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Soothe Your Inner Busy, Hurry, and Worry

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Some of use live in a busy, hurried, and worry-filled world.  I have some rough news about this “world” that you may not want to hear. But I am ripping off the bandage on this one: Most likely we have created that world through our thoughts and perceptions. It’s usually in our own minds that […]

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Tips for Dissolving Fear with Love

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Typically, in Chicagoland there is an unpredictable period between Winter ending and Spring beginning.  The temps warm up enough to melt snow and ice and for men to wear shorts and hoodies to stores and women ditch their winter parkas. We get overly confident that Winter is done.  Quickly the temperature plummets and it freezes […]

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Creating a Year in Review

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What do you do to wrap up the year?  Celebrate with a big party surrounded by your group of friends?  Or a nice dinner out with your partner or loved ones?  Do you stay in with family, eating appetizers all night, playing board games, and watching the world ring in the new year on tv?  […]

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Living an Uncage Life

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Sometimes stress (uh, holidays?!) can create a feeling being caged. Expectations.  Traditions.  Pressures.  It can all feel a little restrictive. How can you “release” yourself from the stressors?  How can you uncage yourself? Simple…Give yourself permission to soar and create the life you desire. Okay, so sometimes it doesn’t feel that simple.  Especially when we […]

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Meditation with Fresh Eyes

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I have been practicing this new thing. Well, not an actual new concept to myself or the world. But new because I am practicing it with fresh eyes. After I finish my meditation, I have been journaling.  (That part isn’t new.) Not about hopes and desires.  Not about dreams and wishes.  Not about intentions and […]

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