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Developing trust in yourself and your feelings is an essential part of developing mental strength. Taking in advice, teachings, and…
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Regret is a funny thing, because even though we know that no matter how much we wish we’d done things…
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Conflicts with others can be one of the greatest sources of stress and difficulty in our lives. Therefore, if we…
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We’ve all probably observed how acts of kindness can spread and multiply. During the pandemic, people were using the phrase…
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As we go about daily life, we are always asking ourselves questions. And the questions we ask ourselves then go…
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For most of us daily life is full and busy. And all of this busy-ness can turn into a bit…
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Recently a friend and I were talking over dinner, and she made a comment about my life choices. While I…
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The past two years have just been a lot haven’t they? Especially the last few months here in Australia. Lockdowns…
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So often in life we become quite fixated on the idea of improving ourselves. And I think when people first…
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This is a story about finding grace and peace in hard times. It comes from the meditation teacher Larry Rosenberg…
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“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson Let’s face it—we live in a world…
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In today’s world, sadly, I think most of us feel that we are not enough. We believe our worth is…