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5 Books + Journals to Help You Stay Inspired All Year

The following content includes referral links. Read my disclosure policy for more info. How do you stay inspired all year? For some, staying inspired comes easy. For other people, it’s something they have to work on, every single day. The more *work* you put into things like practicing mindfulness, staying grateful, the easier it becomes to stay inspired. I’ve noticed that whenever I stop looking after my emotional wellbeing, my mood changes, I suddenly start feeling stuck and uninspired. This is why…

5 Affirmations for the New Year

Affirmations for the New Year Every new year, most of us are hoping for some kind of change. Even when things are going very well for us, there’s always something we want to improve, some things we want to work on. While making and setting new goals for yourself is very exciting at first, it usually wears off after a couple of weeks. That’s when sticking to your goals and intentions becomes a bit more difficult. Other than writing down my…

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How to Find More Calm in Life

How often do you allow things, situations or people “get” to you? I had one of the most frustrating phonecalls a few days ago and ALMOST allowed it to ruin my entire day. You know, in the recent months, I’ve probably seen more doctors than I have in my lifetime. Some I liked, some I loved, and others not so much… There was one, whom from the moment he entered the room, I knew I didn’t like. A bad vibe,…

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How to Quiet Your Mind and Regain Balance

Okay… so I secretly despise the word “balance.” I mean, what does that even mean, to have “balance” in your life? It’s one of those buzzwords that we love to throw around, pretending we all have (or want to have) our shit together, 24/7. No. We (well… at least, most of us) don’t have our shit together, all the time. Things go wrong, we get angry, frustrated, overwhelmed, lost, things come up… and we often just feel this need to…

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Things you have to stop telling yourself

Okay… so the truth is, you don’t HAVE to do anything. There aren’t any rules which you must absolutely follow in order to find more happiness and joy in your life. For some people, finding peace of mind is simple, it comes easy. For others, it is a constant struggle. We often expect so much from ourselves and tend to put ourselves down when things don’t go as planned. Other times, we make excuses and tell ourselves that things are what…