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What Type of Rest Do You Need?
Living in a sabbatical mindset means allowing yourself to rest. That doesn’t mean that you need to take a full-on sabbatical. It just means you regularly let yourself pause and recover from the activities, emotions, and experiences of life. For some people,...
Three Simple Mindfulness Strategies
Have you admitted that you need to be more mindful, but are struggling to incorporate this awareness into your routine? I have been on the journey of mindful living for years. I still experience times when I struggle to practice. What happens to me when I fall...
You Can Afford to Take Time to Be Mindful
Mindfulness has become a buzzword and I don’t think that’s a bad thing. We live in a society that is focused on production, speed, multi-tasking, and efficiency. Don’t get me wrong, these things are helpful in some scenarios, like getting the job done in a timely...
The Season is Changing – Let’s Mindfully Savor It!
A flurry of new leaves What a difference a week makes! Our oak and maple trees exploded with new leaves this week, and we now have shade in the backyard during the afternoon. It's that time of year, and I'm savoring it. As an adult, I've always enjoyed the changing of...
Being Present in the Unknown
We passed the one year mark of pandemic life here in the US. All over social media, the news, and in conversations with loved ones people are reviewing the events of the last 12 months. Anniversaries are natural times to pause and reflect on the past. I’d like...
Food is My Love Language
The concept of love languages was developed by Gary Chapman, Ph.D., in his book The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts. Chapman describes these five unique styles of communicating love, categories he distilled from his experience in marriage...
Mindfulness & Baking
When I was contemplating starting a bakery tied to mindfulness, I did some research to see what kind of mindfulness/baking resources were available, and if others were already in this type of biz in my area. Compared to other bakery concepts, there wasn’t much out...
Comfort in Traditions
What's the deal with comfort food? I think many of us have rallied around food for comfort in 2020. It seems most conversations I have with loved ones this year include virtual work/school accommodations, updates on protocol from frontline workers, and the current...
Resilience in the Struggle
Helping Others Build Resilience In a workplace setting, I once had someone tell me I needed to work on my resilience. They handed me an article about resilience and asked me to read it. I really believe they thought that would be helpful to me in the current...