Do One Small Thing For You
Self-care is frequently the first thing to take a backseat when things are busy or stressful. But this is the time when we need it the most. When we’re angry, overwhelmed, hurt, or stressed, self-care is critical to ease those feelings and keep us from saying or doing things that aren’t healthy or productive. But […]
Read More →Secrets to Quieting the Wandering Mind
We all know how it feels: we’re trying to concentrate on something and our mind just keeps drifting away to something else — or a dozen other things. We drag it back to the task at hand, only for it to wander away again. It makes what we’re trying to do feel like drudgery, and that’s only […]
Read More →Ready to Date Again? Keep These 7 Tips In Mind
I’ve been single again for about four months. In the last few weeks, I’ve begun to think about dating again. I’m not entirely sure what kind of relationship I want going forward — whether I want to get married, or if I even want a serious relationship at all. The great thing about dating is that you […]
Read More →6 Strategies For Keeping a Journal
Keeping a journal has plenty of benefits, but sometimes it can feel a bit overwhelming. Trying to find something to write about, or the time to write, can be a struggle. It doesn’t have to be a difficult endeavor, though. A few simple strategies can make keeping a journal easy and even fun. Try these […]
Read More →Boost Your Energy With This Shift
I had to get up half an hour earlier one recent morning to get my oldest kid into town for a test he needed to take for welding school enrollment. I headed over to Panera after dropping him off to work and wait for him to finish the test. Half an hour doesn’t sound like […]
Read More →Fall Asleep During Meditation? Try These 12 Tips!
Falling asleep during meditation is so easy, and it’s much more common than you think. But when it starts to happen on a regular basis, it gets frustrating. It’s not as difficult to turn this around and manage to stay awake as you might think. There are several things you can try to keep yourself […]
Read More →Meditating When You Have ADHD
Both of my sons have ADHD. Their father also has it, and for many years, I jokingly blamed it entirely on him that my sons have it. But in the last few years I have come to realize, though I have no formal diagnosis, that it is very likely they get it from me as […]
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