"The arrogance of belonging is not about egotism or self-absorption. In a strange way, it's the opposite; it is a divine force that will actually take you out of yourself and allow you to engage more fully with life...the arrogance …
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What Quitting My Job Taught Me About Stress That May Surprise You
I began to see that ultimately, the stress was within me not around me. That I could make anything stressful if I set my mind to it, and I'd become pretty good at that. Take away: Stress is not a …
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[Reader Questions Answered]: Pushing hard toward freedom WHILE maintaining health and happiness
Make no mistake, maintaining focus and pushing hard in the direction of our goals has helped us get where we are. It's a necessary side of our personalities, but it's only half. There has to be a softer side that …

5 Steps Toward Financial Independence You Can Begin Today
Becoming financially free means taking a look inside at what's really important and what's truly driving your spending habits. Trouble with money typically has nothing to do with money at all. Taking a hard look at these things can be …
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CHRONIC ILLNESS held our keys to FINANCIAL FREEDOM
One of the biggest mistakes we make as humans is to believe that our pain is exclusive and our beauty is ordinary. - JM Storm Connecting the Dots The year 2011 marked the beginning of the long and winding road, …
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/Resilience/: Overcoming Chronic Illness
It came to me in whispers...When you ignore the whispers, they grow and build strength, getting louder and louder. Eventually they scream at you. Like a hot kettle or boiling pot, they won't be ignored forever. They want to be …

Limiting Beliefs and Fear: /Overcoming/
...Those conversations and google searches added to my limited beliefs. I could have used them as an excuse to "wrap my fear around me like a blanket", and there were days that I did.

/Healing Winter Hands Series/: Step 3 ~ Hand Sanitizing Spray
...our body is pretty good at protecting us and fighting for us, if we allow it. Did you know that there are good bacteria too? When we allow our skin to develop the good bacteria, it actually destroys the bad …
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{Rituals}-the caffeine crush
I can't think of anything more Freudian in my life than the over sized drinking vessel I carry around with me everywhere I go. In my previous life, it was a huge Styrofoam cup filled to the brim with diet soda. …

Food Swap: Peanut Butter
To find the right peanut butter, you have to turn the jar over and READ THE INGREDIENTS...it [should] have only (I mean this literally) one or two ingredients: peanuts and sometimes salt