Quick Reads
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Why We Need to Stop Running from Discomfort
We all have the tendency to take the easy way out when life gets hard — to distract ourselves and numb the pain using food, drink, or people. In her book When Things Fall…
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Wholehearted Connections Begin Within
So many of us push difficult emotions aside. As a result, we shut down or have our guard up around other people. The quote below from Pema Chödrön is an excellent reminder of…
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Finding Calm in the Chaos
What do you do to feel calm and relaxed during the day? We juggle many roles daily, trying to be super productive at work, as parents, and in other areas of life. Whenever…
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Unwinding with Intention: Relaxation That Truly Refreshes
What is your favorite way to relax after a long day at work? Every time I use TV to relax, I am never truly relaxed by the end of it. Binge-watching makes me…
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Turning Challenging Moments into Growth: How to Make the Most of Life’s Opportunities
‘We are given opportunities to change all the time. But we fail to make those changes, either out of stupidity, laziness, or even ignorance’, said Alice Laplante, author of The Making of a…
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Seeking Feedback Where It Matters Most – Relationships
In the corporate world, feedback is crucial to growth and success. What if we normalized taking feedback in our personal lives, too? How often do we seek feedback from our loved ones to…
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The Power of Self-Belief
April is National Poetry Month. I am generally not one to write poetry. But, sometimes, words just come to you. They are the best form of expressing emotion. So here is what I…
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A Delightful First Experience
I had my first violin lesson today. In one of my earlier posts, I shared that a mother and son’s violin and piano duet inspired me to want to learn violin. Since then,…
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A Much Needed Inspiration
It is hard to stay healthy and eat mindfully when you are busy. Some days, I need a constant reminder to live and breathe this philosophy. So when I came across a quote…
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Go, Go, Go
Thinking about what brightened my day this past weekend was a relatively easy thing to do. It was race day for my son. Of course, as a competitor, he goes through various emotions,…
