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Category: Motivation Monday

A treatable condition

I spent most of yesterday watching our local school board meeting. It was VERY heated, and in the end our … More

COVID-19, kids, mental health, Pandemic, parenting

Essential, Important, and Meaningful

A few days ago, I was at the store checking out, and I thanked the cashier for being an essential … More

COVID-19, Essential, Pandemic

Picking up the pieces

I’m having a pretty busy summer, so things will probably be pretty quiet around here for awhile. But, I wanted … More

Fun, Ideas for Self Care, Inspiration, picking up the pieces, quitting, self-care, Trust Yourself, when to quit

The time will pass anyway

As I’ve mentioned in many of my posts, my husband and I run a taekwondo studio. We’ve been doing this … More

goals, Motivation Monday, Time

“There is no way to peace. Peace is the way.”

Last week’s episode of the podcast, “On Being” was a conversation with Rami Nashashibi and Lucas Johnson about reconciliation and love … More

AJ Muste, Inspiration, Motivation, Motivation Monday, Nonviolence, Peace

Simple is not the same as Easy

Save 10% of your income. Pay off your credit cards in full every month. Sleep eight hours a night. Eat … More

Better than Before, Easy, Habits, Mark Twain, Minimalism, Simple

If the chain is too heavy, let it go

A few weeks ago, I shared a post called “Don’t Break the Chain.” I had just started a few new … More

Fitbit, Habits, Ideas for Self Care, Meditation, self compassion, self-care, Streaks

If we want a better world…

I’m currently reading Alice Walker’s collection of poetry: Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart.  It’s a lovely collection of … More

Alice Walker, Inspiration, Motivation, Motivation Monday, Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart

Your perspective is important

I’m going to share three brief observations that I’ve been chewing on this week. Familiarity makes most things fall into … More

Awareness, Breakthrough, Encouragement, Familiar, Insight, Perspective

Just because it’s familiar, doesn’t mean it’s not remarkable

I live on Florida’s Space Coast. Which means that about once a month, I get to see something truly remarkable: … More

Falcon Heavy Launch, Gratitude, Inspiration, Space X

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