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Author Archives: Susan Ekins
Appreciating What We Have
“The more one does and sees and feels, the more one is able to do, and the more genuine may be one’s appreciation of fundamental things like home, and love, and understanding companionship.” – Amelia Earhart My brother and his … Continue reading
Changing Our Routines
“I recommend that people try new stuff or take new fitness classes all the time. It’s important to mix up your routine, not only for your body, but also for your mental state.” – Alison Sweeney Routines can be beneficial. … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Inspiration, Intentional Living, Leading Ourselves, Renewal
Tagged Attitude, Inspiration, Intentional Living, Leading Ourselves, Renewal
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Slow Down and Savor
“We should learn to savor some moments to let time feel worth existing” – Munia Khan Julia Cameron in The Artist Way teaches us to improve our creativity through the use of tools including Artist Dates. This is simply going somewhere … Continue reading
Thoughts of Lofty Heights
“I would recommend that you keep your feet on the ground and your thoughts at lofty heights, so that you may attract only good.” – Peace Pilgrim “When you come into this world your jobs in the divine plan are … Continue reading
Posted in Body, mind, spirit, Inspiration, Spiritual
Tagged Body, mind, spirit, Inspiration, spiritual
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Be Gentle with Yourself
“What do you do when life blindfolds you and spins you around? We think it’s our fault, that we’re to blame, when really we should be focused on being gentle with ourselves.” – Melody Beattie In my last blog post, … Continue reading
Posted in Affirmations, Bad days, Challenges, Nature, self-care
Tagged Affirmations, Bad days, Challenges, Nature, Self-care
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Getting Past a Funk
“Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that’s what makes you strong.”– Sarah Dessen I recently got in what I can only describe as a “funk.” Anxiety, sleepless nights, feeling irritable. It wasn’t difficult to get in … Continue reading
Posted in Bad days, Challenges, self-care, Support
Tagged Bad days, Challenges, Self-care, Support
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When Work is Pleasure
“Life is short, and it’s up to you to make it sweet.” – Sadie Delany “Am I going to change the world, or am I going to change me? Or maybe change the world a little bit, just by changing … Continue reading
Posted in Intentional Living, personal leadership, Work
Tagged Intentional Living, personal leadership, Work
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On the Brink of a New Year
“New Year’s Day. A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. . . . Today carve out a quiet interlude for yourself in which to dream, pen in hand. Only dreams give birth to change.” – … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Goals, Holidays, Inspiration, self-care
Tagged Beauty, Goals, Holidays, Inspiration, Self-care
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Can We be Grateful?
“Most of us forget to take time for wonder, praise and gratitude until it is almost too late. Gratitude is a many-colored quality, reaching in all directions. It goes out for small things and for large; it is a God-ward … Continue reading
Taking Sensible Risks
Last month, my husband and I enjoyed a vacation in Wisconsin and Michigan. Ken wanted to go biking in Peninsula State Park in Door County. I, however, have a fear of heights and was worried we’d be biking near the … Continue reading
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