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20 Things My Now 81-Year-Old Dad Was Right About All Along

ā€œOne day you will look back and see that all along you were blooming.ā€ ā€” MHN Twenty-nine years ago, when I was a freshman in high school, my English teacher gave my class a homework assignment entitled, ā€œAdvice for a Younger Generation.ā€ The concept of the assignment was simple: Each student had to interview a [ā€¦]

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Weekend Favorites: 18 healthy habits, tiny pumpkins and the 12-12-12 declutter rule

Weekend Wisdom: Whether you want to let go of stuff and clutter, a relationship, a job, an old thought or belief, give yourself permission to know when itā€™s time. Tiny pumpkins. How are you doing out there?…

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3 Fundamental Lessons Most of Us Learn a Little Too Late in Life

ā€œIn elementary school my parents told me it didnā€™t matter what I did when I grew up, so long as it made me happy. ā€˜Happiness is the whole point of life,ā€™ my father said. ā€˜But it doesnā€™t always come easy. Your mother loves to help people in need, so she became a psychiatric nurse. I [ā€¦]

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Make Room for Joy: Your Essential Holiday Decluttering Guide

It might seem early for a holiday decluttering guide but if you want to avoid holiday stress and overwhelm, the time is now. We donā€™t have to wait until after halloween or until after the election or…

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10 Daily Life Choices You Will Regret in 10 Years

In the end, more than anything else, we regret the little things we wish weā€™d done differently. ā€œIf onlyā€¦ā€ Those two words paired together create one of the saddest phrases in the English language. Here are ten daily life choices that ultimately lead to that phrase of regret, and how to elude them: 1. Wearing [ā€¦]

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10 Good Reasons to Let Go of Things Sooner Rather than Later

The most powerful changes happen when we decide to take control of what we do have power over, instead of craving control over what we do not. Holding on is hard. Holding on contributes to stress, unhappiness, relationship problems, and so much more. Yet, as human beings, we cling desperately to almost everythingā€¦ We donā€™t [ā€¦]

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3 Daily Habits that Hold 90 Percent of Us Back in Life

If it keeps you busy but will hold you back someday, itā€™s a distraction. Thereā€™s a big difference between empty fatigue and gratifying exhaustion. Life is too short not to focus more on what matters most. And life is definitely too short for habits and routines that keep you stuck in a cycle of feeling [ā€¦]

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8 Uplifting Books to Read If You are Overwhelmed with the News

These uplifting books will remind you how good it feels to read something that lifts your heart. When it comes to the news, being informed is one thing. We can do that in less than five minutes…

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8 Wake-Up Calls Everybody Needs to Receive in Life Before itā€™s Too Late

You have come a long way, and youā€™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 momā€™s side gave me four lightly-used flannel shirts that he no longer needed. The shirts were barely worn [ā€¦]

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

We donā€™t even realize how often weā€™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 [ā€¦]

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