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Stop Focusing on Your “Flaws” and Let Your Light Shine Bright

By Polly Green in Blog, love & relationships

“Vulnerability is about having the courage to show up and be seen.” ~Brene Brown

When I was twenty-seven someone told me I had old looking skin.

Up until I heard this comment, I had never given much thought to my skin. Ever since, however, it’s been the only thing I see when I look in the mirror.

Lately, I have been diving deeper into the inner areas of my life that still need further integration. Making themselves most apparent as top priorities are self-love and acceptance.

A good friend recently told me that she has started to look at herself …

Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Speak the Truth, Even If Your Voice Shakes

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

When It’s Hard to Trust: 5 Reminders to Soothe New Relationship Anxiety

By Madison Sonnier in Blog, love & relationships

“The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.” ~Ernest Hemingway

“I’m happy. That’s all you need to know.”

These were the final words I spoke to the first person who ever broke my heart and nearly broke my spirit along with it.

He came into my life unexpectedly, and with a ray of light so radiant it uplifted me and gave me hope in the midst of a dark and challenging year. But after only a few short months, that light burned out as he cast me aside quietly, slowly, for …

7 Strategies to Stay Sane This Holiday Season

By Brigid Elsken Galloway in Blog, mindfulness & peace

“Accept what is, let go of what was, and have faith in what will be.” ~Sonia Ricotti

It’s that time of year again. The fresh scent of an evergreen fills the house. Strains of “Silent Night” and “Jingle Bells” permeate the airwaves. Once again, I unpack the fragile, ceramic Santa that I made as a gift for my mom when I was five. Suddenly, I’m transported back in time—for better or for worse.

The holidays should be joyous times filled with family and friends, but sometimes the very traditions that give meaning to this season also trigger old fears, …

I Belong to Myself

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Nothing Ever Goes Away Until It Teaches You What You Need to Know

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Stress Is Not What Happens to Us

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

To Change Your Life, You Must Be Willing to Change Your Mind

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Why No One Needs “Fixing” or Wants Unsolicited Advice

By Jacky Exton in Blog, letting go, love & relationships

“People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’re lost.” ~Dalai Lama

Have you ever felt the urge to fix someone? And by fix I mean observe their circumstances and tell them what you think they’re doing wrong and exactly how you think they should fix it?

We’ve all done it. We’re all guilty.

Especially with close friends or family.

“If he would only listen to me and do what I say then everything would work out just fine!”

Sound familiar?

I was having tea with a good friend the …

Nothing Is Permanent

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Until You’re Broken You Don’t Know What You’re Made Of

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

9 Ways to Silence Self-Criticism and Embrace Self-Love

By Charlene Anestis in Blog, letting go, mindfulness & peace

“I don’t know a perfect person. I only know flawed people who are still worth loving.” ~John Green

Do you ever wonder if that voice in your head is right?

Do you re-live events, scouring through every detail to look for places where you went wrong in your actions?

Do you ever walk away from a conversation with your inner voice ranting that you should have done better—that you should have said this or that instead?

That self-critical voice became a prominent friend of mine. I called it the gremlin. The gremlin leapt onto my shoulder after every conversation with …

People Who Make You Laugh and Feel Loved

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Being Happy Doesn’t Mean That Everything Is Perfect

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

3 Steps for Getting Back Up When Life Knocks You Down

By Matt Hattersley in Blog, change & challenges

“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” ~Vince Lombardi

I guess I’ve always been a creative soul. Even as a young lad of four or five I had teachers taking my drawings of cartoon characters home to show their families.

Over the next twenty years I aspired to be a Ghostbuster, The Karate Kid, and then (when it turned out there wasn’t much call for eight-year-old ghost hunters and no suitable Mr Miyagi characters around) a writer, and finally a guitarist, all with varying degrees of success.

So it’s safe to say I’ve …

The Greatest Gifts You Can Give Someone

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

You Have to Be Happy with Yourself to Be Happy with Someone Else

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Don’t Try to Get Over Your Fear; Go Through It Instead

By Holly Ostara in Blog, change & challenges

“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.” ~Frank Herbert, The Bene Gesserit “Litany Against Fear,” from the novel Dune

When I was very small, my grandmother would watch me while my parents were at work. Nana often wanted a break, and her house held very …