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What is Intentional Living?
Create the life you’ve always wanted
Be More Mindful. Cultivate Intention. Accept What You Cannot Control. Accept Responsibility. Be Compassionate. Be Healthy. Love Yourself. Love Others. Get Right With Life.
Create the life you’ve always wanted
Be More Mindful. Cultivate Intention. Accept What You Cannot Control. Accept Responsibility. Be Compassionate. Be Healthy. Love Yourself. Love Others. Get Right With Life.
Manage your world
Building a house with broken tools won’t get you very far. Our thoughts are the tools we use to understand and manage the world around us. Mindfulness can help you sharpen old tools as well as discover brand new ones.
Manage your world
Building a house with broken tools won’t get you very far. Our thoughts are the tools we use to understand and manage the world around us. Mindfulness can help you sharpen old tools as well as discover brand new ones.
See yourself the right way
Your perspective is your reality. Some of our limitations come from having an unhealthy view of who you are as a person and what you can offer others. Several mindfulness practices help reshape our perspective of ourselves which empowers us to be who we truly are.
See yourself the right way
Your perspective is your reality. Some of our limitations come from having an unhealthy view of who you are as a person and what you can offer others. Several mindfulness practices help reshape our perspective of ourselves which empowers us to be who we truly are.
From The Blog
New Episode: Remember, You are Human
This is a transcript of an episode of the Simple Ways to Have a Good Life Podcast. You can listen to it here. I don't remember where I read this, but I remember a story about Bill Clinton,. He talked about how, when he's dealing with someone who is frustrated or angry...
Your Complete Introduction to Meditation
What is Meditation? This post is all about what meditation is. It may not seem like it should be complicated, but almost all the answers I see leave things feeling murky. Even after teaching meditation for the last ten...
When Being Nice Isn’t Nice
When Being Nice Isn't Nice Nice is an icky word (having been a counselor for close to a decade now, I've learned that "icky" is often the only appropriate word for things). Niceness, in general, can often be icky. We use nice to describe things that aren't good or...
Lessons from 2020
Lessons from 2020 I don't have a desire to do the whole end-of-the-year accomplishments thing in 2020. If you’ve followed the blog or podcast this year, or if you follow me on Instagram, you know that 2020 has not been as difficult for my family and me as it has for...
Your Complete Guide to Dealing with Difficult People
How Do We Deal with Difficult People This is a topic I have spent a lot of time talking to people about over the past few years. I used to work as a counselor at a small private university. Having difficult conversations with difficult people would come up every year...
The Most Difficult Thing in the World
Mindfulness and Letting Things Be Let’s look at some of the things people tell me they are looking for in a mindfulness practice: CalmPeaceJoyHappinessFreedom from difficult emotions Now let’s look at some of the most common words and concepts associated with...
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