Essays
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I recently listened to a podcast episode titled “Five Ways to Reduce Overwhelm When Writing (aka Thinking)” from author Jenny Blake’s Free Time podcast. As the title suggests, the episode provides five suggestions for reducing a feeling of overwhelm around writing. But for me, what resonated most was what Jenny said before the five suggestions. At the start of the episode, she…
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Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday, a short story and a roundup of positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take a…
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Even though we’re almost through March, I still wanted to recap February because it’s one of my favorite ways to remember what happens throughout the year. If you are looking for an activity to pep up your Monday, give this a try. Scroll through your photos or reference your calendar from the past couple weeks and make a quick list…
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Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday, a short story and a roundup of positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take a…
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I don’t know if there’s any science to back this up, but I feel like ideas resonate with me more when I’m moving my body. Whether it’s listening to a podcast while I’m running, an audiobook as I’m walking, or to an instructor says during a group fitness class, ideas/phrases/stories I hear just hit deeper. It happened to me recently,…
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Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday, a short story and a roundup of positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take a…
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Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday, a short story and a roundup of positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take a…
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I am really excited for today’s newsletter. February can always be a bit of a mixed bag. The excitement of the new year has dulled a bit, and the cloudy, gray skies and cold temps affect my mood more than I wish they would. Even with some great happenings last month, I couldn’t shake the winter blues creeping in. However, when I saw that…
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Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday, a short story and a roundup of positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take a…
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Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday, a short story and a roundup of positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take a…
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Excited to continue writing “monthly recaps” in 2023 to remember the little things that happen over the course of a month. I love taking a moment to scroll through my photos and reference my calendar to think about what I enjoyed, learned and want to remember from the month that just passed. A lot can happen in the span of…
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Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday, a short story and a roundup of positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take a…
Perspective
Monthly Recaps