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Healing a Broken Heart: It Will Get Better

By Michelle D'Avella in Blog, love & relationships

“This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.” ~Elizabeth Gilbert

I thought I went through my last breakup a few years ago. I thought I had paid my dues, cried my share of tears, and dealt with some deep wounds. I thought I was done. I was happy and in love, and talking about moving in with my boyfriend.

One day we took a little vacation. We laughed and explored the desert excitedly talking about our dreams. Three days later I found myself sobbing on the floor of my tub, …

When Something Has to Change: How to Push Yourself to Take Action

By Megan Forrest in Blog, change & challenges

“The truth you believe in and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.” ~Pema Chodron

At some point, there comes a defining moment when you know beyond a shadow of a doubt that you just can’t keep living the way you’ve been living.

You know that something has got to give and realize that you only have two options—either change or stay the same.

The idea of having to choose either one of those options feels absolutely unbearable, so you find yourself trapped between the two, in this awful purgatory of indecision.

That’s exactly where I was trapped: …

Your Past Is Like a Bag of Bricks

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Never Assume That Loud Is Strong

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Source: ThinkPozitive.com

Be Kind

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Source: Power of Positivity

How to Feel Your Feelings and What That Will Do for Your Life (Everything!)

By Amber Adrian in Blog, change & challenges, happiness & fun, letting go, mindfulness & peace

“You care so much you feel as though you will bleed to death with the pain of it.” ~JK Rowling

Sometimes the last thing we want to do is feel our feelings. Because feeling can hurt.

Feeling can make you cry in the laundromat.

Feeling can make your face unattractively red in the frozen food aisle.

Feeling can make you think this whole being human racket is not the best way to spend your time.

If you’ve been stuffing your feelings back into your rib cage whenever they try to break for the light, this is especially true. I know, …

Clear Your Emotional Clutter and Open Up to Joy (Interview and Giveaway)

By Lori Deschene in Blog, happiness & fun, mindfulness & peace

UPDATE – The winners for this giveaway are:

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Lori Pacheco

When I was in my early twenties, I spent three months in a residential treatment center in a last-ditch effort to heal from depression and bulimia. Among many different treatment modalities, I participated in an experiential therapy that involved a ropes course and other adventure activities.

One day, along with a dozen other frail women, I strapped a backpack full of tennis balls on my back and climbed to the top of a rock wall. It was hard enough to walk on some days; getting to the top with …

The Only Person You Should Compare Yourself To

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

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Don’t Be a Prisoner to Things You Can’t Change

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

You Can’t Get Back Time

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Source: NotSalmon.com

Sometimes It Takes a Closed Door

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Wishes for the Coming Week

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Source: Sweatpants and Coffee

How to Beat Anxiety So You Can Live Life to the Fullest

By Catherine Colegrave in Blog, mindfulness & peace

“Everything you want is on the other side of fear.” ~Jack Canfield

When I was in my twenties, I was confident and fearless, and I lived life to the fullest.

I remember going on vacation, and one of my friends was terrified to get on the plane. We had a four-hour flight ahead of us, and I thought her anxiety and fear of flying were ridiculous.

I thought she was being pathetic and selfish, and spoiling it for everyone else. I remember having a ‘quiet word’ with her and berating her for talking absolute nonsense. I had no empathy or …

We’re Only Guaranteed Today, So Stop Waiting for Tomorrow

By Kati O'Brien in Blog, happiness & fun, healthy habits, meaning & passion, mindfulness & peace

“If your forever was ending tomorrow, would this be how you’d want to have spent it? Listen, the truth is, nothing is guaranteed. You know that more than anybody. So don’t be afraid. Be alive.” ~Sarah Dessen

Sometimes it takes a traumatic experience to make us face our fears and start living the life we truly desire.

I spent many years letting fear hold me back from pursuing my dreams. I was afraid that I would not be good enough, strong enough, or smart enough to accomplish the big goals I had for myself. I didn’t think I was …

The More You Do, The More Opportunities Open to You

By Linda Formichelli in Blog, happiness & fun, meaning & passion

“We’re here for such a short period of time. Live like you’re already dead, man. Have a good time. Do your best. Let it all come ripping right through you.” ~Jeff Bridges

Yesterday, a Chinese exchange student we hosted two years ago texted to let me know her mother would like to invite my family to visit them in Nanjing—and she would pay for our plane tickets and let us stay at their vacation home.

Of course I told everyone I know (I mean, China! C’mon!) and they all said, “You’re so lucky!” And it’s true, we are lucky.

However, …