Thanksgiving makes us think about things we appreciate – family, friends, a roof overhead, food on the table. This feeling of gratitude is so important and not just during the holiday season. Gratitude is about being mindful of the abundance in our lives. Feeling grateful about what you have in your life can lead to a tremendous number of positive results. Reminding yourself on a regular basis of all that's good in your life comes with a host of benefits. Your daily life becomes more calm and peaceful. Gratitude helps to slay a lot of negative emotions. In today's digitally connected world, especially, it's easy to compare yourself to others and to think you're lacking. Gratitude helps to push envy, insecurity, and fear aside. Essentially, it can lessen depression and anxiety, ... [Read More]
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Wishing You Christmas Joy
I am so grateful for each and every one of you that stops by to read this little piece of blogland. I wish you great and overflowing joy this Christmas morning! Wise women know that reflection is part of every well-lived life. We need time to just be. To give ourselves permission to do nothing. That was a very difficult lesson for me. My mother was very insistent that Sunday afternoon was for anything we wanted to do except work. My father agreed but he was also admanant about “work or you don’t eat”. Guess which one stuck in my head! You’d think I be perfectly balanced with that background, but naaah ----. Back to the wise women. It is in time of reflection that we can celebrate our successes but more importantly let go of our failures, whatever those may be. We can lock ... [Read More]