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Category Archives: Inspiration
Celebrate and Enjoy Life
“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” – Oprah Winfrey “If you’re lucky enough to be alive, you should use each birthday to celebrate what your life is about.” – Mary … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrate, Friendship, Inspiration, Proactive, Running
Tagged Celebrate, Friendship, Inspiration, Proactive, running
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Making Better Choices
“Your life is basically a sum of all the choices you make. The better your choices, the better opportunity to lead a happy life.” – Karen Salmansohn Last fall, low rates were offered for the Naperville Women’s Half Marathon to be … Continue reading
Posted in Affirmations, Challenges, Goals, Inspiration, Integrity, Motivation, Running
Tagged Affirmations, Challenges, Goals, Inspiration, Integrity, Motivation, running
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A Fighter Dancing Through the Fire: Lindsey
“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” – Nora Ephron It would be understandable if my friend Lindsey felt sorry for herself. But she doesn’t. Until she turned 13, Lindsey’s life was like that of most … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, faith, Inspiration, Proactive
Tagged Challenges, faith, Inspiration, Proactive
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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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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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Race With Me
“Your biggest challenge in a race is yourself.” – Summer Sanders I am standing with the other runners waiting for the 10K race to begin. We are at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois. I’ve got this. I have so … Continue reading
Making a Sanctuary
“If we could make our house a home, and then make it a sanctuary, I think we could truly find paradise on Earth.” – Alexandra Stoddard I always enjoy the opportunity to tour lovely homes. Every year I go on … Continue reading
Needing to Focus
“Listen for the call of your destiny, and when it comes, release your plans and follow.” ― Mollie Marti The end of summer always makes me feel restless. I ask myself what do I want to do this fall? Some … Continue reading
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