmbWfVqAhWh4Jhi Apple: http...

Why are so many people in their 20s unhappy? Seemingly, the 20s should be a great decade for most people, but the sentiment, in interacting with people in their 20s, can feel different. In this vlog, I answer this question with 2 theories on why I think this may be true and I also give 2 pieces of advice on being happier. Grateful Living Info: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo0LHtRJJN...

Hey guys, hope all is well. In this vlog, I answer the following question: How do I get out of the comparison trap / how do I stop comparing myself to others? —- Grateful Living Info: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo0LHtRJJNJBUYIceg27w Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Hn4ttttmbWfVqAhWh4Jhi Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1503185956 My Instagram: https://www.inst...

Hey guys, hope all is well. In this vlog, I answer the following question: "I recently went through a breakup. I know that it’s going to take some time before things get better, I’m curious what do you think my mental approach should be for the next several months?” Grateful Living Info: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Bo0LHtRJJNJBUYIceg27w Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3...

Hey guys, hope all is well. The other day, I received this message from someone: I have recently gotten into a relationship. As naturally happens, I’m hanging out with my partner’s friends on a weekly basis. One of my partner’s friends is not the happiest or most joyful of people to put it mildly. She tends to be on the more negative and pessimistic side.  She obviously has happy and joking moment...

As humans, one of the hardest things to do often do, is to truly be our authentic selves.  We're often tested by advice from friends, family, social media, our environment, etc to make change the way we're living.  In this vlog, I give 5 pieces of advice on being confident in yourself and your choices despite what others are doing/how they think you should be living your life.  The specifi...

Hey guys, hope all has been well. After a couple more months of reflection and feedback from all of you, I have decided I will continue the Grateful Living channel and podcast through vlogs on different life topics. When I did my last video explaining the pause of the channel and the podcast, one of things that I said was, I am open to feedback and hearing anybody’s thoughts on the pause. I apprec...

As many of you have probably noticed, I have stopped posting for a couple months now. I’ve been in a time of reflection over the last several months and I made this video to explain what’s been going on in my life and why I haven’t been posting. I don’t know what the future of Grateful Living channel holds, but I just want to thank everyone who has supported it. Over 2.5+ years, the Grateful Livin...