You Learn Grace

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When you finally learn that a person’s behavior has more to do with their own internal struggle than you, you learn grace. ~ Allison Aars

10 Self-Care Mood Boosters

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1. Journal Every Morning

2. Go Outside For A Daily Walk

3. Take Time To Indulge In Some Pampering

4. Spend More Time With Family And Friends

5. Declutter Your Home

6. Practice Positive Affirmations

7. Get More Sleep Every Night

8. Read More Books

9. Take Up Yoga

10. Schedule Time For Daily Meditation

Use A Ceramic Mug As A Sharpening Stone

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Stuck without a sharpening stone? Your ceramic mug can save the day! Just find one with a flat, unglazed bottom. Hold it steady and angle your knife at 20 degrees. Gently draw the blade across the mug’s bottom, then repeat on the other side. Voila! A sharper knife.

Only The Beginning

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The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning. ~ Rebecca West

Life Is A Mirror

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Life is a mirror: if you frown at it, it frowns back; if you smile, it returns the greeting. ~ William Makepeace Thackeray

IKIGAI

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The magical overlap where what you love, what you’re good at, what the world needs, and what you can get paid for all come together – it’s the recipe for a life that is truly meaningful.

Never Truly Gone

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When someone is in your heart, they’re never truly gone. They can come back to you, even at unlikely times. ~ Mitch Albom

Blossom Into Who We Were Meant To Be

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How strange that the nature of life is change, yet the nature of human beings is to resist change. And how ironic that the difficult times we fear might ruin us are the very ones that break us open and help us blossom into who we were meant to be. ~ Elizabeth Lesser