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...