I’ve been a big fan of positive thinking for years, but I’m starting to think there’s a better way. Go on a little trip down memory lane with me, will you? In the fall of 2008 I felt stuck in a job that made me miserable and I thought that I had absolutely no way […]
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Recently I applied to a number of galleries, some local, one online. While I was quickly rejected from the online gallery, one local gallery responded positively within a day or two, and the other gallery, which was my top pick, emailed within a week to let me know I WAS IN! I felt elated when
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Are you ready to quiet your mind and let your soul speak? A couple of weeks ago my husband and I started doing what we call Reconnection Time. After our daughter is in bed, we meet in our own bedroom and talk about our day. We talk about what went well, what we wish we’d
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It’s my intention to lead a heart centered life. And sometimes that takes practice. What It Feels Like When Your Heart Isn’t Leading the Way This morning I couldn’t fall back to sleep because my worries were taking over. My mind was off and running, telling me about all the things I had to get
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Today Let’s Talk About How to Face Your Fears Why? Because I am a scaredy cat. The thing that scares me the most is almost certainly not the thing that scares you the most, but we all have fears and unless we face them, our live are not as rich and full as they could be.
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How to feel happier right now (well, in like 5 minutes) I’ve been feeling pretty darn stable and sometimes outright joyful lately, and it made me wonder if you’d like to know how to feel happier, too! Here’s what’s going on with me: I’m finally getting the hang of noticing the thoughts that drag me
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I really, REALLY Want to stop I’ve recently become fixated on how to get myself to stop making excuses. If you didn’t catch it on Instagram last week, I told you I am obsessed with Jen Sincero. She’s a writer and speaker and self help kinda person, but she’s got a fun, sassy edge. (Is
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Here I am, feeling a tad hopeless. The house is dark save for the light over the kitchen table. The rain is falling and I can hear thunder rumbling in the distance. There’s a white cat warming my lap. And I’m listening to a political podcast. Sigh. This isn’t a post about politics, don’t worry,
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I fell down a dark hole a couple of weeks ago My husband left for work out of state almost four weeks ago (and he’s finally coming home this weekend!), my daughter has missed him like crazy, it’s been raining every single freaking day, and I had a kind of painful rejection experience concerning my artwork.
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My inner voice and I are pretty good friends these days. More and more, I slow down, tune in, and listen for what’s right for me. There are three times that stand out when I’m really, really glad I listened to my intuition…and there’s one time I really, really wish I had, but I didn’t.
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