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11 Simple Ways to Nurture Meaningful Connections Offline

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ā€œTurn off your email; turn off your phone; disconnect from the Internet; figure out a way to set limits so you can concentrate when you need to and disengage when you need to. Technology is a good servant but a bad master.ā€ ~Gretchen Rubin

We live in truly extraordinary times. Where once letters and telegrams took days to reach the other side of the world, we can now send messages and emails at the push of a button; and social media has allowed us to connect with people from diverse backgrounds, helping us learn, grow, and aim for the stars.…

Show Them It Is Love

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I Canā€™t Just Be a Giver Anymore

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3 Healthy Love Lessons for Survivors of Trauma and Abuse

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ā€œMaybe itā€™s time for the fighter to be fought for, the holder to be held, and the lover to be loved.ā€ ~Unknown

Growing up, I had no reference whatsoever for what a healthy relationship looked like. My parents had me as a result of an affair. I was estranged from my father for a decade or so, and I spent my childhood with my mother and my stepfather. And both were far from healthy.

I remember vividly this one day they got into a verbal fight. Things got so heated that he angrily threw her a glass of wine at …

Healing Anxious Attachment Patterns to Create Space for Love

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“Anxious attachment stems from a deep sense of inner instability where old wounds make people anticipate that they will be abandoned again and again.ā€ ~Jessica Baum

I have recently met the love of my life. Yay!!!Ā He is the person Iā€™ve been imagining for as long as I can remember, hoping and praying that one day I would find him.

It took such a long time that I began to suspect I was delusional for imagining that such a love was possible, and I almost gave up on the idea of him.Ā But now he is here, and we share …

How to Make a Big Change by Embracing Love and Confronting Fear

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ā€œIf you truly want to change your life, you must first be willing to change your mind.ā€ ~Dan Altman

I was listening to one of my favorite podcasts recently, and the guest speaker, Gary Zukav, was explaining that humans operate from two major emotions. Once you learn this and can differentiate how youā€™re truly feeling, life can feel easier and more peaceful. He said this:

Every emotion stems from only two: love and fear.

It took me a second to let the message sink in, but the more I thought about this statement, the more I realized how true it

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Sending Love

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How I Found Purpose When I Lost It at Work

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ā€œThe mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.ā€ ~Fyodor Dostoyevsky

When I was in my last semester of college in 2016, I got my first paid job working in libraries as a childrenā€™s library assistant. I can remember the passion and sense of purpose I initially felt when taking this job. The idea that, every day, Iā€™d be helping foster a love of reading in kids felt like a worthwhile career.

Reading supports cognitive development in children. It enhances language skills and improves concentration. It encourages

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How to Comfort the Grieving Without Saying “Sorry for Your Loss”

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“Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.” ~Buddha

ā€œIā€™m sorry for your lossā€ is a perfectly acceptable responseā€¦if Iā€™ve told you Iā€™ve lost my phone. In that instance, I can appreciate the sentiment, empathy, and authenticity of the phrase. Itā€™s my loss and my loss alone. I know you can put yourself in my shoes and internalize what it would feel like to be without this critical device and, as such, the words carry weight.

When I tell you my parents are dead, though? Maybe not …

4 Things You Need to Know About Your Hurting Inner Child

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ā€œShe held herself until the sobs of the child inside subsided entirely. I love you, she told herself. It will all be okay.ā€ ~H. Raven Rose

The first time I heard about inner child work was in a random article I found on the internet.

It caught my attention because I was struggling to develop loving and compassionate feelings toward myself. Although I understood the role of limiting beliefs and unhealthy habits in my healing process and how to overcome them, I couldnā€™t feel love and empathy for myself.

Most of the time, I was either very harsh toward myself …

I Offered Love

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Cooking Is One of the Ways I Show Love

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The Highest Form of Love is Consideration

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Grief is the Last Act of Love

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Maybe Love Isnā€™t What Weā€™ve Been Told

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I Want to Be Loved as a Choice

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The Surprising Way a Breakup Can Help Heal Your Heart

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ā€œYour vision will become clear only when you look into your heart ā€¦ Who looks outside dreams; who looks inside awakens.ā€ ~Carl Jung

There is nothing quite like an unwanted breakup to rip your heart open and bring you face to face with your deepest shadows.

At least, thatā€™s how it was for me.

Nearly six years ago, on a typically warm and sunny Saturday October afternoon in Los Angeles, I was lying on the floor of my apartment, wallowing to my then-boyfriend on the phone about how everything in my life seemed to just be hitting walls: My career …

Trying Your Best to Stay Calm and Kind

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The Beauty in the Broken: How to Celebrate the Fragility of Life

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ā€œSometimes you get what you want. Other times, you get a lesson in patience, timing, alignment, empathy, compassion, faith, perseverance, resilience, humility, trust, meaning, awareness, resistance, purpose, clarity, grief, beauty, and life. Either way, you win.ā€ ~Brianna Wiest

Last month, I was feeling super fragile.

I was deep in the woes of another round of covid type symptoms, along with an onslaught of chronic health conditions that were flaring up left, right, and center. I was one month into a new job, and after the initial excitement, I was starting to feel wildly overwhelmed.

I spent two weeks waking up …

All We Can Really Do Is Love People

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