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  • How Do You Fill?

    How Do You Fill?

    Now it’s your turn. Tell me how you restore yourself? Drop one word or an emoji.

  • The Muscle I Haven’t Built

    The Muscle I Haven’t Built

    Rest Is a Revolution challenged us to take our rest seriously, but are we open to receiving the rest that we’re needing? I have to admit I struggle with this because my muscle to pour into my kids, my husband and friends is as easy as blinking an eye. I’m even open to the right…

  • Rest Is a Revolution

    Rest Is a Revolution

    Are we resting? I’m not talking just sleep, I mean are we taking our rest seriously because it’s not a reward but very much a requirement. Things like yoga and stretching help our bodies recover from our day. Journaling and taking breaks when needed are crucial to our mental rest. It’s even beneficial to our…

  • Restoring the Whole You

    Restoring the Whole You

    Our minds, our bodies and our souls all have to be fed, nurtured and cared for on a regular basis.  Which raises the questions of what’s depleting us and how do we restore our minds, bodies and soul. Think about it. Making too many decisions, anticipating a crucial conversation or analyzing a fix to a …

  • Hidden Tax

    Hidden Tax

    True statement – every life role takes a little piece of me. Friend, mom, employee, wife (to name a few) are roles that I have to budget my energy for. Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy to oblige, but I do feel guilt when I can’t budget my energy for all of the roles. It’s…

  • Permission to Pause

    Permission to Pause

    I give everywhere — but I don’t always give myself the time to absorb what I’ve learned. And that’s costing me more than exhaustion ever could. My family gets me daily. My job gets forty hours. My friends get my time. And still I’m blogging, sewing, learning something new. But I never give myself a…