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Refresh a Routine
How do you greet a new season? With warmth and hospitality like you’d hug a friend after quarantine? Or with skepticism, like when reconciling with an ex-boyfriend after being separated for a year?…
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Trust the Process
My latest favored mantra, “Trust the Process” works for every undertaking in my life right now. My dad’s death? Trust the grief process. Navigating Emmalyn’s adolescence? Trust the process of natural development and…
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Quiet Relief
“My body feels like there are a million little people inside; half of them are punching to get out and half are just desperately trying to nap,” I confessed to my husband, unsure…
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More Than Just Bunnies and Peeps
Before I converted to Catholicism, I joked that being Jewish during Lent meant I automatically got a Get-Out-of-Jail-Free card and Pass Go — straight on to the pink Peeps. Lent means more to…
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New Year: 19 for 2019
Every year, my favorite “happiness guru” Gretchen Rubin puts out a list of things she wants to accomplish throughout the year. Similarly, I created a “31 in 31” in 2017, when I turned–you…
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The Missing Peace in A Self-Care World
Self-care is about physical and mental health and well-being. It’s about taking care of our bodies, minds, and souls so we may become the-best-version-of-ourselves. We’ve been fed with the message that we need…
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What I Learned This Summer
I was dreading the summer. I love my children, but the thought of being home with them 24/7 did not sound appealing. In fact, if I’m being completely honest, it sounded like straight-up…
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#CampKindfulness Ideas
As promised, here’s a list of “Acts of Kindness.” I could create a whole list, but I love this one from “Coffee Cups and Crayons” so I am sharing it instead. This one…
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I’m Afraid to Write
I’m Afraid to Write. Afraid of rejection. Criticism. Mockery. Making a mistake. Fear is holding me back. Fear of failure. Fear of not being good enough. The best. Original. Perfect. Ready. …
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Camp Kindfulness
My goal for the summer is to worry less about academics, and focus more on making this world a better place—starting with the little people in my home! I hope to create simple,…
