You are not alone. Many of us have developed a belief that we must be nice, pleasing, or helpful to the exclusion of our own feelings and needs in order to be worthy of love or appreciation. This belief is, of course, not true and furthermore an impossible goal to meet. When we give to get, we can often end up feeling angry and as a result we don’t create healthy boundaries or compassionate boundaries at home and work....
Not to say that having fun with trends and trying out new things have to come to a screeching halt. With the big 3-0 comes a certain self-assurance and self-awareness that trends should fit both your style AND your lifestyle. Boundaries are more firmly in place—along with the epiphany that hey, maybe that mullet-shag of your college punk band years—might need to retire (just a suggestion!). Older and wiser doesn’t mean dated, after all....
Thanksgiving time is always chaotic {at least it is around my house}. It seems like there is always a million things to do and intimacy with my man doesn’t usually take the top spot on my long list of things to do. Not this year! It’s time to ‘SPICE’ that ol’ hum-drum romance up with this new Thanksgiving bedroom game! Whoot! Are you excited yet? Uh-huh… now I got your attention!...
But first, we have to give a huge “Thank you!” to Diva Elizabeth for whipping up these darling printables for us. She totally nailed it! Day of Romantic Ideas for Him & Her Day of Romantic Ideas for Him & Her We’ve included everything you need to make your day run smoothly. Begin your day of romantic ideas for him or her by printing off the Spouse Service pack. It includes the most darling little brochure you ever did see plus several snazzy inserts....
The many mindfulness teachers and advocates who encouraged us to start Mindful—and whom we represent in everything we do—believe mindfulness is an inherent human capability that belongs to anyone irrespective of race, creed, gender, you name it. It is our birthright. What is it exactly? Since it’s a quality of mind, it’s not easy (or even desirable) to have a single, agreed-upon-by-everybody, one-size-fits-all definition. Mindful’s definition says that mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us....
