Category Archives: Conscious Living

On Honoring Accomplishments

Do you ever feel like you aren’t accomplishing anything? Or that you aren’t making strides fast enough? Or maybe that what you have accomplished doesn’t matter? I hear ya. There are days I feel like I haven’t done much of anything for years—since I put my photography business on hold to travel, in fact. But here’s […]

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Passion + Purpose

Passion and purpose have been coming to my attention a lot lately. In July, I asked my Facebook friends, “What’s your passion?” Secretly I was hoping to find more folks for my Passion Project series, but what I got was a variety of responses, including: Make-up Facilitating awakenings Making the sale Dance Leading a healthy […]

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World Elephant Day

Today is World Elephant Day. Because elephants are my favorite animals, today I’m asking you to join me in learning more about significant threats to these majestic creatures and in supporting preservation efforts. About Elephants There are two species of elephant, African and Asian. Although similar in appearance, they are too dissimilar biologically to interbreed. […]

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Pillars of Happiness: How to Discover Yours

Last week, I shared my pillars of happiness, 10 (ok, 11!) reminders that help me to lead a happy, healthy life. Today I’d like to help you develop yours. First, let’s talk about what I mean by happiness. For me, true happiness is about being satisfied with your life. It’s not about a frenzied ecstasy […]

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My Pillars of Happiness

A while back I was talking with a friend about my pillars of happiness: 10 reminders that help me lead a happier, healthier life. She told me that it was a new way of thinking for her, the idea that happiness could be cultivated and made intentional. For me, learning to be content with my […]

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