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The Gratitude Map
- What is bringing you JOY right now? Think about, or find yourself in that moment where you truly feel like my cup runneth over and PAUSE. Take a closer look at all that has come together to deliver this moment to you and express your gratitude.
- What “external” factors played into that for which you are grateful? So now you are in this moment, you are FEELING GRATEFUL, what factors contributed to you getting here? Was it due in part to someone in your life? A family member, friend, co-worker, or even a stranger? PAUSE, think about it, and express gratitude for that person or situation.
- What “internal” factors contributed to this joy? What role did YOU play to make this experience or situation play out in your life? Perhaps it is a quiet moment in the morning that YOU choose to make happen. Whatever it is, pay YOURSELF the gratitude for your contribution.
Eating Well
Bread, chips, cookies, and carbs… crave much?
Bread, chips, cookies, and carbs… crave much? Even when you begin improving your eating habits, incorporating cleaner foods and better practices, you can still fall victim to the massive carb craving. Do you feel me? Sometimes, we attribute these carb cravings to a lousy day at work or a stressful situations at home, but carb […]
Guest Post: What I Learned From My Weightloss
It wasn’t that long ago that the idea of me being one of those “gym people” was laughable. Like, yeah right I’m willingly going to the gym. Are they giving out free cocktails? ‘Cause even then, LOL. One day, not quite a year ago, my husband and I passed through the grocery store pharmacy […]
Mindfulness
The Gratitude Map
Gratitude, gratitude, gratitude… We hear it all the time: you need to be more grateful. And yes, finding true joy in life does come by being grateful for that which makes up our experiences each day. But are you going deeper than the surface level: I'm grateful for __________. Are you? I wasn't, until I […]
Clearing my head along the River with “The Eagles”
Ever get that “heady” feeling? Those moments when your thoughts are racing and you can’t seem to put one step in front of the other. Those moments when “the sound of your own wheels drive your crazy.” Follow me? I had one of those the other morning and so I did what I know […]
How to Recover from our Addiction to: Instant Gratification
Do YOU feel like an Instant Gratification Junkie? Oh what fun it was to think back on this one… Remember a time, not THAT long ago when we had to wait a YEAR for movies to get released to a videotape? Remember when we had to actually sit through commercials AND wait a whole week […]
