Getting outside can sometimes be difficult––trust me: I live in a city! But even neighborhood walks can count as getting some fresh air. Here are some of my tips to incorporate more outside into your day.
Gratitude and How to Find It
When we start living in a state of gratitude, we start bringing more abundance and happiness into our lives. The mundane becomes magical, the challenges become learning experiences, and the present moment becomes all you need.
4 Tips for Restless Meditators
Here are some tips I use when I feel especially restless while meditating. If you’re ready to give up on meditation, try some of these! They might make a difference.
How to Use Affirmations Everyday
Affirmations are positive statements that can help reframe our limiting beliefs about ourselves. When used repeatedly, they help promote self confidence & assist in change.
5 Ways to Ease Seasonal Affective Disorder
If you live in the U.S., daylight savings time starts this Sunday, November 1st. This means the days get shorter and sunlight is few and far between. During this time of year, many people suffer from SAD, or seasonal affective disorder, a type of depression that is related to changes in season.
Food Justice 101
Veganism can be an animal rights movement and social justice movement, too. In fact, it is. It’s both. Food justice has the power to change the world and the disparities when it comes to something as simple as healthy food for all people are shocking.
Lessons on Fear
I think people tend to forget the ways that fear or anxiety can prevent us from doing not only the essentially life-changing things, but seemingly simple things, too. But, once you start to really take a look at your life, you begin to realize that… the simple things and the big things are all one thing. This one thing is your life. Your one and only life you’re ever going to have.
A Month of Social Distancing
Since the world officially turned upside down a couple of weeks ago, I’ve been trying to find ways to spend my time while social distancing. I’m a homebody/introvert by nature, so I always have lists and plans of things I want to do, learn, or practice. I figured, just for fun, I would give you all a glimpse into what I’ve been doing to fill my time.
My Favorite Books
With the world currently in turmoil, here are some (not all) of my favorite books. If you’re looking for an escape from the news, these offer a little escape, and yes, some sadness. But sometimes just knowing that sadness is part of the human experience can make things just a little easier.
Lessons on Disconnecting
What happens when you disconnect? Just for a day? Just for a couple hours? Why are we giving other people our time when we could actually take what we’re learning from them or other sources and actually try it in our everyday life?
October Loves
I figured it would be fun to round up some of my favorite things from this past month and include them in a blog post! From podcasts to Instagram accounts, here are some of my recent favorite things.
My Weekend Reset
I don’t know about you but I love using my weekends as a time to start fresh. Each week is a new chance to reach your goals and the weekend is great for setting yourself up to get going on them! I like to call it my “weekend reset.” I wanted to run through some of the steps I take on the weekends to start my week off on the right foot.