HELLO Loving Lately readers! Today I want to introduce you to another incredible (and FREE!) resource that both Kelly and I use to supercharge our lives and overall just feel happier and more connected with our world.
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That tapping thing
I think one of the most frustrating things about how we as a culture talk about stress is that we constantly emphasize how bad stress is for you, but offer very little in terms of actual effective and easy to use tools to use to reduce our stress and create happier, healthier lives.
Enter: that tapping thing. AKA EFT (emotional freedom technique) or tapping.
The Power of I: Intuition & Intention Setting
"Within every storm there is intention, strength, and beauty"
Ever since I was a little girl countless people have referred to me as an old soul. Being an old soul is often associated with having experience, wisdom, or a deeper understanding of the world around you. Am I an old soul simply because of all I have experienced, and been witness to, in my mere 29 years? Furthermore, many believe old souls are individuals who have learned from past lives or even incarnations.
The only diet you need in 2018: a social media diet
We all lead super full lives, there's no question about it. And maybe, there's a priority in your life that you'd like to spend more time on. Maybe it's your family, your partner, or your friends (or all of the above!). Maybe it's a hobby that you absolutely love but never have time to devote to. Or maybe it's a whole new activity- you'd like to take up yoga or sign up for a local art class. But you just never seem to have the time.
What if I told you, that you could literally increase the number of hours in the day? Just kidding. I'm not magic (my Hogwarts letter got lost in the owl post!).
Anxiety was always an invisible, heavy backpack that I couldn’t take off. Ten or so bricks that I carried around with me everywhere, but that no one else could see. I lived this way for much of my life, struggling (often privately) with the weight of anxious thoughts that fueled a large part of my every day life.
One of the biggest roadblocks to the management of our mental health is rooted in our innate fear of failure. So many of these self-help books by big name motivational speakers can often do more harm than good. Readers often end up feeling increased pressure to solve their issues in the inspired “go big or go home” mindset of some of these authors and become discouraged when they can’t adhere to these massive changes for an extended period of time.
Why do we do what we do each day? We make thousands of decisions, speak thousands of words, and think thousands of thoughts, all in just 24 hours. Even when we're sleeping! I’ve learned that we all run on programs, kind of like a computer. We have foundations, things we believe about how to live life, that run in the background as we go about our days.
Last night I had the privilege of being asked to speak at the Executives with Heart Networking and Leadership Reception for the 2017 Greater Washington Region Heart Walk. For the past few years Mike and I have actively participated in, and fundraised for, the Congenital Heart walks