What are your plans for 2022? Resolutions? Intentions? Focus Word? Not quite sure? Goodbye 2021! The last two years have been crazy! Wouldn’t you agree? All the ups and downs, twists and turns, and continued uncertainty ahead. It’s so easy to slide down a slippery slope of emotional fatigue, boredom, social disengagement, and maybe even […]
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Let’s face it, caregiving is stressful. It can turn into a daily grind that you may not look forward to. Without realizing, you can lose yourself in your everyday caregiving responsibilities at the expense of you and your self-care. It’s easy for resentment and upset to occupy your thoughts. Here are three reasons why caregivers
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Step 3: What’s Your Story? Reflecting on your back story is an important step in the self-discovery process. It’s also my most favorite. It’s so easy to overlook the value within our stories. And that value isn’t confined to the high points of our story. There is great value in our lowest points too. In
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Step 2: Get to Know You In Step 1: Start Where You Are, I mentioned the importance of mindfulness to the self-discovery process. Another important factor is self-awareness. Self-awareness is the awareness of the personality traits and individuality that make you, YOU. Think of the differentiators that separate you from most. The qualities that make
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Step 1: Start Where You Are Self-discovery allows you to develop a relationship with your inner self, giving you the opportunity to identify the special qualities that make you who you are. Openness, honesty, and mindfulness are key to realizing our self-discovery revelations. Mindfulness is staying focused and present with your thoughts while being aware
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Life has turned into one big wait. Waiting to see how COVID-19 plays out, waiting to get better, waiting for a loved one to make it through, waiting to resume our everyday lives. And tragically for so many, the wait ended abruptly. COVID-19 is the great equalizer. It doesn’t care about social or economic status,
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By late November, early December, I reflect on the year to prepare for the New Year. I review my list of goals and acknowledge what I’ve accomplished. Rather than dwelling on uncompleted tasks, I think about whether they should carry over into the New Year. My 19 for 2019 list spearheaded by author, Gretchen Ruben
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Becoming an author is like traveling along a bumpy road full of twists and turns. It’s thrilling, exhausting, complicated, exciting, sometimes all at the same time. I’m not sure when I first entertained the thought of becoming an author. Perhaps, if I look back through my journals, I could pinpoint exactly when. But the
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