Tag: mindfulness
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We often think closeness lives in laughter, conversation, and shared adventures. But there’s another kind — the quiet kind — where nothing much happens, yet everything feels right. It’s the peace of sitting beside someone without needing to fill the silence. The comfort of knowing that your presence is enough, and so is theirs. In…
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Some moments stay with you because of how they smelled.The sharp sweetness of orange peel on a winter morning.The comforting trace of wood smoke on a wool sweater.The quiet warmth of coffee drifting through a still house. Smell has its own language — one that speaks directly to memory, to emotion, to home.A single scent…
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There’s a quiet stretch of life that doesn’t get talked about much —the space after something has ended, but before what’s next has begun.It can happen after a big decision, a shift in work or relationships, or even just the quiet realization that you’ve outgrown a version of yourself. You may have stepped away from…
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Somewhere along the way, many of us were taught that creativity comes with rules. That it has to look a certain way. That you need to be good at it for it to count. I was never encouraged to be creative when I was young. Drawing, knitting, anything artistic — I was terrible at it.…
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There’s something deeply soothing about living with plants. Not a full jungle. Not a perfectly curated Instagram collection. Just a few green companions that remind you to slow down and breathe. Plants soften a room. They bring life into still spaces. And without saying anything, they seem to say: you’re home now. Why Plants Help…
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Lately, many people I speak to are overwhelmed by the weight of the world. The cruelty. The injustice. The chaos. It’s easy to get swept up in it — to feel angry, sad, helpless, or outraged. And I get it. These feelings are valid. It’s a sign your heart is working. That you care. But…
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There’s a kind of tiredness that runs deeper than sleep.The kind that lingers in your bones even after a full night of rest.The kind that doesn’t go away with coffee or a weekend off. This kind of tired is not laziness.It’s not failure.It’s not something to push through. It’s a signal.A whisper from your body.A…