Rejuvenate & Thrive NURTURE YOUR ESSENCE Focus: Notice What's Going Right "When you focus on the good, the good gets better." Abraham Hicks Your Weekly Intentional & Sustainable Self-Care Newsletter Volume #62 Notice What's Going Right A great part of my life was focused on what was not going right. I was so consumed by what others thought of me that I felt deeply disconnected and profoundly lonely, cut off from my inner being and knowingness. In a world that trains our brains to be...
13 days ago • 8 min read
Rejuvenate & Thrive NURTURE YOUR ESSENCE Focus: WISDOM LIVES WITHIN YOU "Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes." Carl Jung Your Weekly Intentional & Sustainable Self-Care Newsletter Volume #61 WISDOM LIVES WITHIN YOU "My early years were spent seeking external validation and playing roles to live up to everyone's expectations, hoping to fill an internal void. I would feel moments of gratification, but the...
20 days ago • 7 min read
Rejuvenate & Thrive NURTURE YOUR ESSENCE Focus: THE 1% SHIFT "Magic is believing in yourself. If you can make that happen, you can make anything happen." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Your Weekly Intentional & Sustainable Self-Care Newsletter Volume #60 THE 1% SHIFT "We've been conditioned to chase quick results and instant gratification. This "all or nothing" mindset often has us missing crucial steps and not understanding our own processes. This behavior disconnects us from ourselves, eroding...
27 days ago • 7 min read
Rejuvenate & Thrive NURTURE YOUR ESSENCE Focus: Surprises Behind Closed Doors "Comparison is the thief of joy." Theodore Roosevelt Your Weekly Intentional & Sustainable Self-Care Newsletter Volume #59 Surprises Behind Closed Doors "I used to share all my surprises behind closed doors—it was my silent call for external validation. I worried so much about what people would think when I did not live up to their expectations, all while losing myself even more. Sharing my surprises behind closed...
about 1 month ago • 8 min read
Rejuvenate & Thrive NURTURE YOUR ESSENCE Focus: It's Okay Not To Be Understood "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." Bernard M. Baruch Your Weekly Intentional & Sustainable Self-Care Newsletter Volume #58 It's Okay Not To Be Understood "Most of my stress came from trying to correct other people's perception of me. I had to learn that my inner peace is worth more than someone else's approval in my life. It was liberating...
about 1 month ago • 7 min read
Rejuvenate & Thrive NURTURE YOUR ESSENCE Focus: Remember to See Magic "When you say yes to others, make sure you are not saying no to yourself." Paulo Coelho Your Weekly Intentional & Sustainable Self-Care Newsletter Volume #57 Remember to See Magic "As children, we experienced something magical every day. We were so interconnected to our imagination, wonder, and magic because the simple things in life were what mattered. As we grow and have life experiences, we are conditioned to disconnect...
about 2 months ago • 7 min read
Rejuvenate & Thrive NURTURE YOUR ESSENCE Focus: Permission To Stop Pleasing "When you say yes to others, make sure you are not saying no to yourself." Paulo Coelho Your Weekly Intentional & Sustainable Self-Care Newsletter Volume #56 Permission To Stop Pleasing "Before I knew there was a term called "people pleasing," I was already one of the unsolicited spokeswomen. My autopilot response—"YES"—had gotten so well-known that I had proxies volunteering me to pick up, drop off, and shuttle...
about 2 months ago • 7 min read
Rejuvenate & Thrive NURTURE YOUR ESSENCE Focus: Let the Lesson Be Uncomfortable "The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek." Joseph Campbell Your Weekly Intentional & Sustainable Self-Care Newsletter Volume #55 Let the Lesson Be Uncomfortable "I have a greater appreciation and understanding of the importance of reflection. Through reflecting, my life has grown from the introspection of doing so. From our cultural conditioning, we do reflect, but it often comes from an...
2 months ago • 7 min read
Rejuvenate & Thrive NURTURE YOUR ESSENCE Focus: Reflections to Carry Forward "We do not learn from experience... we learn from reflecting on experience." John Dewey Your Weekly Intentional & Sustainable Self-Care Newsletter Volume #54 Reflections to Carry Forward "I have a greater appreciation and understanding of the importance of reflection. Through reflecting, my life has grown from the introspection of doing so. From our cultural conditioning, we do reflect, but it often comes from an...
2 months ago • 7 min read