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Recreate Your Life Story eCourse – 33% Off Until Monday

By Lori Deschene in Blog, change & challenges, happiness & fun, healthy habits, letting go, love & relationships, meaning & passion, mindfulness & peace, work fulfillment

UPDATE: This promotion ran in 2016 and is now over.

When I first envisioned Recreate Your Life Story—an eCourse that blends self-help and film—I knew I wanted to create a program that would be both creative and life changing.

I’ve always had a passion for movies, so I was excited to design a course that uses protagonists from the silver screen as inspiration for change.

But the course isn’t just about changing your circumstances. The full title is Recreate Your Life Story: Change the Script and Be the Hero. And that’s a big part of the program—it helps …

It’s Never Too Late to Be Whoever You Want to Be

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

We Do Not Heal the Past by Dwelling There

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

But Most of All, Be Thankful

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

12 Powerful Gratitude Practices That Will Make You a Lot Happier

By Joel Almeida in Blog, happiness & fun

“Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.” ~A. A. Milne

Gratitude didn’t always come naturally to me. If there had been a championship for complaining, for a long time, I would have been a serious contender.

For years I felt entitled to everything, including the kindness of others. This didn’t make me very happy, since it was always easy to find something or someone to complain about. The more critical I grew, the less appealing life seemed and the worse I got on with others.

The …

I Am Thankful for All That I Have

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

5 Things to Quit Right Now

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Why I Forgave My Cruel, Abusive Father

By Cerise M. Chapman in Blog, letting go, love & relationships

“It’s not an easy journey, to get to a place where you forgive people. But it is such a powerful place, because it sets you free.” ~Tyler Perry

I still remember the day when I told my mother that I no longer wanted to be at home. I’d had enough of so much pain and sorrow, and the constant yelling. Soon after, I watched my mother cry bitterly as she made the decision to get a divorce.

I was ten years old at the time.

My father had always been a very strict man, who used to believe that …

When Family Members Push Our Buttons: How This Helps Us Grow

By Marshall Dunn in Blog, love & relationships

“If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.” ~Pema Chodron

You love them most of the time. You can’t stand them some of the time. But in the end, family is family.

I’ve never liked to admit it, but I am just like my dad. Close in birthday, same number 5 life path in numerology, both risk takers, very passionate and adventurous, fun-loving, and witty, and we lead by example. That’s positively speaking.

However, it becomes a negative pattern to focus on the other side of the coin. We …

Good Things Take Time

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Do What Excites You: How to Push Through Fear & Make Bold Choices

By Miranda Hill in Blog, happiness & fun, meaning & passion

“You’ve got to do things that feel unnatural if you want to grow.” ~Jon Morrow

“You’re leaving, aren’t you?” my boss said.

“Yes,” I nodded.

“What do I have to pay you to make you stay?” he asked.

I just stared at him. No words would come.

“There’s nothing I can do, is there?” he said.

More silence. But my inner voice was anything but silent. I was consumed with doubt and deafened by the bloody battle raging inside my head.

On one side was caution, armed with the strong, fight-to-the-death breed of soldier. Her battalion was fuelled by countless …

Try to Hold on to Your Faith in People

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

The Seven Wonders of the World

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

The seven wonders

To Fully Heal Your Broken Heart, Make Sure You Do This

By Michelle D'Avella in Blog, love & relationships

“Grief is healthy and it is healing.” ~Richard Moss

When I was a little girl there was this belief floating around in my head that there was only one person. One person who was my soulmate. One person who could love me. I think the belief was formed by some concoction of Disney movies, religion, and American culture.

What’s worse than this belief is that I somehow found myself afraid that I wouldn’t even have one person. I was afraid I would be alone. Forever.

I don’t know when I adopted the belief that I wasn’t enough, that I …