How to set healthy personal boundaries
We have the individual responsibility to teach people how to treat us. Setting and sticking to your personal boundaries is a necessary skill to build meaningful, healthy relationships. But it’s also hard. Many of us were taught that we should be nice at the expense...
Link Love #008
A life update: Mercury is out of retrograde. So now you can start blaming yourself when things go wrong. J/k we can always blame the stars. Beginner level exercises are the new niche for fitness I’m feeling philosophical these days. This article explains the...
Closure doesn’t come from external sources
Just because you carry heavy burdens with grace, kindness, and a loving spirit, doesn’t mean you have to hold on to that extra weight. You have permission to let it go. You have permission to give yourself a break. That might mean having a difficult conversation. But...
You can go easier on yourself right now
There’s so much darkness in the world.And we see it on the news,We scroll past it in our social feeds,We talk about it in our group chats. But humanity is not all bad.There is pain, sadness, and destruction.And also there is good. There is love.There are people that...
How to Fix Your Feelings and Regulate Your Emotions
Your feelings are valid. You should take every opportunity to allow yourself to explore what they are signaling to you and to feel them in depth, but don’t stop yourself from facing the truth: Feelings aren’t always facts. It may be time to fix your feelings and...
Today you’re letting go of everything that’s holding you back
In those moments where you feel the most rejected,remember that you are loved. In those moments where you feel like giving up,remember you are worthy of success. In those moments where you feel the most alone,remember you are a part of something big and...
Link Love #007
Something to read: What if you could live every version of life possible? In The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, there’s a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another version of reality. This heartwarming fantasy...
Wellness Tip: Write down your achievements
Give yourself credit for the things you've achieved this year/month/week. Don't be critical of yourself without realizing how far you've come. Taking the time to reflect on the past can make you aware of your progress and have the potential to increase your happiness,...
Link Love #006
Something to read: With the world returning to this new normal, I’ve been having a bit of anxiety about being the social butterfly I was before the pandemic. This article offers some practical tips on dealing with that social anxiety. A podcast to listen to: I’ve...
5 Useful Tips to Maintain the Journaling Habit
It’s hard to stick to habits that support your growth as an individual. It takes the average person 66 days to seriously adopt a new behavior. So don’t beat yourself up if you’ve already tried to start a journal, but it didn’t quite go as expected. Here are a few ways...
Meet the glamorous woman that also happens to be a full-time farmer
Nicolette Gordon, known to Instagram as FarmHer Missy, is keeping her family dream alive in her hometown of Greensburg, Louisiana as a full-time farmer. At the beginning of her career, she worked in communications, starting her own internet radio show. Then she...
Your imperfect self
Your imperfect self is continuously learning and growing. That's all that matters.
Wellness Tip: Don’t start or end your day with social media
One of the worst side effects of social media is overly comparing yourself with others. And it makes sense, right? You’re looking at staged snapshots of the best moments of someone’’s life and comparing it to the ups and downs of your own experience. It leads you to...
Link Love #005
Something to read: This article details Bruce Lee’s profound philosophy of life. Growing up a martial arts fanatic and being a black belt in TaKwondo, this has extra special meaning for me. But the part that resonates is being like water and embracing the obstacle...
Finding work, peace, and balance with floral designer, Michelle West
photo credit: Jessi Arnold, Girl Meet Globe Michelle West travels from her hometown of Zachary, LA to New Orleans every week to work on some of the most beautiful floral creations in the area. “I’m literally between Zachary, Baton Rouge and New Orleans every week. I...
It’s your life
It's your life… Do what you need to do to be happy.
9 Positive Quotes and Affirmations for Anxiety Relief and Stress Reduction
Anxiety has become a normal part of our everyday lives. It can show up as worry or anxiousness. You can be nervous about what will or won’t happen. Or it can be a general feeling of unease that something bad could happen in the near or distant...
Wellness Tip: Change your scenery
Plan a trip somewhere far away from your everyday life, preferably in nature, where you'll have the space to rest and rejuvenate yourself. If the time off or funds are not possible, plan a day trip to the next city or small town. A small break from your usual...
Link Love: #004
Something to read: There are very few things I memorize in the present day, but in my youth memorizing song lyrics and speeches was a passion. I enjoyed this article about the beauty of planting passages in your memory. Something to watch: The Ultimatum on Netflix is...
Your transformation has a cost
Your transformation has a cost. To be reborn, a certain version of you has to die. And that's so beautiful.
Sometimes you’re going to have to quit
Sometimes you’re going to have to quit. Or change directionOr change the scopeOr change your expectations ...and that’s okay. Not everything is meant to work out.But that doesn’t mean you’re giving up. Maybe you’re just heading towards a dream that works better for...
36 life lessons to make you better at work, relationships, and adulting
I still remember 8-year old Justin. He thought being in your thirties was old. Like really old. He imagined that he’d be married with kids, working a high-paid job (where he was totally in charge), and living in a penthouse apartment in some fancy city. While I didn’t...
Here are the beauty and wellness products Dawnie Marie can’t live without
There’s something exhilarating about finding out who people are following and what they’re actually adding to their carts. And if you’re anything like Dawnie, you are easily captivated by shiny Instagram ads. (We sincerely apologize for the skin care ads you will be...
NFTs explained in very simple language
What is an NFT? Simply put, an NFT is a collectible digital asset traded over the internet. Think of it as a digital trading card. NFT stands for non-fungible token. And yes, fungible is a gross word. But essentially it means that the digital...