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Mindfullness
July 2, 2024
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10 minutes Read

10 Things We Always Wait Too Long to Let Go of in Life

We don’t even realize how often we’re blocking our own present blessings by holding on so tightly.

Letting go is not giving up. Letting go is surrendering any needless attachments to particular outcomes and situations. Surrender means showing up in your life with the intention to be your best, and to do the best you know how, without expecting life to be ideal. Have goals, have dreams, take purposeful action, and build solid relationships, but detach from what life must look like every step of the way.

The energy of someone aspiring to create something wonderful this year, teamed with a healthy balance of surrender, is far more effective than someone determined to create outcomes with a desperate must-have mentality. Surrender brings inner calmness, awareness, and understanding. And lest we forget that our outer lives are a reflection of our inner state of being.

Thus, take a moment to remind yourself of some things many of us typically attach to long after it’s time to let go, so you can loosen your grip on them as you move forward… (more…)

natachagj
Mindfullness
July 2, 2024
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9 minutes Read

8 Wake-Up Calls Everyone Needs to Receive in Life Before it’s Too Late

You have come a long way, and you’re still learning and growing. Be thankful for the lessons. Take them and make the best of things today.

For my 18th birthday, many moons ago, my grandfather on my mom’s side gave me four lightly-used flannel shirts that he no longer needed. The shirts were barely worn and in great shape; my grandfather told me he thought they would look great on me. Unfortunately, I thought they were odd gifts at the time and I wasn’t thankful. I looked at him skeptically, gave him a crooked half-smile, and moved on to the other gifts sitting in front of me. My grandfather died two days later from a sudden heart attack. The flannel shirts were the last gifts he ever gave me, and that crooked half-smile was the last time I directly acknowledged him. Today, I still regret the little thing I didn’t say when I had the chance: “Thank you Grandpa. I appreciate you.”

That was a huge wake-up call for me — one that has served me well for over two decades now.

And here are eight wake-up calls for you to reflect on today — some important lessons worth learning and living by, before it’s too late: (more…)

natachagj
Mindfullness
July 2, 2024
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8 minutes Read

10 Tiny Tasks To Help You Declutter Your Home

It might be easy to find articles and information about how to declutter your home, but what about where to start? Or, figuring out how to declutter your home without getting completely overwhelmed and stressed out? I was often searching for the perfect, how to declutter your home solution and hoping for speedy decluttering tips […]

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natachagj
Mindfullness
July 2, 2024
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2 minutes Read

Weekend Favorites: kaffepause, a no-buy year and the best sleep of your life

Weekend Wisdom: Feeling guilty for taking care of yourself is not taking care of yourself. Into the woods. When I hike I often think about John Muir’s lovely words, “And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.” And I always do just what he suggests. Ok … onto the […]

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natachagj
Mindfullness
July 2, 2024
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13 minutes Read

20 Things My 80-Year-Old Dad Was Right About

“One day you will look back and see that all along you were blooming.”
— MHN

Twenty-eight years ago, when I was a freshman in high school, my English teacher gave my class a homework assignment entitled, “Advice for a Younger Generation.” The concept of the assignment was simple: Each student had to interview a person who was over the age of 25, gather enough information to write a basic biography of their life and find out what their top tips are for a younger generation. I chose to interview my dad. He was (more…)

natachagj
Mindfullness
July 2, 2024
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7 minutes Read

40 Quotes for Calming the Mind When You’re at a Crossroads in Life

It happens to all of us gradually as we live and grow. We discover more about who we are and the way life is, and then we realize there are some changes we need to make. The lifestyle we’ve been living no longer fits. The environments and relationships we once found comfort in no longer exist, or no longer serve our best interests. So we cherish all the great memories, but find ourselves at a crossroads in life, moving forward.

And it’s not easy. It’s painful to give up what’s comfortable and familiar, especially when there’s no other choice. Marc and I have struggled through this process many times out of necessity. Over the past 15 years we’ve had to deal with several significant, unexpected life changes and challenges, including: (more…)

natachagj
Mindfullness
July 2, 2024
269 views
9 minutes Read

The Sunday Reset That Will Simplify Your Entire Week

Carving out time for a Sunday reset can simplify your entire week. When we don’t take time to reset our homes and other areas of our lives, things build up, weigh us down and hold us back. A Sunday reset can help calm our living areas, our calendars and our minds. It may seem impossible […]

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