More conversations in 2023 about New Year’s resolutions encourage people to focus not just on the goal itself, but the feeling around the goal as well. We often make resolutions that are specific for things we want to get or do: a certain dollar amount we want to earn, places we want to travel, [...]
How many articles have you read about how the most successful people have an established morning mindfulness routine that includes: Running 5 miles Drinking a green smoothie 30 minutes of meditation Writing in their journal … all before 7 a.m.? We’re not all morning people (I certainly am not!) but that doesn’t mean that [...]
Gratitude is a powerful practice that can help us focus on the present moment, combat negativity bias, and improve our mood and relationships. 5 Ways to Express Gratitude in Your Daily Life: 1. Notice things that bring you joy. Take a moment to appreciate the simple pleasures in your life and state them out [...]
Gooooooo Monarchs!! I'm a proud alumna of Old Dominion University, c/o '09 (that seems like ages ago...) and I was recently interviewed for a feature in their Alumni Association E-newsletter. You can listen to the interview here. Full name, years attended ODU, major. My name is Trinity Perkins and I attended ODU from 2005-2009. I majored [...]
I invited 17 guests to my birthday brunch on October 6th, some of them meeting for the first time after hearing about each other for years! As they arrived, all smiles and big hugs, I panicked thinking maybe I invited too many people...there was no way they’d all be seated comfortably, even with a reservation. [...]
Artist Mari Andrew @bymariandrew on IG, posted an image months ago that I was reminded of today. The image is a big circle. Outside the circle are the words “Your comfort zone.” and inside the circle is an asterisk right up against the edge of one side that reads “where the magic happens.” Her caption [...]