Loving life in DFW, Texas. Over 50 - female. Blog started in 2012. I run from queue but try and check in at least once a day. My blog shares the different pieces of me, as I am many pieces and parts all wrapped up with sparkle! Thank you for following, interacting and being part of...

Rituals play a big part in creating rhythm. Rituals are the repeated actions of our lives. The little details that bring something considered and thoughtful to a moment in the day. Those little details become rituals as we repeat them. We may not remember to repeat them each day, we may only remember sometimes, and …

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You’re probably feeling a range of emotions these days. It helps if you can express them. This emotional word wheel by Geoffrey Roberts might help: I work with people who have limited emotion…

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Have you ever thought about how words of encouragement can lighten up your mood or even motivate you to get through the rest of the day? Sometimes even simple words can charge you up when you are having a bad day, and Eckyo’s comics are here to do just that!

Research on resolutions is very instructive when it comes to traditional to-do lists. It turns out that motivation to fulfill a resolution such as losing weight or getting in shape goes down after we look into diets or check out gyms. The act of doing something–anything–relieves the anxiety that moved us to make the resolution …

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I still remember the day one of my old co-workers IMed me telling me she had something to share with me that I was going to love. Spoiler alert: it was Pinterest. This was probably nine 0r ten years ago-back when you needed to be invited to join. I was so confused about what it...

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{Keri Smith} This past weekend ended up being mass chaos and nothing that I planned. My dad flew in from...

Do you struggle to see the good in things? Staying positive can be really hard, but trying to see the good in every day —​ even the bad days —​ can change your mindset drastically. Here are some positive quotes to help you feel inspired and look on the bright side... even when it's hard.

Reiki is a holistic healing method, a high frequency energy that breaks up energetic blocks in the body to promote balance and harmony in mind, body, and spirit. Wondering if Reiki really works? As a Reiki practitioner near Boston I have helped to reduce stress and anxiety in many of my spiritually

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32 Amazing Inspirational Quotes for Healing and Confidence Make people's days brighter.Take the time.Choose wisely.Yep. Are you creating

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In her 1989 article, Of Visitors, Complainants, and Customers , Insoo Kim Berg details three types of “client-therapist relationships” (p. 21). Her wording is significant, because she is not labeling clients; she is describing them in terms of their relationship to the therapist, the process of the

And the respect.

Introverts take a quality over quantity approach to relationships. This means that we tend to have fewer friends, and fewer lovers over a lifetime. Besides those nerve-racking adolescent years when being popular is the only thing that matters, we generally aren’t too concerned with having a ton of friends. On the contrary. Managing too many […]

“The feasts of the LORD, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, these are My feasts” (Leviticus 23:2)

Shane Claiborne's ministry for the poor, The Simple Way, has gotten him in some trouble with his fellow Evangelicals. We asked him to address those who don't believe.

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suggestions for 2019 word of the year and ways to implement this word into everyday life and how they can help us refocus and be mindful

Popular Missouri blogger shares her favorite Infertility Songs which help her get through her challenge and move forward. Find out what they are now!