Gratitude—Your Secret Well-being Superpower In our fast-paced world, the treadmill of daily chaos often obscures a profound tool for enhancing our health and happiness: gratitude. Far from just a fleeting emotion, gratitude is a transformative mindset. Let's delve...
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The Power of Gratitude: Transforming Your Mind for a Healthier Life
Gratitude—Your Secret Well-being Superpower In our fast-paced world, the treadmill of daily chaos often obscures a profound tool for enhancing our health and happiness: gratitude. Far from just a fleeting emotion, gratitude is a transformative mindset. Let's delve into how this simple yet impactful practice can shift your life's narrative from stress to success. What is Gratitude, Really?At its heart, gratitude means acknowledging and...
This is your life. Make it good NOW
I love what I do. But.. I need a break! We all do from time to time. When I find myself daydreaming about retirement - when I can do what I want,...
Not Sober, No Longer A Drinker. Where I Am Today. Free!
It’s May, 2022 and I’ve now been mostly without alcohol for nearly a year and a half! I’m not sober, but I’m not a drinker anymore. I'm free....
The Naked Mind by Annie Grace (Drinking/No Drinking, Part II)
Written February 2021: I wrote the previous blog about my own drinking, then wanted to get other perspectives so I posed the question on Facebook....
Dry January? Drinking/No Drinking, Part I
Written January, 2021 I want to talk about drinking. Are you doing a Dry January? Getting stone cold sober for a month? Then what? The idea is...
Yay 2022!
Happy New Year! This has been a week of joy for me. There's nothing I love more than turning a fresh page to a new year on the calendar. Oh the...
Fight Overwhelm With A Solid Routine And Lists (and a little help from the village)
Not to brag, but I feel like I'm kind of crushing this holiday season. Don't kill me. I'm feeling good. I'm getting all the things done -...
Self care is not self-ISH, it is self-LESS
The holiday season is in full swing! And although this time of year is chock full of fun and merrymaking, it can also take a serious toll on our...
Simplify, the Tarry Life Motto
"Simplicity simplicity simplicity", the words of transcendentalist, Henry David Thoreau, move me and sum up how I want to live. Monday, July 12th is...
Write It Down
It's July! And that means we're more than halfway through the year. How are you doing on your goals? Did you write them down? Did you know writing...