Tag: Personal Growth
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28 Reflections for 28 Years Alive + August Reads & 5 Favorite Things
I’m a chronic excited about my birthday type. I don’t pretend not to care; I don’t play cheeky games. I believe birthdays are important no matter the age and should be celebrated. It’s another year past, another opportunity to decide what’s next. 29 feels like a mini-milestone. I’m going into the last year of my…
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Feeding the Soul, Making Hawai’i Home (again), Cooking with Community, Natural Bug Remedies, Ice Baths & Wim Hof, 5 Favorite Things
I am trying something new here. A few blogs I admire have weekly or monthly recaps where the writer talks about the goings on of their life, favorite products, activities, and general things they feel worth sharing. I enjoy reading when people share personal things like that, and maybe you do as well. So, I…
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12 Documentaries to Make you Think, Laugh, and Feel Inspired
Lately, I’ve been on a documentary kick. Of course, I’ve always been a true crime documentary/podcast content-type person. But over the past few weeks, I’ve opened up to more positive, powerful, feel-good, happy-cry-type content. And with that newfound interest, I’ve watched some fantastic shows and movies that you, too, may find beautiful, influential, engaging, and…
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Complete Home Declutter, Book List, Washington State Trip, New Goals, Unexpected Surgery, 5 Favorite Things
I am trying something new here. A few blogs I admire have weekly or monthly recaps where the writer talks about the goings on of their life, favorite products, activities, and general things they feel worth sharing. I enjoy reading when people share personal things like that, and maybe you do as well. So, I…
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Lessons Learned from Running My First Marathon & Tips for Yours
At five years old, I was diagnosed with asthma. I couldn’t participate in P.E. in middle school because my asthma was too severe – it would act up at the slightest physical activity. As a teenager, I was not a “runner.” In high school, I often admired the more physically fit girls on the track…
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The 5 Reasons I Love to Run
It’s true that anyone, at any stage of life, can become a runner; but it’s not until you feel the eagerness for your next race or the overwhelming delight when your feet hit the trail, that you can truly say you’ve fallen in love with the sport. I have seen others share their reasoning behind…
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My Unlimited Life | 100 Bucket List Ideas for Your Travel & Goals
It wasn’t long ago that I wondered to myself, are there things I want to do before I die? and could come up with only one. Around that time, I struggled in many ways; an abusive relationship and the overwhelming darkness that is depression. It was surprising to me, even then, how little I could see past…
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How to Create the Perfect Vision Board | What’s the Deal with Manifestation + Free Printables
When it comes to making New Years Resolutions I think it is often overlooked because so many fail. The concept has almost become a bit of a joke in mainstream media. So, why do our resolutions often fail? Well, it is hard (and just about completely unreasonable) for us to tell ourselves we need to…
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Gratitude Even When It’s Difficult | Thoughts on “Toxic Positivity” | + Free Printable
Some Thoughts on “Toxic Positivity” You can say the discussion and focus around gratitude is becoming such a popular concept in recent years, it’s beginning to envelop some of the same traits we see with “toxic positivity.” For those less familiar with toxic positivity let me explain. Toxic positivity is this idea, often displayed in…
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7 Mocktails to Love | My Journey to 1-Year Alcohol Free
Alcohol, I loved her, but she was like the best friend who caresses your cheek, and says, “Just f*cking do” when you’re standing on the edge of a cliff thinking about jumping. Then after building you up, you’re like, “I’m gunna f*ckin’ do it”, but it’s too late – she grabs a fist full of…