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2019: Pick a Word or Two
My last post looked at selecting a Theme for the New Year as we get ready to start 2019. This post looks at selecting a word to inspire you during this year. So you’re trying to choose a new word for the upcoming year. You want something that captures all of your hopes, dreams, and inspirations for the New Year. If you’re struggling to choose a theme, it can be helpful to think of one word or phrase. Here are three reasons you might want to consider this method: One word or phrase invites simplicity. There’s something about a brand new year that encourages you to become an overachiever. You…
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The Spirit of the Season: Make a Gratitude List
Sometimes, you may forget the little things that you’re grateful for in your life. However, if you have them in plain sight, it can help you reinforce your gratefulness — especially during the holiday season. Why not write these things down on a gratitude list, and keep them close to you? If you find that you’re overwhelmed by negative feelings, refer to your list. It can serve as a way to reset your negativity. Your Gratitude List: What to Include It’s easy to get started: start listing the thing you are grateful for. If you get stuck, think about the people in your life. Who makes you happy? List the aspects of…
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The Importance of Gratitude
Hello! Are you starting to gear up for the holiday season? I haven’t yet – as part of the season, I am driving to my hometown to work on selling my parents’ house. Since it is not the ideal use of my time, I’m not completely happy about the turn of events. Therefore, I am the perfect person to pay attention to the topic today. Gratitude! While I don’t want to drive 12 hours to another state, I’m grateful that I can spend time with my father. I’m grateful to be able to visit my family in the state. See I found things to make the ride better! It helps!…
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A Case Study: Believe in Yourself
[disclosure] Happy Tuesday! I took a mini-break during the 4th of July week. But I am back – re-energized and ready to go! As I mentioned when I started this blog, this is a sort of restart for me – a restart in health, exercise, and healthy eating. We traveled through the exercise search (it will continue of course) but now we are going to spend some time on self-development topics. It should be fun! We all have specific reasons why we are on the internet – starting a business, expressing ourselves, passing on our experiences, the reasons are endless. But something that we all have in common…
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How to Stop Being Afraid of Making Decisions
[disclosure] Happy Tuesday! I hope you all had a lovely weekend! I am running around trying to get ready for my trip tomorrow. Isn’t it weird how no matter how well you plan before a trip, things keep popping up to do? That’s where we are now. But it doesn’t matter, it all seems to get done in the end. Today’s post is about decisions. Do you try to avoid decisions because you don’t want to make a choice? Or you want someone else to make it? Surprise… Not Choosing Is a Choice When you have to decide on two or more choices or variables, and you pass on…
