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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a “Care”: A Book Review

December 13, 2019April 26, 2023Posted in Books - Adult Nonfiction, Mindful LivingTagged attitude, Blog, book review, Buddha dharma, buddhism, Buddhist, encouragement, gratitude, inspirational, life, Mark Manson, Mindful Living, mindful thinking, review, Self-Help, the subtle art of not giving a fuck, wisdom

This book review is rated “E” for everyone, but the title of the book is rated “PG-13,” or whichever rating using the f-word grants you, because while I have cutely titled this blog post as a book review on a book called The Subtle Art of Not Giving a “Care,” the true title of the book is The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F#@%, which you have Mark Manson to thank (or blame) for that.

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The Practice of Gratitude

November 22, 2019Posted in Mindful LivingTagged attitude, Blog, buddhism, depression, encouragement, grateful, gratitude, inspiration, inspirational, Mindful Living, mindful thinking, motivation, positive thinking, positivity, Self-Help, self-love, wisdom, writing1 Comment

Right now, I can feel that my body is coming down with a cold. I’ve been stalling it off for a couple weeks, but I think one of those darn bugs finally broke through and got to me. How do you feel when you’re sick? Other than “lousy,” if you’re like most people when you’re sick, all you want is to return to good health. As we’re blowing our irritated nose for the one-hundredth time this morning, or as we’re launched into a coughing fit in the middle of a conversation, we’re probably thinking, “I just want to be healthy again! Then I will feel so much better!”

The “high” we feel when we return to good health after being sick is pretty significant. A friend once told me it’s one of the greatest feelings he’s experienced——we almost feel like a superhero, being able to breathe through our nose again! But after the initial couple days (if even that long) of being relatively healthy again, we forget about how much better we feel by comparison, and we begin to take our good health for granted again.

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A Vision of Self-Love

April 5, 2019April 5, 2019Posted in Mindful LivingTagged attitude, emotional growth, encouragement, good vibes, inspiration, inspirational, love yourself, Mindful Living, mindful thinking, motivation, positive thinking, positivity, Self-Help, self-love, writingLeave a comment

How do you love yourself?

This question might seem familiar. Last year, I wrote an article called For the Love of You, which began with the question, “Do you love yourself?” I wrote about the importance of self-love and how it can change your life to break the internal cycle of self-hatred that we learn to perpetuate. If you haven’t read it, or if you haven’t revisited it since I posted it, I would encourage you to read through it again.

It’s easy to acknowledge, “I should love myself,” but it’s not at all easy to actually start taking the steps towards loving yourself. It’s the how that’s the challenge; when we spend so much of our life forming the habit of self-hatred, it takes a lot of strength and courage to re-route those hard-worn paths in our mind. Continue reading “A Vision of Self-Love” →

For the Love of You

June 22, 2018February 22, 2019Posted in Mindful LivingTagged Blog, encouragement, inspiration, inspirational, Mindful Living, mindful thinking, motivation, Self-Help, self-love4 Comments

Do you love yourself?

I should probably give you a moment to reflect on this question. No one’s watching, so take as long as you need. Do you love yourself? Do you love who you are emotionally, spiritually, physically? Do you love waking up in the morning being you, do you love the actions you take throughout the day, the way you handle the issues in your life, the way you experience your life?

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