7 Essential Tools For Journaling and Hobonichi in 2021
This content may contain affiliate links for products. If you subscribe or make a purchase after clicking one of these links, I’ll earn some money at no extra cost to you. Thank you! I’ve always been a fan of using a physical journal for writing. Whether I’m processing emotions, chronicling something that happened that day, […]
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Alice Walker
The gift you offer another person is just your being.
Ram Dass
12 Decluttering Tasks to Welcome 2021
Taking a page out of the Japanese handbook with my version of oosouji As the end of the year fast approaches, I’m thinking about how I can prepare for the year ahead. I haven’t historically been into celebrating New Year’s Eve or Day — if I’m going to make a change or resolution, I won’t […]
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How I Developed a Treatment For My Shopping Compulsion
With Buddhism, mindfulness meditation, and the KonMari Method™ I have a menstrual cycle-related mood disorder called premenstrual dysphoric disorder (read PMDD Is Real — Let’s Talk About It for more info), but even before my diagnosis, I recognized how important self-care is for physical health and mental wellness. Unfortunately for me, what started out as self-care slowly morphed into self-indulgence and […]
Read moreJust as happiness shines in the shadows of sorrow, only in the darkest depths of fear does courage truly shine.
Mob Psycho 100, episode 205
Slow and Steady Is the Real Deal
And it applies to everything in life In the past, I was too intimidated to try National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) because writing 50,000 words in 30 days seemed like an insane idea. I just didn’t think I could do it. Then this year, I organically started writing a nonfiction book, and after being inspired […]
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My Freelance Writing Career Ended Before It Began
What I truly wanted grew in its place I dreamed about being a freelance writer and editor for years before I took steps to make it happen. Part of me was convinced that freelancing wasn’t the life for me because I’m comforted by the illusion of stability as an employee. Once I got my current […]
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5 Unitaskers You’ll Find In My Minimalist Kitchen
A unitasker only needs to do the one thing, so it does that one thing really well. This content may contain affiliate links for products. If you subscribe or make a purchase after clicking one of these links, I’ll earn some money at no extra cost to you. Thank you! Our first apartment had one […]
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