Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all who are celebrating at this time of the year! Our Christmas this year is going to be about relaxing with family and friends and recuperating from our trip to Iceland and Norway. Relaxing and being present for the weekend ahead is really foremost. What a valuable gift to …
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As we gather this week with family and friends, we wanted to send special wishes for a Merry Christmas out to all of you! Our motto this year is “presence” rather than presents. As we prepare to travel to our loved ones, we realize that the gift is in the gathering. The moments of being …
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“Every morning, when we wake up, we have twenty-four brand new hours to live. What a precious gift! We have the capacity to live in a way that these twenty-four hours will bring peace, joy and happiness to ourselves and others.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh January is the “morning” of 2016 and is wide open with opportunities …
The practice of setting resolutions or affirmations for the New Year is an annual exercise for many. We list everything that we think needs to be changed, set affirmations that “should” change our minds, and absolutely believe, for example, that come January 1, kale smoothies really will taste better after a one hour workout. Unfortunately, …
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“When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.” ~ The 14th Dalai Lama Kindness doesn’t have to cost anything. In fact, some of the most wonderful things we can do is to offer a smile …
Joy is a choice – a deliberate, conscious choice. That choice is available to us each day. Our joy isn’t controlled by others or by outward circumstances. Joy comes from a deeper place, a place of security within ourselves. It’s an attitude, not a transitory emotion. Remember to be kind. Remember to be loving….but most …
Thanksgiving and the holidays are the most wonderful time of the year, right? If we are to believe the massive marketing machine, the approaching holidays are filled with happy families and couples, who prepare perfect meals, have perfect homes, and spend family gatherings in perfect harmony. When our lives don’t quite match up, we may …
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The mind is everything. What you think you become. ~Buddha The idea of “what you focus on expands” taps into the concept of the universal law of attraction – “like attracts like”. This is an absolute for those who are practicing positive living. The ideas, energies, practices that we focus our time, energy, and brain …
In the same way that gratitude is a practice that can change your life for the better, the practice of forgiveness has a powerful, positive impact. Forgiving others and even ourselves is hard. We hold onto the anger, the sadness, the victimization as symbols of our hurt or outrage. We may feel that forgiveness means …
I don’t have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness – it’s right in front of me if I’m paying attention and practicing gratitude. ~ Brene Brown Of all the things that can make us happier and healthier, cultivating an attitude of gratitude is one of the simplest. Of course, cultivating the attitude comes from implementing …
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