Tag: self care
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Gratitude is hope
So I wanted a car to replace my 15-year-old Honda with more rust than body, with failing springs (which feels like driving with cinderblocks for wheels), and not one but two broken taillight covers. When I shared this with a cruel narcissist from my early life, I was told to be grateful that I had…
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“Trust your gut — it never lies”
Sometimes, a choice seems perfect… He/she says all the right things. The job in Chicago has great benefits, good opportunities for advancement, and the company will pay for relocation. The apartment is close to work, spacious, and available for the right price. Still, for some reason, we hesitate. When we hesitate, there’s a reason There’s…
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Courage to create
Please enjoy this excerpt from Braving It, one of my absolute favorite books. You gotta read the whole thing…there’s so much in here about living boldly and freely! This post is from the chapter: “Create your joy” “Creativity takes courage,” said master French painter Henri Matisse. It definitely does take courage to dance and sing…
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“I am beautiful”
Please enjoy this excerpt from my new book, You, Beautiful: Getting gorgeous from the inside out…Coming Soon! “I am beautiful.” What would it feel like to say this to yourself — and really mean it? Most of us would feel silly or even cringe looking in the mirror and saying these words. We’d think first,…
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We teach people how to treat us
Enjoy this excerpt from the Unstoppable Confidence Booknip. Then click here to download your copy today! It’s true. We really do. Through our actions, especially what we choose to overlook or confront, we teach people how they are allowed treat us. When we let them talk to us a certain way or when we look…
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Only love
Please enjoy this excerpt from Braving It, one of my absolute favorite books. You gotta read the whole thing…there’s so much in here about living boldly and freely! This post is from the chapter: “Let only love in” So what should make it through our souls’ screening process if our invisible fence is only supposed…
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Just getting started
Today is where your book begins The rest is still unwritten. — Natasha Bedingfield The theme I have for you this month is “Just getting started” — and beautiful someone, we SO are, in every way. So what if today is the day the everything changes for you? What if today you realize that you…
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Invite joy: Yes Changes Everything!
Picture a buffet filled with freshly-made food: crisp veggies, grilled chicken and fish, salad, and whole grain bread, but also creamy pasta salads, saucy wings, fried everything, and buttery garlic bread. Self-serve! We get to spoon whatever we want onto our plates. We’re choosing what we want, what we say yes to. This is life…
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Let’s see what we think
Please enjoy this excerpt from the Introduction to The Becoming Journal! There’s something really wonderful about putting our thoughts on paper where we can see them. Writing slows us down and gives us time to think. Intuition and random thoughts start joining into vivid pictures until all of a sudden, we see new connections, aha’s!,…
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Dream your dream
Your dreams are one of the truest parts of you. To have the energy and passion you need for any dream, it’s got to be first and foremost about what you want to bring into your life. It’s easy to get distracted by what other people think, even people we love and care about, or…
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