Right in the moment, my knees go weak. Then later my brain fixates on what happened and won't let go. Brené Brown says our physical reaction to shame is much the same as our reaction to trauma. When I first heard Brené talk about shame, I didn't think I'd relate. My life is pretty …
What Lies Within Us | Free iPhone Wallpaper
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." Ralph Waldo Emerson Do you not just LOVE that quote?! I've made two versions of an iPhone wallpaper so that we can all keep it at the front of our minds this month. When you select it as your wallpaper, …
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Liked & Linked: 5 Reads to Help You Love Yourself and Love Others
How was your week? Here are a few of my favorite recents reads from around the www. :) 3 Ways to Be a Better Friend by Money Saving Mom. Be a friend to get friends. In particular, I ate up her emphasis on being a great "question asker." I LOVE those people! It's a skill I'm always working …
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The I Love Myself Exercise
When Kamal Ravikant found himself at rock bottom, bereft from a failed startup and a lost loved one, he decided to start practicing some life-changing self-love and to never look back. In his book, Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It, he lays himself wide open and tells us exactly what he did …
31 Days to Radical Self-Love!
If someone asked you right now to look into a mirror and say "I love myself" out loud, would it make you feel uncomfortable? Maybe a bit squirmy? The other night, as I tucked our five- and seven-year old boys into their bunk beds, I asked them to say it out loud: "I love myself." They had …
Potential eBook Covers – Opinions Welcome!
I've had a project in my back pocket for at least a year. I'm finally putting it together, and I'd love to hear your thoughts today! It's an ebook: Create an Unmistakable Family Identity with a Family Purpose Statement. I really believe that a family purpose statement is the "why" of your family …
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