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20 Essential Things to Start Doing for Your Own Peace and Happiness

Patience isn’t about waiting; it’s the ability to keep a good attitude while working hard for what you believe in. As you move through the days and weeks ahead, remind yourself that it takes roughly 66 days to form a habit on average. So for the next nine and a half weeks, consciously leverage the [
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8 Things You Will Regret Not Letting Go of Sooner in Your Life

Oftentimes you don’t even realize you’re blocking your own present blessings by holding on to everything so tightly. It’s always necessary to accept when some part of your life has reached its inevitable end. Closing the door, completing the chapter, turning the page, etc. It doesn’t matter what you title it; what matters is that [
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3 Wake-Up Calls for Those Days When You’re Overwhelmed (and Unsure of What to Do Next)

“Do not ruin today with mourning tomorrow.” — Catherynne M. Valente Ever feel a little overwhelmed? Or really overwhelmed? This quick read is for YOU
 Once upon a time there was a man who had been lost in the desert for three whole days without water. Just as he was about to collapse, he saw [
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40 Meaningful Questions to Calm the Mind and Boost Your Focus

Asking the right questions is often the answer. In a recent email newsletter I wrote, “Calm your mind today. Don’t just think outside the box; think like there is no box.” And to my surprise, 97 people quoted that line and responded with the same general question: “How?” I’ve spent the morning thinking about how [
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Weekend Favorites: cut cleaning time by 70%, organize photos and microadventures

Weekend Wisdom: Noticing and celebrating what you love makes it easier to release what you don’t. Under the stars with Norah Jones. (photo credit @beautifuldetour) I hope you’ve had a lovely week and are looking forward to these Weekend Favorites to enjoy with a coffee, tea, smoothie or whatever you are enjoying this morning. One [
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11 Old-Fashioned Relationship Habits We Should Start Bringing Back

Love is great when spoken, but greatest when shown. Do little things daily to show your loved ones you care. Yesterday afternoon I was sitting on a park bench in the early afternoon when an elderly couple pulled their car up under a nearby oak tree. They rolled down the windows and turned up some [
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10 Life Choices You Will Regret in 10 Years (and Maybe Even Sooner)

In the end, more than anything else, we regret the little things we wish we’d done differently. “If only
” Those two words paired together create one of the saddest phrases in the English language. Here are ten life choices that ultimately lead to that phrase of regret, and how to elude them on the average [
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Please Stop Wearing These 3 Things (at any age)

You’ve seen the articles answering questions like 
 “What should I stop wearing after 25?” or “What should stop wearing in my 40s or 50s?” or “Should a 70 year old woman wear leggings?” or “How should I dress according to my age?” Ugh! We are asking and answering the wrong questions. If we continue [
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3 Daily Habits that Often Drain 90 Percent of Our Potential in Life (Week After Week)

“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” As you age you will learn to value your time, genuine relationships, meaningful work, and peace of mind, much more. Little else will matter. Deep down you know that already, right? Yet on most days, just like [
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Weekend Favorites: decluttering rules, 7 social media boundaries, and overthinking

Weekend Wisdom: Owning less is gentler than organizing more. Cosmos! What’s making me smile lately: Saturday mornings at the farmer’s market, getting ready for the Tiny Step Simplicity Challenge (hope you join me), watering my plants, going to bed early, iced coffee, a road trip and beautiful flowers. Maybe it really is the little things [
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