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Calling All People Pleasers... Are You Exhausted Yet?

I was a self-professed grammar junkie.

Don’t get me wrong. I wasn’t perfect by any means. But I used to believe I had a pretty good handle on the English language. Or so I thought.

Now I’m confused. With...

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Our Energy Is Contagious

It was a gorgeous morning and promised to be a beautiful day. The temperature hadn’t yet hit 70 degrees outside, and the high would be only about 75. 

My son and I decided we’d take advantage of the...

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Which Came First, His Life Filled with Love and Happiness or His Gratitude?

Dad's life of music began when he was a small boy singing with his eight brothers in their own orchestra. They were impressive, later appearing on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts in 1954, where the applause...

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How to Live with Childlike Wonder (aka Beginner's Mind)

As she let go of the back of the seat, I was launched into a sense of freedom I’d never known before.

Balancing on my sister’s two-wheeler, I propelled myself forward into the unknown, fully present...

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How Your Posture Could Be Causing You Stress and Anxiety

Can our posture really cause us stress and anxiety? In a word, absolutely! At the very least, it can certainly worsen existing symptoms. It can also do the opposite. Here's the why and the how:

As the...

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"Sleepy Girl, Sleepy Girl, Why Don't You Go to Sleep?"

For much of my life, I thought I was one of those people who just required extra sleep.

I remember struggling to get out of bed for school most mornings. Forever etched in my memory is the visual (and sound) of my mom...

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