Tag: wellness
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The Enemy of Good is Better
Growing up, my Mom often repeated the phrase, “the enemy of good is better.” I think of these words often in my days and weeks- typically in mundane tasks like trying to fix my ponytail and only making it worse or tweaking a perfectly fine recipe and ending up with rock hard chocolate chip cookies,…
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My 2022 Best of Books
With a goal to read more in 2022, I came across many great books and a few that left a little something to be desired. Having this new knowledge, I figured I would list some of my favorites so as to aid you in whatever reading journey you may find yourself on. Here are some…
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Mantras and a Message for those Feeling Stuck
I understand as well as the next how detrimental cold air and a sun escaping before 4:30 can be to motivation and a willingness to make much of anything of the day. In my own experience growing up in New England, I’ve seen how effective a harsh winter can be at dissolving aspirations and New…
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Envisioning Empathy: Why you Should Act out of Empathy Rather than Sympathy
Have you ever thought about the difference between sympathy and empathy? By definition, sympathy is about feeling pity and sorrow for someone’s circumstances. To go just a bit further, empathy is about understanding and sharing the emotions of those circumstances with a person. When they are placed next to one another like this, it’s fairly…
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5-Minute Snack: The Best Date You’ve Ever Been on
This 5-minute recipe will leave your sweet tooth beyond satisfied and is guaranteed to make you question where it’s been all your life. While this delicious treat may be somewhat lacking in the appearance sector, its taste more than makes up for its visual resemblance to a roach! As someone who relies on microwave meals…
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Happiness is a Choice
Happiness is a choice. This is a big claim I know, and I am fully aware that I may have just dug myself into a bit of a hole here, but I promise you I can pull myself out and provide some explanation. Of course, there will always be factors out of our control that…
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You are a Continual Work in Progress
I’ve been feeling a little less than myself lately and so I wanted to get my thoughts down with hopes of comforting myself and uplifting anyone else that may be in a similar situation. This time of year for me often brings a bit of darkness. Now, I suppose this is natural because it literally…
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Affirmations- Your Personal Wish Granting Genie
We’ve all seen the movies where a genie, crystal ball or some other magical medium has the power to make all of the main character’s dreams come true. Now, while I most certainly am not able to call upon a genie to turn my dreams into a reality, I think that we as individuals are…
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