Hi, friends! I wanted to do this list of positive affirmations for anxiety management because with social and political issues, personal issues, and more, it seems like more people than ever are coping with stress or dealing with anxiety. Positive affirmations aren’t a cure-all, but in my own experience, they can help. Using them is kind of like intentionally brainwashing
Category: Semi-Charmed Life
Why am I writing about romantic things to do for your wife, husband, or partner? (Or girlfriend or boyfriend?) Well, my wedding anniversary was last Sunday, and that always makes me think about ways to be more romantic. (I’ve shared marriage advice before, but my best advice is to get in the habit of kindness and realize that very few
“What does a hummingbird symbolize?” That’s what someone asked me after doing the animal symbolism exercise in my creative journal, The Book of Dreams Come True . I asked the person, “What do you think is the a hummingbird’s spiritual meaning?” and we had a great conversation about personal animal meanings and associations. But I realize that it’s also fun
Hi friends! I’d scheduled this article about thanking the universe a while back, and it just so happens that yesterday was a tough day in many ways. Everyone has them, right? I unfortunately had this one on only a few hours of sleep, and when I finished my workday at 6:30. I went out and laid down on our concrete
Hi friends! This is kind of a summer reading challenge (for adults!), although it doesn’t have to be for summer—any time is a great time to read around the world. I got the idea for a global reading challenge when I was shelving fiction in our new place. I was noticing the books set in foreign countries, and thinking about
Hey there, brilliant, funny, good-looking reader! I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how to compliment people. Even though we all know how to compliment someone, it’s easy for me, at least, to forget to do it when I get too focused on my work. But I know how a compliment can make someone’s day. Some of us have gotten
As I’m writing this on Sunday, I’m looking forward to visiting my brother and his family. For the past two weeks, we’ve all been anxious about his daughter, one of my favorite people in the world (seriously; I dedicated my last book to her), who’s been sick with COVID-9 symptoms: fever, cough, body aches, shortness of breath, and exhaustion. The