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5 Amazing Benefits of Family Vacations

Recently, a lifelong dream of mine came true when my whole family—children and their children—came t...

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Freedom

Family reunions, parades, fireworks, picnics, barbecues, concerts. It’s likely that most of us in th...

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Tips for Breaking Bad Habits

Bad habits, or patterns of behavior, can vary from the somewhat insignificant (like squeezing a tube...

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Honoring the Fathers in Our Lives

American evangelist Billy Graham said, “A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised , unnoti...

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National Children's Day

In Methodist Episcopal congregations throughout the country, today (the second Sunday in June) is Na...

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10 Tips for Upping Your Leadership Style

There’s a reason thousands of books on leadership have been written: being a leader is a tough job, ...

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Warming Up To Change

As the season changes from spring to summer, life seems to echo the shift. Students finish one grade...

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Impactful Mothering

Imagine applying for a job that would require you to work all day, some nights, every holiday, and e...

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The Freedom of Letting Go

Though their days are short, January and February seem to stretch on longer than other months of the...

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Using Essential Oils to Nourish Your Emotions

In my book Essential Oils for Happy Living, I explain that “the most important decisions we make—the...

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Transforming Your Life Through Mindfulness

Life is full of distractions, but that doesn’t mean your mind needs to be distracted by worries, anx...

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Being Happy Being Yourself

Love, family, friends, health, wealth, resilience, gratitude, purpose, faith. All of these things af...

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Finding Motivation in the Morning

We all know the feeling of lying in bed after our alarm clock goes off and thinking about all the th...

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Unplugging with Essential Oils

Making positive connections with others is vital to our emotional health and well-being. This is som...

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Managing Anger

Anger is a powerful emotion. If left unchecked, it can effect both physical and emotional health, de...

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Overcoming Self-Criticism

“I’ll never be good enough!” “I can’t do anything right!” “No one likes me.” “It’s always my fault.”...

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Three Essential Oils I Never Leave the House Without

Whether I’m just running a few errands, spending the day at the office, or out and about with my kid...

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5 Essentials to Getting a Good Nights Rest

Getting enough sleep is critical to maintaining health. Quality and quantity (7 to 8 hours a night) ...

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The 5 Skills Emotionally Intelligent People Have

Did you know that you have an Emotional IQ? It is your level of intelligence and ability to identify...

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6 Ways to Heal Suffering Lives and Relationships

We all have regrets about the past. Maybe we wished we'd handled a relationship differently, or bett...

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