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Happy New Year! 🙂Don’t you love new beginnings? Yes, they can be tricky, but a new beginning is a new chance — a chance to start the new year with intention instead of pressure. We all have New Year’s resolution, which of course we smudge by the end of January, but it doesn’t have to …
Read moreTen days until Christmas. 🙂 Often, I find myself waiting forever for Christmas, only to see it arrive so quickly. But it’s the wait, the preparation, the excitement of its arrival, that’s what it’s about for me — a more mindful, stress-free Christmas built on noticing the moments. Don’t get me wrong, I love Christmas …
Read moreAh, December. The month that arrives wrapped like a gift—sometimes beautifully, sometimes with suspiciously lumpy corners, and always with just a hint of chaos. Doing a bit of December self-care — and keeping in mind a few gentle holiday boundaries — makes the season a gift, not a to-do list. Whether you’re a holiday super-fan …
Read moreWith so many fitness trends competing for attention, it’s easy to forget that one of the most effective forms of exercise is also the simplest: walking. The underrated benefits of a daily walk add up quietly, day after day. No fancy equipment, no steep learning curve – just movement. Yet the benefits of walking reach …
Read moreI thought autumn would be a perfect season for this theme, because we naturally want to slow down in autumn, and we feel the need to slow down. We actually talked about this in the recent post about autumn. Slow living, the gentle art of doing less, reminds us that the richest moments often happen …
Read moreLast time we talked about self-acceptance and how this is something that needs constant work. Well, it’s the same when it comes to happiness. The daily happiness habits we build in small moments are what carry us. We often think we’ll be happy when we achieve a goat we set, like finding love, build a …
Read moreThis is kind of a rough subject. We all talk about self-acceptance but rarely practice it. Why? Because it’s hard. And yet self-acceptance and happiness are deeply tied together. Filtered Reality We are often told we’re not enough, from the time we were kids – “You should do better in school, look at how your …
Read moreWhen I first heard of meditation, it sounded impossible to me. How do I clear my mind of everything? The relief is that meditation isn’t about clearing your mind at all. I have to think of something; I cannot just go blank. But now that I understand it’s not about clearing your mind but being …
Read moreI’m sure many of you smiled when you saw the title, because you know exactly what I’m talking about. Bob Ross. And Bob Ross put so many smiles on so many faces — one look at a painting like Sunset Aglow and you feel it. Even though he’s not with us anymore, his joyful legacy …
Read moreI love this season. I love everything about it. The fiery red and the calming yellow in trees, the leaves covering sidewalks, the wind that carries them around, even the rain, and the serenity it brings. For me, autumn is the it season for self-care and coziness. It won’t be long before we see the …
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