If you’re like me (a combination of always on the go and highly sensitive), you probably find yourself feeling drained and lacking desire to do much of anything from time to time. That’s when you know you need a few handy tools to boost the positive energy in your life. You may occasionally find your usually positive self feeling a little grouchy or negative. It happens to everyone now and then – even those people who come across as always positive! Life sometimes stacks up, crappy things happen, and we can fall off our usual track of self-care and positivity. Deep inside, we know that these emotions won’t last forever,…
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The Power of Being Grateful for Our Imperfections
I’ve been thinking quite a bit about the power of gratitude. I’ve been giving a lot of talks lately, and the more I speak about gratitude, the more I realize how much I believe in its power – like down in my cells. As a kid, pretty much the only time I thought about being thankful was on Thanksgiving. As I got older, I graduated to realizing how important it is to be regularly grateful for all my blessings. Then, years later, after I’d crashed and burned painfully a few times at a few different things, I developed the inner-knowing that true gratitude is in being grateful for absolutely everything.…
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It’s Not the Thing You Want – It’s the Feeling!
Last year, I went on a huge, amazing journey to downsize my life. I sold my large house and about 70% of everything I owned. I bought a small house on roughly a quarter acre and started a little urban farm. I can’t tell you how healing, inspiring and fulfilling it’s been. Along my path to more simplicity and minimalism (still working on these, but have made huge progress), I learned a profound, empowering lesson that applies to so many areas. When it comes to that “thing” we desire, whether it’s a piece of clothing, shoes, or a new job… most times, at the end of the day, it’s not…
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How to be Responsible for Your Energy and Shine Brighter
Learning to recognize when you need to shift your energy to a higher, brighter vibration is an awesome life skill that is worth honing. Regularly tuning in to ask yourself, “How is my energy right now, and is it lifting me up, as well as the people around me?” Then, if needed, take steps toward shifting. You can also ask yourself, “Am I approaching my world and the people in my life with big love right now?” Choosing to see the world and everything around us through a loving lens is the key to creating a life filled with high quality energy, joy, and peace. It also offers us effective,…
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Adventures in Downsizing for Happiness
It’s been a little bit since my last post! I’ve missed everyone and am SO super excited to share a bunch of FANtabulous stuff with you over the next few weeks! 🙂 So, earlier this year, I set out on a 90-day mission to downsize and simplify… and WOW, did I! I gave away, donated, or recycled over half of what I owned! (Talk about freedom!) I also sold my old house, which was very large and had only a concrete patio for a yard. Initially, I had some anxiety about selling the house and how successful I’d be with a sale. Eventually, I took the leap and downsized…
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3 Tools for Creating Your Best Year Ever
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Hit Your Inner Reset Button With the Three S’s
Recently, I gave a talk at the love. your. life. Weekend retreat in Los Angeles (what a fantastic weekend!), and I shared a simple happiness tool I call the three S’s that I like to use in the morning when I wake up, and any time I need to hit my inner reset button (which lately, I admit, has been quite often! lol). I started doing the three S’s myself each day last year, and it made a huge difference. It’s a major attitude check! Those who know me know that I’m big on simplicity, and nothing gets me inspired more than super simple tools that produce great results. The…
