Go 24 Hours Without Complaining (How to Start)
This was going to be a completely different topic, but I realized, I haven't written a good "stop it" post in a while. We are in the middle of a Pandemic and I wanted something that could be seen...
10 Habits to Develop for Financial Stability and Success
A guest post by Leo Babauta Just like any goal, getting your finances stable and becoming financially successful requires the development of good financial habits. I’ve been researching this...
Body Positivity…and How to Start
The year was 1989. On the cover of my Seventeen magazine was Niki Taylor. She was only 14 at the time. She was also on the cover many more times and I thought she was beautiful. Who the heck...
Happy Mother’s Day…
A small collection of quotes on being a mother. And a revised note to my own Mother. I am a pain in the ass. I have never claimed that I am perfect. From age 3, when I apparently said my first...
Emotional detachment…recognizing it and more.
These times are trying. Let's face it, 2020 will be long remembered by everyone alive right now. I have seen all of the 6 types of basic emotions (in the 1970's psychologist Paul Eckman...
Why listening to that inner voice is so important (what do you need)?
I'm tired. The kind of tired I haven't been in a long time. I feel it going deep into my bones and I hope that one day soon instead of all of this heaviness I feel that a lightness will occur....
Rest when needed (You don’t have to do it all).
I have been putting off writing this post because I have been busy. The strange thing is, it's a different kind of busy though. A quarantine, not expecting this kind of thing, busy. What have...
What to do during the quarantine: Your mental health matters
I want you to know that your mental health matters and if you are feeling off mentally, please let a friend know. If you do not have someone checking on you and you are trying to manage this...
Ways to Support Yourself During This Time (mentally)
So. I saw many jokes about yesterday being the first time the Irish were sober (mostly from my Irish friends). And I want to say that using humor to diffuse a sad situation can help others. NOT...
Concerned about your immune system (not just for COVID-19)? Read more.
Dear invisible illness community, It has been a while since I posted a proactive type of post just for you, so with that in mind, I am doing so now. I am linking you in this article to things I...
Eliminate Debt with the Snowball
A guest post by Leo Babauta Sometimes when we’re in debt, it feels like we’re drowning, trying to stay afloat, and yet we don’t know how to get out of the turbulent waters we find ourselves in....
Hey there outcast mom. I see you.
Hey there outcast mom. I see you. Having children was a glorious thing for me…having 2 girls 18 months apart, well that was a little bit harder on me. I started a play group years ago, and I...
Removing the Barriers to Love…(5 ways to start right now)
Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. ~Rumi I posted this quote on the fan page yesterday and I started...
Self-reflection and the task of being uncomfortable in order to grow.
It is not my job to sway you to my opinion, status or even for me to justify my posts on the book on face. “I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to...
Don’t Make Life More Difficult…4 Tips on What to Do Instead
I have been practicing changing my thoughts. That's no easy task when you take into consideration that you have been doing the same things, probably the same way, for years. I have been looking...