Tag Archives: peace
Pair chores with pleasures.
Pair chores with pleasures. Need to see a certain difficult relative more often? Commit to going to that pricey restaurant only with that person. “I’ve done research showing that if you combine something you find tempting with something that feels like … Continue reading
Reclaim Your Peace
Instead of finishing the year strong…I finished the year soft.I finished the year nourished.I finished the year embodied.(Even while nursing my sick child back to health and catching a mild bug myself.) This created space—space to process grief and to birth Positively Purging-I welcome … Continue reading
How to Begin Mindful Housekeeping
Breathe Through the Storm
When life feels overwhelming, come back to your breath. try this: breathe in for through your mouth with an elongated inhale, exhale out of the mouth, depleting the lungs fully. repeat this cycle a few times, imagining each exhale releasing … Continue reading
Silence
In Out of Solitude, priest and author Henri Nouwen writes, “Somewhere we know that without silence words lose their meaning, that without listening speaking no longer heals, that without distance closeness cannot cure.” Without intentional space, our creative pursuits may be hollowed … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 