How to Brighten Your Morning (and Whole Day): 7 Powerful Habits

How to Brighten Your Morning (and Whole Day): 7 Powerful Habits

“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” Marcus Aurelius The alarm…

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11 Ways to Be Normal & Not Feel Weird

Feeling out of place or like you don’t quite fit the mold can be a challenging and isolating experience. But here’s the truth—everyone feels a little “weird” at times! It’s…

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125 Short Friendship Quotes: Inspirational and Cute Sayings for Your Best Friends

Friendship is one of the most wonderful things in life. It brings so much joy and memorable moments. It brings support when times are tough. And it simply makes life…

Revenge Sleep Procrastination: What it is and 4 Ways to Stop it

Revenge Sleep Procrastination: What it is and 4 Ways to Stop it

Sometimes life gets so busy, and the 24 hours we get in a day simply is not enough for us to do everything we need (or want) to do. We…

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100 Short Spring Captions for a Positive, Motivated and Fun Season

Spring is finally here and it brings with it the promise of new beginnings. Of life and nature starting up again. And of simply better, warmer and more fun weather….

Why We All Need a Good Hug Right Now: Cuddle Therapy & Depression

Why We All Need a Good Hug Right Now: Cuddle Therapy & Depression

Depression is a mental illness that affects millions of people worldwide. While there are various treatments available, researchers have discovered something you can do to help minimize symptoms – hugs!…

Positively Uplifting Stories | February 3 2025

Positively Uplifting Stories | February 3 2025

Hardships are part of life. However, as we bounce back from setbacks, we tend to grow stronger. Not only do we build our resilience, but we also foster empathy and…

What’s Your Chronotype? Take the Quiz & Discover More About Your Daily Routine

What’s Your Chronotype? Take the Quiz & Discover More About Your Daily Routine

We all have natural preferences when it comes to our sleep schedules, but have you ever wondered why maybe you’re full of energy in the morning while your friend or…

What is Stonewalling? 6 Signs, 8 Causes & Tips to Promote Open Communication

What is Stonewalling? 6 Signs, 8 Causes & Tips to Promote Open Communication

It is no secret that conflicts and misunderstandings exist in every relationship, despite how it might appear to the outside world. How these conflicts and misunderstandings are dealt with determines…

February Monthly Motivational Message - Improving Communication

February Monthly Motivational Message – Improving Communication

Each one of us is trying to do our best to deal with the chaos of life. So much goes on in our inner worlds – from thoughts, and fears,…

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101 Inspirational Spring Quotes for a Motivated, Positive and Happy Season

Spring is finally here with promises of warmer weather, longer days and new beginnings as nature and life reawakens. So in today’s post I’d like to share 101 of the…

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120 Valentine’s Day Quotes for Him (Love Messages for Your Husband or Boyfriend)

Valentines’ Day is approaching fast (or it might already be here, depending on when you read this). And you may be looking for the perfect words to deeply and genuinely…

8 Good Morning Inspirations You Need to Try Each Day

8 Good Morning Inspirations You Need to Try Each Day

Let’s be honest: Mornings are tough.  In fact, mornings are the time when our cortisol levels are at their highest. It’s no wonder so many people experience morning anxiety and…

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101 Valentine’s Day Quotes for Friends to Help You Tell Them Just How Much They Mean

Valentine’s Day isn’t just for romantic love. It’s also a great time to celebrate friendship and to tell your friends – or your best friend – how much they truly…

Do You Have Seasonal Affective Disorder? 8 Signs & Ways to Help

Do You Have Seasonal Affective Disorder? 8 Signs & Ways to Help

Every year, approximately 10 million Americans experience Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), with another 10-20% suffering from a milder form known as the “winter blues.” For these individuals, the shorter, darker…

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125 Inspirational Leadership Quotes for Motivation, a Positive Mindset and Success

Being a leader can quite often feel challenging and a bit overwhelming. No matter if that’s at work, with your kids or in your community. One thing that can be…

Starting Fresh - The End of the Month Motivational Message | January

Starting Fresh – The End of the Month Motivational Message | January

When we’re in the midst of difficult times, we desperately want life to be different. We wish to be anywhere but here. When we try to change our circumstances or…

How to Live a Happy Life: 10 Things to Say Yes to Starting Today

How to Live a Happy Life: 10 Things to Say Yes to Starting Today

“Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.” Marcus Aurelius “If you want happiness for an hour — take…

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The 5AM Club Myth: Does Waking Up Early Really Change Your Life?

We’re sorry, but we can’t find the page you were looking for. It’s probably something we’ve done wrong, but now we know about it and we’ll try to fix it….

5 Motivational Tips to Help You Keep Your Momentum Up

5 Motivational Tips to Help You Keep Your Momentum Up

Have you ever thought that successful people are just lucky? That maybe they got the right hands dealt to them in life? These kinds of thoughts or beliefs may have…

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101 Inspirational Friday Quotes for Motivation, Work and a Positive Weekend

It’s Friday. And the weekend is almost here. Just one more day to go. So today I’d like to share 101 of the most motivational, fun and inspirational Friday quotes….

4 Ways You Can Practice Patience When Things Feel Out of Control

4 Ways You Can Practice Patience When Things Feel Out of Control

In life, things don’t always work out with ease. No matter how hard you try to get things to happen a certain way, sometimes you will have to deal with…

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105 Funny Work Quotes for the Office That’ll Make You Laugh and Relieve Stress

If you’re anything like me then you pretty often probably need a laugh or three to get through a stressful, boring or simply bad day. So to help you out…

10 Practical Things You Can Do to Improve Your Communication Skills

10 Practical Things You Can Do to Improve Your Communication Skills

Tony Robbins has said, “Communication is power. Those who have mastered its effective use can change their own experience of the world and the world’s experience of them. All behavior…

Positively Uplifting Stories | January 27 2025

Positively Uplifting Stories | January 27 2025

A small spark of inspiration can bring about massive change! Embrace the transformative potential of tiny, meaningful actions. Small acts of kindness and a show of solidarity can grow into…

5 Awesome Benefits of Light Therapy Lamps & Can They Help Depression?

5 Awesome Benefits of Light Therapy Lamps & Can They Help Depression?

If you live in the northern hemisphere, you know how hard it can be to lose more sunlight day after day – for months. You head to work in the…

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90 March Quotes for an Inspirational, Motivational and Positive Start of Spring

It’s March. It’s finally here. Nature slowly awakens and hope starts to spring again of warmth, of longer days and of renewed energy and motivation to go after what you…

Winter Blues? 7 Practical Tips For Beating Winter Sadness

Winter Blues? 7 Practical Tips For Beating Winter Sadness

Winter often brings more than just cold weather and snow – it can also bring a sense of isolation, fatigue, and those infamous winter blues. With shorter days and longer…

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140 Long Distance Relationship Quotes for Motivation and to Help You Feel Closer to Your Love

When you’re in a long distance relationship then it can be tough, tiring and frustrating and time seems to move so slow. But it can also help you develop your…

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101 Funny Love Quotes for Laughs, Positive Vibes and Less Stress

Being able to laugh about love is in my experience a key to success and joy. Because it lowers your stress. It releases inner pressure and grounds you once again…

Do You Have an Avoidant Partner? 5 Revealing Signs to Watch For

Do You Have an Avoidant Partner? 5 Revealing Signs to Watch For

I wish I would have known more about avoidant patterns of behavior before I got into a past relationship. It would have saved me quite a bit of heartache. Sure,…

Stop Comparing Yourself to Others (and Start Empowering Yourself)

3 Simple Steps to Stop Comparing Yourself to Other People

“Comparison is the death of joy.” Mark Twain “When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you.” Lao Tzu One of the…

Overcoming Emotional Numbness: 5 Tiny Ways to Reconnect With Your Emotions

Overcoming Emotional Numbness: 5 Tiny Ways to Reconnect With Your Emotions

Have you ever gone through the motions of life, doing what needs to be done, but feeling…nothing? Like there’s a wall between you and your own emotions? I’ve been there….

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100 Work Captions for a Motivated and Positive Day (and Your Instagram)

Work can be demanding and tough, on some days even overwhelming. Especially those times when you feel tired and plain unmotivated. So, to help you with that I’ve put together…

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11 Best Mindfulness Blogs You Shouldn’t Miss

Do you want to start practicing mindfulness but not know how? Or are you practicing mindfulness already but need some motivation to continue? If so, you have landed on the…

What are Intentional Communities & Do They Provide Mental Health Benefits?

What are Intentional Communities & Do They Provide Mental Health Benefits?

About one in four adults reports feeling lonely. And loneliness can lead to some pretty adverse mental health effects, such as the development of depression. As we move more online…

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90 Work-Life Balance Quotes for a Happy and Less Stressful Life

When life is really busy then it can be hard to find that good balance between life and work. But it’s at those times that it’s extra important. For your…

Energy Vampires: 5 Ways to Protect Yourself from Emotional Drainers

Energy Vampires: 5 Ways to Protect Yourself from Emotional Drainers

Have you ever encountered someone who left you feeling completely depleted? Maybe you had some energy before meeting that person, but during the conversation you literally felt your energy draining…

Positively Uplifting Stories | January 20 2025

Positively Uplifting Stories | January 20 2025

In times of despair and uncertainty, we must remember that it will not last forever. Life has so many beautiful things to offer! We are capable of finding meaning and…

Foot in Mouth Syndrome? 4 Ways to Gracefully Recover and Feel Better

Foot in Mouth Syndrome? 4 Ways to Gracefully Recover and Feel Better

When we are angry, we tend to blow things out of proportion. We get upset about things that wouldn’t bother us in a normal situation.  At that moment, the things…