DIY Aspiration Journal

This week I made a bunch of mini aspiration journals. Ta-da! So, what’s an aspiration journal? Most journals or diaries are places for you to list the mundane things that happened during your day. “Made a sandwich for lunch. It was good.” Kind of boring, right? As an alternative, try keeping an aspiration journal where…

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Unhappy Holidays: Dealing With Seasonal Sadness

Despite the twinkling lights, the cheery Santas at the malls, and children gleefully counting down the days until Christmas, not everyone is feeling jolly this time of year. Some of us are feeling kind of sad…and not just the Grinch and Ebenezer Scrooge. I was reading an article the other day about how many people…

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Add Some Play to Your Day!

Today I’m linking up with my friend Andrea at DreAm heART sMart ArT for her blog challenge. The prompt is “playfulness.” I don’t want to alarm you, but you seem to have lost something. No, not your keys. They’re next to your purse. And not your mind either, although some days it might feel that…

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Your Life is an Experiment

Put on your lab coats and dust off the microscope! It’s time to do a little experimenting, but this time we’ll be manipulating our own life experiences. Watch this video to find out why it’s dangerous to live your life like a worried lab rat and what you can do to experiment with your own…

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Making Self-Care a Daily Habit

Today I’m linking up with my friend Andrea at DreAm heART sMart ArT for her blog challenge. The prompt is “self-care.” OK, I’ve been meaning to talk to you about something very important. Pull out your to-do list. It’s probably under that pile of laundry or stuck in between the couch cushions. Got it? Good.…

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Link Roundup: Magical Little Weekend

By the time you read this, I’ll be sailing the high seas with a bunch of scurvy-ridden pirates. Or spending the night in a haunted mansion with 99 grim grinning ghosts. Or taking a small cruise to all the world’s continents while singing a very annoying song. No, I haven’t lost my mind! I’m in…

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When Your Heart’s Not In It

Today I’m linking up with my friend Andrea at DreAm heART sMart ArT for her blog challenge. The prompt is “HEART”. When you’re in a tough situation, do you follow your heart or your head? Most people will say, “I follow my heart! My heart and my emotions know what’s best for me!” That may…

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