What Does Embody Mean? And How Can It Benefit Us?
I once had a dream. I was at a large gathering, a party of some kind. A crowd of people surrounded a woman.
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How to Embrace the Personal Journey of Self-Improvement : Small Daily Achievements
When was the last time you thought to yourself…’I want to accomplish this (insert goal) by the end of the summer.’
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Great News! You Can Improve Confidence NOW With These 12 Strategies
Self-confidence is a game-changer. It marks the difference between someone who achieves a life-defining goal and someone who doesn’t. Why? Because the confident person is comfortable asking for help, taking risks, and has the self-compassion needed to withstand setbacks.
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Who Is Your Wise Woman? A Helpful, Calming Inner Resource
An inner “wise woman”?!? What in the world is that? This term may sound very woo-woo, but the wise woman is a powerful inner resource available to us right now.
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The Importance of Sharing Our Stories? We Become Stronger, Our Hearts Connect.
I recently met with Dr. Barbara Green, co-founder of the Center for Integrative Counseling and Wellness in Hingham, MA, to discuss her personal take on the power of sharing our stories.
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Tao Te Ching Chapter 10: Feminine Power, Humility, and Oneness
The Tao Te Ching Chapter 10 offers a multitude of lessons for us to embrace this month. In few words, Lao Tzu opens our eyes to new ways of viewing our world, and to living with more grace and humility.
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Ten “The Mastery of Love” Quotes to Open Your Powerful Heart
The Mastery of Love is one of those rare books I can reread and always discover something new. In honor of Valentine’s Week, I wanted to share some of my favorite The Mastery of Love quotes with you.
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How Do You Practice Self-Love? Try These 12 Effective Steps
Practicing self-love is hard! Maybe that’s because we live in a “bigger, better deal” world, and we often look outside of ourselves in search of the very thing we only find within.
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Tao Te Ching Chapter Nine: The Beauty of ‘Enough’
In Chapter Nine of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu teaches us the delicate art of restraint and knowing to stop when we have enough.
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Are You Away From Loved Ones? Try Sending Love Vibrations
Are you seeking a way to lift your spirit while connecting with friends and family not immediately nearby? Consider sending love vibrations.
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A New Take on Goals for the New Year: Meaningful Daily Check-Ins
Each year, I create goals and plans to achieve. But then, early on, I often find myself going off track, forgetting my goals, and beating myself up instead!
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Verse Eight of the Tao Te Ching: Flow Freely, and Without Resistance
Verse Eight of the Tao Te Ching offers a guide to being one with the universal power of the Tao. Interestingly, it’s about aligning with the natural properties found in water.
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Looking Within: See Many Ways to Be Kind to Yourself
Looking within and learning to be kind to yourself doesn’t always come easily! It requires a decision and an openness to learning what works best for you.
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How To Make A Vision Board For Manifestation in 2023
A vision board for manifestation is a living, breathing creation. It’s a form of communication between you and this magical, expansive universe.
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Look on the Bright Side With These Six Empowering Steps
I know, I know. It’s a cliche! But trying to look on the bright side is a worthy effort. Here’s why:
According to Jane Brody of The New York Times, “An increasing number of recent long-term studies has linked greater optimism to a lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease and other chronic ailments and to fostering “exceptional longevity,” a category one team of researchers used for people who live to 85 and beyond.”
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Holiday Plan: Lowering Expectations Might Be Just the Trick
Are you feeling anxious about the upcoming holiday season? Lowering expectations might be the answer you’re looking for.
But why?
Because the holiday season is often built upon exceedingly high, sometimes unrealistic expectations.
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Nine Powerful Takeaways from “Attitudes of Gratitude” by M. J. Ryan
“Gratitude reminds us to be like plants, which turn toward, not away, from the light.” -M.J. Ryan, Attitudes of Gratitude.
I’m grateful(!)
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Gratitude Revealed: A Movie That Will Lift Your Vibration! (See My Ten Favorite Quotes)
Gratitude Revealed recently played one night in a Boston theater.
Unfortunately, that date didn’t work for me. Ugh!
So, I went online to find out where else I could find this film.
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It’s Here! Enjoy the Holiday Season With These Helpful Tips
Here we go! It’s that time of the year. The holidays can bring a combo of excitement mixed with a touch (or a large dose) of overwhelm.
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How to Write a Love Letter to Yourself – And Why It’s Surprisingly Effective
How often, when something bothers us, do we look toward others in search of the words we need to hear? Why do we so easily forget that we are the ones who carry these messages?
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Verse Six of the Tao Te Ching: Creativity Is Who We Are
Verse Six of the Tao Te Ching teaches us that we are born as expressions of creativity. And that, within us, we all have the unlimited ability to create in infinite ways.
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Conscious Creativity: A Guidebook for Living a Colorful, Creative Life
In Conscious Creativity: Look, Connect, Create, Philippa Stanton takes your hand and leads you down a wondrous path. Throughout, she teaches you to experience a heightened sense of liveliness, curiosity, and openness as you explore the world around you in new ways.
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My Seven Favorite Meditation Teachers Along With Links for You to Enjoy
Great meditation teachers are rare!
Are you seeking a fresh new start? And are you hoping to find the right teacher to lead you to greater peace, awareness, and fulfillment?
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Rosy Retrospection – See Why The Here and Now Is Actually Better Than You Think
Rosy retrospection. Hmmm, okay?! What exactly is that?
According to Mark Travers, Ph. D. of Psychology Today, “Psychologists refer to a flawed thought pattern known as rosy retrospection.
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Verse Five of the Tao Te Ching: Give Kind Energy Equally to All
Verse Five of the Tao Te Ching teaches us to perceive all as being equally worthy. This idea encourages us to reframe our beliefs on who is deserving of our kindness.
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The Art of Possibility: Book Review and What I Learned
The Art of Possibility offers a mind-bending approach to seeing perceived limitations in a new way. By stretching our definitions of ourselves and taking more responsibility for EVERYTHING in our lives, we can enter a world of infinite possibilities.
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Getting Settled In: Eight Proactive Steps to Feeling Connected in a New Community
If someone has learned a thing or two about moving and getting settled in – it’s me! Believe it or not – I’ve moved into five different homes in three states – all in the past five years.
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Verse Four of the Tao Te Ching: Infinite Possibilities
Verse Four of the Tao Te Ching opens our minds to three things: the infinite, inexhaustible nature of the Tao, the field of endless possibilities available to us, and the eternal love we are always connected to.
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Radically Happy: My Ten Favorite Lightning Bulb Moments
Do you want to feel radically happy? Look no further! This book shows you the way.
Phakchok Rinpoche and Erric Solomon’s Radically Happy: A User’s Guide to the Mind takes you on an east-west journey that offers wisdom and easy-to-understand exercises that’ll get you leaning into big happiness in no time.
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It’s Ok to Be Lazy – Here Are Five Reasons Why!
Why do we judge ourselves for having a lazy day? (Or maybe you’re one of the few lucky people that don’t.)
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Verse Three of the Tao Te Ching: See Harmony, Fulfillment, Peace
Verse Three of the Tao Te Ching encourages us to see through the eyes of fullness and contentment while encouraging life in harmony with the greater intelligence within and all around us.
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11 “The Power of Moments” Quotes to Inspire and Get You Thinking
The Power of Moments is filled with quotes and stories that truly get you thinking. It opened my mind to insights into the true power of moments in time, and to the idea that specific moments (both the good and bad) are what truly define us.
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How to Create a Vision Book In Four Quick and Easy Steps
There are many ideas for making a vision board, but what about creating a vision book? They both accomplish the same thing, but you might find the vision book even more effective in achieving your goal – aligning your energy with what you deeply desire so that you can attract it now.
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How Do You Forgive and Let Go, In Mind, Heart, and Spirit?
How can we sometimes easily brush off something that hurts our feelings? Like when we don’t get the invitation to a party we’d hoped to attend?
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Create Your Own Morning Routine With These Five Solid Steps
Creating your own morning routine can be fun! Right after your alarm clock goes off, there are so many different strategies to try (I would know because it feels like I’ve tried them all!).
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Following the Yellow Brick Road: See Seven Powerful Insights From the Wizard of Oz
One recent Saturday afternoon, I checked out the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in L.A. A central exhibit currently on display at the museum is the tribute to Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz.
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15 Atlas of the Heart Quotes to Help Understand What You Are Feeling
It’s no secret that I’m a major fan of Dr. Brene Brown’s work. And her new book Atlas of the Heart is probably my favorite book she’s ever written.
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Time Is an Illusion That Helps Things Make Sense – so Let’s Celebrate Right Now!!
One of the most influential physicists of all time, Albert Einstein, shared this view, writing, “People like us who believe in physics know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.”
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What is Luck Scientifically? Look Closely at These Four Principles
Do you ever wonder why some people seem to be so lucky? While others never seem to hit the mark? What exactly is luck, scientifically?
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What Does Trust Yourself Mean? A Closer Look at Brene Brown’s Anatomy of Trust
So, what does “trust yourself” mean? Let’s look at this more closely.
I recently visited a friend in La Quinta, CA, and she told me about a podcast that had really impacted her.
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