Essays

  • Could This Be Rest?

    “This plank can be your rest.” … Not exactly the words you want to hear midway through a very difficult, very hot CorePower yoga class. In fact, when I heard the instructor say these six words, I had to bow my head and stare down at my mat – as if I was intensely inspecting it – in an effort to hide my…

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  • Monday, 4/22/24: Talking about things that could be rest

    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 and some 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 moment and jot down answers…

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  • Monday, 4/15/24: Talking about what’s on my radar this morning

    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 and some 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 moment and jot down answers…

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  • April 2024 Intentions

    I’m writing this as it rains outside, which is quite fitting for April! I don’t know what spring is like where you are, but in Chicago, “spring” is more like a continuation of winter, with a few warmer, sunnier days peppered in. Personally, I find these months harder to get through than the beginning of winter, but I know summer is on…

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  • Monday, 4/8/24: Talking about planning April

    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 and some 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 moment and jot down answers…

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  • Monday, 4/1/24: Talking about what’s on my radar this morning

    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 and some 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 moment and jot down answers…

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  • A few weeks ago, Matt and I finished watching the series finale of the mid-2000s ABC hit, Desperate Housewives. We had been looking for a new TV show to watch and wanted something with a hefty backlog of episodes to prevent the question of, ‘what should we watch next?’ for a bit.   For how ridiculous the show could be at…

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  • Monday, 3/25/24: Talking about accepting impermanence

    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 and some 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 moment and jot down answers…

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  • March 2024 Intentions

    Hello March! While I don’t love the hour of sleep we lose with Daylight Savings Time (who does??), I do appreciate the sun setting later. Signs of the longer days to come! March (and April and May too) always feels like a transitional time. The surroundings around us start to change, weather changes, time changes, and schedules may change too. Despite these…

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  • Monday, 3/18/24: Talking about what’s on my radar this morning

    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 and some 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 moment and jot down answers to these three questions. To give an…

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  • Monday, 3/11/24: Talking about planning March

    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 and some 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 moment and jot down answers to these three questions. To give an…

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  • Monday, 3/4/24: Talking about what’s on my radar this morning

    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 and some 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 moment and jot down answers to these three questions. To give…

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