A comprehensive Self-Care practice is the foundation of a great life. Self-care is not just about taking care of yourself physically but also taking care of yourself emotionally, spiritually, mentally and more. “Self-care is any necessary human regulatory function which is under individual control, deliberate and lay initiated.[5] Self-care is learned, purposeful and is continuous.[6] […]
Five Ways To Beat The Winter Blues
Living in cold climates can be difficult on your emotions and bring on the winter blues. Sub-zero temperatures. Wind chills below zero. Snow storms, ice storms, short days and long nights. Any one of these can be trying and when put together they can seem overwhelming. In the middle of a long, cold winter, you […]
Freedom From Fear
Your pulse quickens, breathing gets short, shallow and muscles tighten. This is our typical response to fear. Most of the time, it happens in response to a legitimate stimulus: a car suddenly pulls in front of you on the highway and slams on its brakes, emergency sirens blare a tornado warning; and etc. There are other […]
Keep Your Stress Down and Your Loving Holiday Spirit Alive
I haven’t always loved the holidays or keep a loving holiday spirit alive. There have been years when I felt so stressed and pressured that I just didn’t enjoy myself. This was especially true when my children were younger and I felt that I had to have things just right for them. I made myself […]
I Hope This Helps You Find Inner Peace
I’ve been doing some soul-searching about my weekly blog. In fact, I’ve been doing some soul-searching about a lot of things in my life lately. It’s been rather difficult the past month and a half to stay on schedule and post something relevant and meaningful. My life’s been turned sideways a bit over the past […]
6 Ways To Handle Holiday Stress
Holiday stress can put pressure on our entire lives and wreak havoc on our ability to maintain our inner peace. These weeks leading up to the holidays can be extremely stressful as we try to juggle our regular schedules and add in all the extra food to cook, shopping to do, family to invite (or […]