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Category Archives: Stress
Strengthened by Our Challenges
“We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down.” — Eleanor … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Body, mind, spirit, Challenges, Intentional Living, personal leadership, Proactive, self-care, Stress
Tagged Blogging, Life lessons
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More Joy in the World
“My hope is that you will harness your education, your creativity and your valor, your voice, your vote — reflecting on all that you’ve witnessed and hungered for, all that you know to be true — and use it to … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Inspiration, Integrity, Making a Difference, Proactive, Stress
Tagged Blogging, Challenges, life, Life lessons, Lifestyle
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A Place of Comfort
“The path of least resistance has a lot going for it. The comfort zone isn’t where you lose yourself. It’s where you find yourself.” ― Meghan Daum We often talk nowadays about the need to get out of our comfort … Continue reading
Posted in Bad days, Comfort, Leading Ourselves, Nature, self-care, Stress, Uncategorized
Tagged Blogging, life, Life lessons, Nature, personal, personal leadership, self-help
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What If?
“What if you began to expect the best from any situation? Isn’t it possible that you could write new chapters in your life with happy endings? Suspend your disbelief? Take a leap of faith? After all, what have you got … Continue reading
Posted in faith, God, Motivation, Running, Self-compassion, Stress, Weight
Tagged faith, God, Motivation, positive-thinking, running, self-compassion, Stress, Weight
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Our Sisterhood Connections
“We don’t need to share the same opinions as others, but we need to be respectful.” – Taylor Swift I recently contributed a small piece to the book #Sisterhood Connection: A Year of Empowerment. It is ironic that my copy of … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Friendship, Making a Difference, Proactive, self-care, Stress, Women
Tagged Challenges, Friendship, making a difference, Proactive, Self-care, Stress, Women
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Life is an Adventure: Ann
“Let go of your baggage so you can see how far you can fly.” – Ann Ann is one of my role models. She exercises, eats healthy food, takes steps to improve herself, and enjoys hiking in mountains. But she … Continue reading
Posted in Body, mind, spirit, Challenges, Empowerment, Encouragement, Gratitude, Healthy living, Inspiration, Job loss, Leading Ourselves, Motivation, positive-thinking, Proactive, self-care, Self-compassion, Stress, Weight, wellness, Women
Tagged Body, mind, spirit, Challenges, Empowerment, encouragement, Gratitude, Healthy-living, Inspiration, Job loss, Leading Ourselves, Motivation, positive-thinking, Proactive, Self-care, self-compassion, spiritual, Stress, Weight, wellness, Women
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Eyes of Faith
“A positive attitude is something everyone can work on, and everyone can learn how to employ it.” – Joan Lunden In March, I lost my job on the very day that my Mom’s health took a turn for the worse. … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, caregiving, faith, Gratitude, Job loss, positive-thinking, Stress
Tagged Attitude, Caregiving, faith, Gratitude, Job loss, positive-thinking, Stress
17 Comments