Inspired Living
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Small Steps Toward a Creative New Year
Something about the New Year encourages us to take stock of our lives, and we think of resolutions that will take us closer to the lives we wish we were living. Sometimes it is the practical (I will organize my kitchen cabinets or else!) or the physical (Yoga every evening, no more snacks!). But no matter what the motivation seems to be, underneath it all, each promise we make to ourselves, each goal we set, is designed to bring us closer to whom we really are. We are inherently creative beings, and for that reason, many of us hold a vision for our lives that includes a more creative version…
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Smile, You Are Beautiful
I have numerous exercise DVDs, and on one of them, the yoga instructor talks about the connection between actions and feelings, and he says “You get to act how you want to feel.” In other words, you can act your way out of unhappy or destructive feelings, simply by behaving as if you feel in a more positive way. A smile, for instance, triggers something in the brain that instantly improves mood and so even if you have to fake it, that smile works to transform you in a positive way, which can have wonderful repercussions on your day. I was reminded yesterday that the same is true of appearance.…
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Tiny Steps toward Your Best New Year
“And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.” –Rainer Maria Rilke I love the thought of a new year, especially on December 31st, when I think of all I will accomplish now that the calendar page has turned. Like many perfectionists (read borderline OCDs), however, if I don’t have a clean start on January 1st, I’d might as well forget it, or wait for another “clean start” at the six month point on June 1st, or even the following year. But at this point of my life, I realize that I don’t have full years or even six month increments to waste waiting for…