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- Mindfullness
- October 18, 2024
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decluttering sentimental items, gentle stretches for back pain and ghosts
Weekend Wisdom: Doing more things doesnāt make you a better person. It makes you a tired person. Sunset. Hanging out in my favorite beach town with my beautiful sister has been a dream. Weāve spent our days…
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- Mindfullness
- October 18, 2024
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10 Little Reflections About Simplifying My Life
I began simplifying my life before I knew I was simplifying my life. As a busy, stressed out, working mom and wife, I was always on a deadline, usually running late and kept coming up short with…
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- Mindfullness
- July 25, 2024
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10 Hard Things We Should All Do for Ourselves More Often
Even when the struggle is real, remind yourself that it feels better to be exhausted from taking small steps forward, than it does to be tired of doing nothing.
In 1911 two explorers, Amundsen and Scott, embarked on a race against each other to become the first known human being to set foot upon the southernmost point of Earth. It was the age of Antarctic exploration, as the South Pole represented one of the last uncharted areas in the world. Amundsen wished to plant the Norwegian flag there on behalf of his country, while Scott hoped to stake his claim for England.
The journey there and back from their base camps was about 1,400 miles, which is roughly equivalent to a round-trip hike from New York City to Chicago. Both men would be traveling the same exact distance on foot through extremely cold and harsh weather conditions. And both men were equally equipped with experience, supplies, and a supporting team of fellow explorers. But what wasnāt certain is how each of them would approach the inevitable challenges they faced on the road ahead.
As it turned out, Amundsen and Scott took entirely different approaches to the very same challenges.
Scott directed his team to hike as far as possible on the good weather days and then rest on bad weather days to conserve energy. Conversely, Amundsen directed his team to follow a strict regimen of consistent daily progress by hiking exactly 20 miles every day, regardless of weather conditions. Even on the warmest, clear-sky days, when Amundsenās team was capable of hiking much farther, Amundsen was absolutely adamant that they travel no more than 20 miles to conserve their energy for the following dayās hike.
Which team succeeded in the end?
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- Mindfullness
- July 25, 2024
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5 Tricks to Try If You Feel Frustrated When Decluttering
Simplifying and decluttering is not all sunshine and rainbows. Sometimes you will feel frustrated when decluttering. You may also feel sad, stuck and overwhelmed. Itās natural that weāll feel all of the emotions when embarking on a task like decluttering. Because letting go of stuff can take a long time and require you to make [ā¦]
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- Mindfullness
- July 25, 2024
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Weekend Favorites: kitchen spaces, key to longevity and 5 decluttering tricks
Weekend Wisdom: In a noisy world, gentle words rise. Last pass. I just finished the last, last round of edits for Gentle and Iām all out of words for today. Iām ready for a big restful weekend! You too? Ok ā¦ onto the favorites 24 ways to simplify your life in 2024 (itās not too [ā¦]
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- Mindfullness
- July 25, 2024
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10 Kitchen Spaces that Probably Need Decluttering Soon
I could be wrong but itās probably time to declutter your kitchen. Because the kitchen is often where we spend the most time; to gather, nourish, work and relax it may require more frequent decluttering. Consider what āenoughā means to you as you move through each space decluttering your kitchen. Working space by space instead [ā¦]
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- Mindfullness
- July 25, 2024
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20 Essential Things to Start Doing for Your Own Happiness and Peace of Mind
Patience isnāt about waiting; itās 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 actionable reminders below to look at the brighter side of your life, and you will gradually rewire your brain.
1. Start steadying yourself with simple rituals.
When life feels like an emotional roller coaster, steady yourself with simple rituals. Make the bed. Water the plants. Rinse off your own bowl and spoon. Simplicity attracts calmness and wisdom.
2. Start filtering out the noise in your life.
Be careful about who you give the microphone and stage to in your life. Donāt just listen to the loudest voice every day. Listen to the (moreā¦)
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- Mindfullness
- July 25, 2024
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10 Mindful Ways to Remain Calm When Others Seem Out of Control
You canāt calm the storm. What you can do is calm yourself, and the storm will gradually pass.
Over the past decade, thereās a way of being Iāve gradually been cultivating in myself ā Iāve been taming my tendency to get riled up and argue with people when their behavior doesnāt match my expectations.
As human beings we all have an idea in our heads about how things are supposed to be, and sadly this is what often messes us up the most. We get frustrated when things donāt play out the way we expect them to, and when people donāt behave like theyāre āsupposedā to. We expect our family to act a certain way, our friends to always be kind, and strangers to be less difficult.
And when reality hits us, and everyone seems to be doing the opposite of what we expect them to do, we get triggered ā anger, frustration, arguments, tears, etc.
If you can relate in any way at all right now, itās time to remind yourself of the truth: (moreā¦)
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- Mindfullness
- July 25, 2024
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8 Things You Will Regret Not Letting Go of Sooner in Life
Oftentimes you donāt even realize youāre blocking your own present blessings by holding on to everything so tightly.
Itās 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 doesnāt matter what you title it; what matters is that you find the strength to leave in the past those former parts of your life that are over, and those little ideals in your mind that simply arenāt meant to be.
Throughout the past decade, as Angel and I have gradually worked with hundreds of our course students, coaching clients, and live event attendees, weāve come to understand that the most common cause of human frustration on the average day is our stubborn propensity to hold on to things long after itās time to let go. In a nutshell, we hold on tight to the hope that things will go exactly as we imagine, and then we complicate our lives to no end when they donāt.
So letās take a look at some common things we often regret holding on to until the bitter endā¦ (moreā¦)
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- Mindfullness
- July 25, 2024
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1 Important Step Most People Take Too Late in Life
Too often people overestimate the significance of one big defining moment and underestimate the value of making good decisions and small steps of progress on a daily basis.
Youāre probably familiar with whatās known as the Serenity Prayer. It goes like this:
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
Thereās an important lesson here ā one thatās very often glossed overā¦
When a chaotic reality is swirling around us, we often try to relieve our anxiety by exerting our will over external things we cannot control.
It helps us stave off one of the most dreaded feelings: complete powerlessness.
With that in mind, I have good news and bad news.
The bad news is that generally speaking, almost everything is (moreā¦)
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