Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. I found this post on TheGeekishBurnette and you should check out this blog if you are a big fan of book reviews and lists. This week is a Freebie so I decided to focusContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Non-fiction Books that Fed My Soul”
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Mindful Living: What Triggers Stress and Anxiety?
While listening to my morning meditation on Wake Up, Wind Down, the narrator Niall Breslin asked everyone to think of things that trigger stress. I wondered what good that could possibly do, but realized it is beneficial to understand what things can negatively impact us. This isn’t so we can avoid stress per se, butContinue reading “Mindful Living: What Triggers Stress and Anxiety?”
Mindful Living: Taking Pleasure in the Simple Things
I’m chilling in a hotel room at Ten thousand Waves near Santa Fe, NM and a thought suddenly pinged into my head. Most of the great things in life that bring me happiness are extraordinarily simple. Although I battled and conquered a migraine this evening, today has been a wonderful example of how simple, beautifulContinue reading “Mindful Living: Taking Pleasure in the Simple Things”
Mindful Living: Anxiety is a monster that eats the mind.
I’ve gone through several bouts of anxiety which I find very enlightening these last few weeks. I wanted to focus on a particular one that is still subtly echoing through my mind: It has to do with my teeth. About a week ago, I looked at my teeth and had a very particular thought comeContinue reading “Mindful Living: Anxiety is a monster that eats the mind.”
Mindful Living: What is the Purpose of Exercise?
As I’ve gone through several weeks practicing Shaolin exercises and strengthening my body, I’ve pondered many times what exercise means to me. Multiple questions automatically pop up. The list could go on and on, nevertheless I don’t think they are the right questions for me. I haven’t weighed myself since. . . maybe 2016 andContinue reading “Mindful Living: What is the Purpose of Exercise?”
From the Perspective of an Old Soul 