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10 Gentle Decluttering Rules to Help You Let Go

These decluttering rules evolved when I was in the midst of decluttering for good. Because it wasn’t the first time I was decluttering my home or simplifying my life, I knew I had to watch out for some obstacles. I couldn’t expect to approach things the same way and get different results. I had to [
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22 Self-Care Quotes to Encourage Your Health and Healing

Use these self-care quotes for inspiration, permission to take good care and encouragement for your health and healing. They will make you smile and help you stay focused on what’s important as you take care and feel better. We know by now that shortcuts don’t work. You can’t rush or avoid taking care of yourself [
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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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10 Wake-Up Calls We Often Receive a Little Too Late

There’s a big difference between empty fatigue and gratifying exhaustion. Life is too short not to focus more on what matters most. Before you know it you will be asking, “How did it get so late so soon?” Perhaps you can already relate. So take time to reflect. Take time to realize what you want [
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10 Daily Habits that Often Drain 90 Percent of Our Joy and Peace of Mind

You ultimately become what you repeatedly do. If your habits aren’t helping you, they’re hurting you. Here are some fairly common and widespread examples of the latter that will drain all your joy and peace of mind, if you let them: 1. Focusing on how life “should” be every step of the way. Try to [
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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: chronic illness, simple pleasures and 5 important boundaries for women

Weekend Wisdom: When something feels too big to accomplish, make it smaller, tiny even. It’s tomato time. When I look back on the summer of 2024, I want to remember my first bite of a tomato sandwich, the summer romance novel I was reading, the outdoor concert with my family and the early morning walks [
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10 Daily Habits that Often Waste 90 Percent of Our Time, Energy, and Potential

Patience is not about waiting, it’s the ability to maintain a positive outlook while working hard for what you believe in. Have you ever told yourself that you’re going to make something happen and then nothing happened? All details aside, it’s because you didn’t have the right habits in place — the little things you [
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Prioritize Yourself: 10 Essential Reminders for Self-Care

Self-care practices are important but it can be challenging to prioritize yourself. We know we have to take care of ourselves but when considering everything and everyone else that needs our attention, it’s hard to put ourselves first. Consider these essential reminders as encouragement to take good care of yourself. Self care may sound selfish [
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