What better time than the holidays to be reminded that the most beautiful things in life aren’t things. We don’t need to place pressure on ourselves to buy one another beautiful things. We just need to create beautiful moments, and feelings, and smiles, and laughter. How lovely and simple is that? Happy Weekend!
Read MoreHygge (pronounced hue-guh) is the Danish word which means coziness, enjoying simple pleasures, or creating intimacy with others or with yourself. It's a difficult word to define because hygge is a feeling, an emotion. It's the closest concept I've found to our simple pleasures posts, and probably why I love hygge
Read MoreI love traditions and rituals. Holidays are a perfect time for traditions, and Christmas seems to be the one that most people have traditions around. Traditions, especially fun ones, just make the holiday even more special, more memorable, and more meaningful. I’ve compiled 17 special Christmas traditions, some of which Matt and I practice, and others that we might adopt. I hope you find a new Christmas tradition to
Read MoreNo, it’s not too early to begin your holiday baking! With Thanksgiving right around the corner, it’s time for all those holiday recipes and traditions. I love holiday baking, with all of the beautiful cookie cutter shapes, and the different types of cookies. Holiday is the BEST time for baking. There’s something so cozy about home baked goods on a cold day at holiday time with a cup of hot chocolate and Christmas lights twinkling
Read MoreThe positive thing about finding yourself lost, is that if there was a journey to get lost, there’s also a journey to be found. Mark Nepo says life is a pattern of finding yourself disconnected, and then figuring out how to reconnect. Finding yourself lost, and then discovering the way back. In some ways, all of life is a matter of getting lost and then finding our way back and how lovely it is to realize that there is always a journey
Read MoreWe are headed into the biggest consumer season with the holidays coming up. Perhaps you’d like to save a bit of money in preparation for Christmas and Christmas presents, or perhaps you simply want a simpler life, one with less consumption. When I was little, going out and spending money was not something I thought I had to do to have a great weekend. In fact, majority of my fun when I was little was free. I spent
Read MoreWith the holidays coming up and holiday parties that go along with the season, I know I’m going to be having plenty of conversations. Many conversations take work, and the art of conversation is something I’ve had to work on as a natural born introvert. Some conversations, however feel effortless. Those are the ones that I live for, when you’re sharing information you are passionate about, or talking with someone who shares your
Read MoreAlthough people often associate Zen with Bonsai trees, meditation and Buddha, this is not all there is to it. The main goal of Zen activities is to create a mindful and relaxing atmosphere that helps you feel more in touch with nature and your deepest thoughts. However, this state of mind is not that easy to achieve in today’s busy world full of many distractions, which is why you should make yourself a home Zen oasis and
Read MoreThis is so true! Wanting to grow does not discount your current worth. You can be both a masterpiece and a work in progress. I am always stretching myself to grow and evolve, and I love the process.
Love the process. Love yourself in the process. Happy weekend!
Read MoreIn law of attraction our emotional vibrational energy attracts more experiences to match with that emotional vibrational energy. Thus, when we want something with that “wanting” feeling, what we are actually attracting is more deficit, more wanting, more of the circumstances where we don’t have that thing we’ve been desiring. It’s a funny thing that way, because the more we want something, the more we put out
Read MoreTrue happiness happens in the small moments of gratitude, as we sip our cup of coffee in the morning or cuddle with our kids. True happiness doesn’t come from fancy belongings, the newest electronics, or more stuff. It radiates when we practice loving those we hold dear all the while knowing that we are loved too. True happiness comes from the journey, the moment we step off a plane in a foreign land we’ve been
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