Out of Every Crisis Comes the Opportunity to be Reborn
“Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.” ~Og Mandino In November of 2007 my life burned to the ground—quite literally. I lost my house, four foster dogs, my sixteen-year-old cat, four...
View ArticleHow to Make Anxiety Work for You, Not Against You
“Growth begins when we start to accept our own weakness.” ~Jean Vanier I got fired from my job, my boyfriend left me, and my father died in one day. In reality, my career was going super well, I...
View ArticleDiscover Your Inner Confidence Through Skills You Already Love
“I think a lot of people mistake my confidence on stage for cockiness in real life, and that’s actually farthest from the truth. When I’m on stage, I’m that confident and that cocky because I have a...
View Article3 Steps to Help You Embrace and Move Past Rejection
“Wisdom is merely the movement from fighting life to embracing it.” ~Rasheed Ogunlaru There were many things I wasn’t prepared for when it came to baby raising: the constant self-doubt, the vocal...
View ArticleHow Self-Awareness Can Help Us Love People Just as They Are
“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” ~C.G. Jung We were visiting my parents’ place in the woods for the weekend. I unlocked the door to the cabin...
View Article9 Unique Ways to Start Having More Fun
“If you are not having fun you are doing something wrong.” ~Groucho Marx I was at my eye doctor’s office many years ago and he asked me what I do for fun. He said he asks this of everyone to see how...
View ArticleNo Excuses: 8 Proactive Ways to Finally End Your Loneliness
“The eternal quest of the individual human being is to shatter his loneliness.” ~Norman Cousins Loneliness … sigh. It hurts on the inside and feels pathetic on the outside, doesn’t it? You’re...
View ArticleThe Guru of Caumsett: Simple Yet Profound Lessons from a Kind Stranger
“See the light in others, and treat them as if that is all you see.” ~Dr. Wayne Dyer It was about a month after my son was born that I was introduced to the man I have come to think of, only somewhat...
View Article5 Ways to Deal With Envy So It Doesn’t Steal Your Happiness
“Happiness is found when you stop comparing yourself to other people.” ~Unknown Throughout this year, I’ve noticed myself feeling envious of other people. Particularly, I would feel envious of the...
View ArticleWhy We Don’t Need to Be Like Anybody Else
“The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.” ~Anna Quindlen When I first committed to becoming more spiritual, I...
View ArticleHow Thoughts Can Lead to Emotional Explosions
“Stay present. Stay conscious. Be the ever-alert guardian of your inner space.” ~Eckhart Tolle It was approximately 1:20 pm on a sunny Thursday afternoon, and I was halfway through my presentation at...
View ArticleA Simple Practice That Can Prevent Binge Eating & Increase Your Happiness
“Be nice to yourself. It’s hard to be happy when someone is mean to you all the time.” ~Christine Arylo When the alarm went off, the haze of a dream dissolved into the memory of yesterday’s failure....
View ArticleCreate a Team to Battle Fears and Loneliness
“When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” ~Lao Tzu Five years ago, I found myself rebuilding my life after my fourteen-year marriage ended. During those first months...
View ArticleDrop the Mask: How to Slowly Lower Your Guard and Change Your Life
“The less you open your heart to others, the more your heart suffers.” ~Deepak Chopra The root of my inability to be open stems from my childhood. (I guess much of who we are comes from childhood,...
View ArticleThe 3-Day Happiness Adventure: A Simple Guide to Getting Happy Fast
“You have a choice each and every single day. I choose to feel blessed. I choose to feel grateful. I choose to be excited. I choose to be thankful. I choose to be happy.” ~Amber Housley What if I told...
View ArticleWe Don’t Need to “Fix” Our Appearance to Be Beautiful
“Kindness and awareness work together. Through awareness we understand the underlying beauty of everything and every being.” ~Amit Ray We were in Yorkshire—my brother, sister, and I—driving along...
View ArticleHow to Make the Most of the Time You Have
“Without giving up hope—that there’s somewhere better to be, that there’s someone better to be—we will never relax with where we are or who we are.” ~Pema Chödrön There are twenty-four hours in a day....
View ArticleAccepting Delays and Appreciating the Gift of Empty Time
“Always say ‘yes’ to the present moment… Surrender to what is. Say ‘yes’ to life and see how life starts suddenly to start working for you rather than against you.” ~Eckhart Tolle A few weeks ago I...
View ArticleAdventures for Your Soul Book Giveaway: Live the Life of Your Dreams
“Just like the characters of a movie, you are a character in the show called ‘Life.’ Are you in a starring role? Or are you a supporting actor?” ~Shannon Kaiser Do you ever felt like could be doing...
View ArticleHow to Make New Friends When You’re Feeling Lonely
“The only way to have a friend is to be one.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson It’s a weird paradox. In a world where technology and social media seem to bring more of us together more of the time, recent...
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