Blog / Happiness / Love / mindfulness & peace / Self Help
by Michelle Peña · Published August 1, 2016
“Stop trying to ‘fix’ yourself; you’re not broken! You are perfectly imperfect and powerful beyond measure.” ~Steve Maraboli
The other day I had some time to kill before a meeting, so I decided to go to one of my favorite …
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Blog / change & challenges / Happiness
by Holly Niederhofer · Published July 28, 2016 · Last modified August 1, 2016
“When fear wakes up inside, and there is no place to run away or hide from it, consider it a gift. In all the glory of that discomfort, know there is refuge in surrender.” ~Erin Lanahan
When I was a …
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Blog / Goals / Happiness / happy / Love / quality / quantity
by Katie Jensen · Published July 28, 2016 · Last modified August 1, 2016
“In the end, these are the things that matter most: How well did you love? How fully did you live? How deeply did you let go?” ~Buddha
Last year my yoga teacher told a story in class about Hanuman, an …
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Blog / codependency / codependent / Control / Happiness / happy / Love / Relationships
by Ariane Michaud · Published July 25, 2016 · Last modified July 24, 2016
“A codependent person is one who has let another person’s behavior affect him or her and who is obsessed with controlling that person’s behavior.” ~Melody Beattie
From a young age, I felt insecure in my own skin. I was a …
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Blog / Love / Love & Relationships / relationship / vulnerable
by M. J. Ross · Published July 24, 2016
“Vulnerability is our most accurate measure of courage.” ~Brené Brown
When we’re younger, we’re fearless. We don’t mind climbing trees, making friends with strangers, or telling our secrets to people we’ve just met. We open our eyes and hearts to …
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authentic / empowered / Happiness / happiness & fun / happy / purpose / Ralph Waldo Emerson
by Alicia Rodriguez · Published July 18, 2016
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Growing up, I was shy, bullied often, or ignored because I couldn’t stand up for myself.
My parents, …
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anxiety / calm / Control / Happiness / mindfulness & peace / peace
by Jonathan Allen · Published July 7, 2016 · Last modified July 17, 2016
“Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” ~Victor Frankl
There’s a big lie we tell ourselves during stressful times.
It …
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