Blog
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Mid-year Intentions Reset
We are a little more than midway through the year and at a great time to revisit the intentions you had when the year started. Are you happy with where you are today or have those intentions fallen by the wayside? If the latter, you are not alone, but let’s get back on track!
I’ve seriously slipped on one of my intentions for the year–lowering my saturated fat intake. And I blame it all on one thing–BUTTER. I love butter. I think it’s a family thing. Maybe it’s in my genes...
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How to Actually Make and Break Habits
Our habits reflect our core values, especially as we become more mindful of the habits we want to make and what our desired outcome is. If you've failed making a habit before, here's exactly how to set yourself up for success when you make a new habit:
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How to Live Holistically in Kindness
My mentality when it comes to kindness is simply, “why not?” There are never negative consequences to being kind, and it is a pillar of joy and contentment. This is why each week of every JMB Living Journal begins with a “Kindness Karma”, a suggestion about how to live outside of yourself and take one opportunity a week to serve someone else, expecting nothing in return.
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Sthira and Sukha in Yoga, Life and Love
Sharing a journey and insights on stretching, but honoring your limits in yoga, life and love. As I reflect back over the years, I realize how many facets of life I stretched beyond my limits and broke parts of myself. Yes, I mended and in many cases came back stronger, but I don’t think the breaking was necessary for the strengthening along the journey...
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Sao Jorge - Slow, Long, Deep Exhales
A new place. New friends. A new adventure. My happy heart began to beat quickly in anticipation of beginning to explore this new destination. Yet when I stepped off the plane it seemed as if instantly the world slowed down and a sense of calm came over me...
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10 Ways to Press Pause on the Worry Button
10 suggestions for pressing pause on the worry button, whether you are worried about what your financial picture may look like at the end of this pandemic or you are concerned about your health or the health of a loved one or even anxious about relationship challenges caused by close quarter quarantining.