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Being Tired Isn’t a Badge of Honor
Today is the first day of the Ultimate Blog Challenge for the Month of May. I have chosen to post about Ways to Generate Energy in Your Life for this month. Follow along each day for more tips… “It takes courage to say yes to rest and play in a culture where exhaustion is seen as a status symbol”- Brené Brown On any given day, the laundry list of things to do is generally longer than there are hours you have to do them. Managing a hectic schedule is common. So much so, that it’s also quite common to answer the question “how are you?” with the simple phrase- “really…
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3 Things You Are Doing Wrong with Your Brain Dump
A brain dump is nothing more than getting all your thoughts, feelings, worries, and fearsonto paper. You typically write more than when you are working on a regular journalentry, as you are really trying to get absolutely everything in your conscious out in theopen so you can work through all these thoughts more effectively. But, if you have been trying brain dumps and they still aren’t serving you, you might bemaking some of these common mistakes. 1. You Are Not Giving Yourself Enough Time The first thing you might be doing wrong when writing your brain dump is not givingyourself adequate time. This is not as short as a regular…
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Spring Cleaning for Your Soul, Day 15: Repurpose Your Life
The season of spring gives the impression of starting out shy, with a few early flowers popping their heads out to test the air before the big show of color makes its striking debut. In the same way that spring unfolds one tiny, brave seedling; one sprout at a time, gaining momentum as it goes… so can you commit to living a life of purpose. On the final day of our Spring Cleaning for Your Soul challenge, we’ll set down roots for making meaningful and important changes in your life. Making Meaningful Changes in Life Remember that, like spring, positive change in your life comes one single moment and one…
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Solar-Powered Generators
Your electric needs don’t just stop when the electricity goes out. If you have an unexpected outage and you didn’t charge your cell phone or other small devices, then you may find yourself without the ability to reach out to others or to get help. A solar-powered generator is a necessity for emergency situations. The Solar Power Portable Generator The Solar Power Portable Generator is a small one, but powerful enough that it can help you make it through a dire situation. It has 8000 mAh of power, so it can keep your devices running when they need to be charged. You can use this one for your smartphone or…
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Spring Cleaning for Your Soul, Day 14: Nurture Joy in the Small Moments
Did you ever notice that the miraculous-seeming “big” things are actually a collection of very small things all grouped together? Being able to view the world as a whole made up of miniscule yet necessary pieces is the first step in understanding how even “little things” that you do can make a big impact on the world at large. In today’s Spring Cleaning for Your Soul challenge, we’ll put into practice the art of seeking and finding joy in the small and seemingly insignificant moments of our day. Joy Is Key Being joyful has everything to do with being present. Think of the beauty of the spring season that is…
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Spring Cleaning for Your Soul, Day 13: Plant the Seeds for Positive Change
Spring brings new life into the world. On our 13th day of the Spring Cleaning for Your Soul Challenge, we’ll plant seeds of optimism. Making the world a better place than you found it involves makes small but meaningful acts. In fact, some of the plans you set into motion may not even be realized by you. It takes time, and it can also take many people, to initiate positive change. The important thing is to take the initiative and get something going. This is the time of year that we tend the soil and plant the seeds that will bear tomorrow’s nourishing food. When you plant a garden, you…
