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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…
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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 …
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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…
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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…
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Pour Back Into Yourself
You can’t pour from an empty cup, and no one talks about it enough, but self-replenishing is vital to our beings. We go and we go and we go some more without stopping to consider even the little things. Did I eat today? Am I tired? Am I overstimulated? Granted, priorities and time management do…
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Hydrate: A Necessary Pause
I needed a break. A minute to reflect on everything the previous theme rendered. Check in on how I’m feeling. Can I allow the healing of my past to continue without self-sabotaging myself? Slight pressure, but this journey has been interesting. From living in my own way and evolving into a person who is actually…