Eight Tips for On-the-Road Wellness As holiday traveling becomes more commonplace and in many people’s lives, more frequent, I thought it might be helpful to offer some suggestions for maintaining wellness while on the road. Whether traveling by car to a destination or taking a holiday trip of some sort, here are eight tips to help you to navigate your
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GUEST POST BY LINDY MACLAINE One of the offshoots of doing the group distance Reiki program has been my awareness of the challenges faced by those to whom I am sending energy, as well as my own. Sometimes I think how bizarre it is that from within, we so often feel we cannot manage the task ahead – that next step toward fulfilling our Life Purpose. We are
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In the year 1621, the pilgrims who had settled in the United States set time aside to gather together, reflect on the past year, and give thanks for their fortunes, blessings, and plentiful harvest. This day became known, over the years and decades, as Thanksgiving. As it is defined, Thanksgiving is a day for giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and
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How One Eatery is Serving Up Mindfulness In today’s busy, oftentimes frantic and noisy world, eating in silence is usually thought of as something to be experienced on a retreat of some sort or in a monastery somewhere. And eating in such a manner is usually regarded as difficult to imagine and a bit weird: who, after all, wants to feel restricted, limited
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Sometimes the synchronicity of events can be a blessing, inspiring transformation. Such was my experience this morning when I read Geneen Roth's article about "beauty". Last evening, on a break in my schedule, I decided to cross off an unpleasant task on my current “to do” list. The task was trying on underwear in a dressing room of a major department store.
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Take Charge of Your Brain: Five Keys to Effective and Mindful Self-Leadership Self-leadership, the ability to be focused, aware, and intentional in behavior, is imperative for living a life of personal fulfillment and happiness. While there are many resources available suggesting methods supportive of self-leadership, becoming mindfully self-aware is the
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Hi, I'm Lorrie Jones and I used to weigh over 300 pounds. I also used to weigh 60 pounds. In fact, I have gained and lost a total of 1,900 pounds during a decade of my younger life. I remember the day: I stepped on the scales to see if I had lost weight. I had worked so hard, eating salads when I wanted dinner, exercising to the point of exhaustion. As the
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EXCERPT FROM '21 DAYS OF LIVING MINDFULLY' MY FORTHCOMING BOOK. "Look to this day for it is life; the very best of life. In its brief course lie all the realities and truth of existence - For yesterday is but a memory, And tomorrow is only a vision, But today well lived makes every yesterday a memory of happiness, And every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look
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Five Mindfulness Practices for Tranquility By now, most of us have heard the term “mindfulness” and we may even be a bit familiar with the concept. So what is mindfulness exactly and how can being mindful help with anxiety? A simple definition of mindfulness is: the practice – the skill – of non-judgmental awareness and acceptance of our present-moment
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Sitting in an outdoor cafe reveling in the beauty of warm summer day…I am aware of something deeper in me…something wanting expression. It is about the magic of summer and the child in me that comes alive as the temperature climbs above 80 degrees. Have any of you been there? Have you felt yourself come alive as the temperature becomes warm and life takes
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