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June 5, 2012

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HAPPINESS

I believe that in order to live a happy life, you have to make happiness happen through implementing simple things that make you happy into every day. Here are a few of the things that bring me happiness - I hope they do you too.

EXPLORE HAPPINESS

Have you ever dreamed of being a writer? 2 of the business coaching clients I’m currently working with have dreams of being a published fiction book author and cookbook author. Each week we’ve been chipping away at their big goals, making these dreams of theirs more and more of a reality. And each week I have this little nudging feeling inside that reminds me that writing a book was once a dream of mine...and I’ve gotten so far away from that dream. I barely even write anymore. Heck - writing an instagram caption is even a challenge. As someone who used to be a really good writer, that’s so frustrating to me. Where’d my voice go?
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William Morrow Publishers recently sent me the book Make Me Rain: Poems and Prose by the incredibly gifted writer Nikki Giovanni. This book is full of poems and prose relevant to todays world. I imagined Giovanni walking around observing life, with a notebook tucked under her arm everywhere she went, and writing. Just pulling out the notebook and writing. I used to be that way and this beautiful book makes me want to write again.
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Are you a writer? Do you journal, write poetry, write for fun, or are you working on a book? What does your writing practice look like? I think the biggest key for me is to just get back to it. Dedicate a time each day and at the very least just write - about life, observations, and more. Writer friends or journaling experts ...I’d love to hear what your writing practice looks like. Tips, tricks, ideas to help get what’s inside out on paper.
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Thank you @williammorrowbooks for gifting me this beautiful book. It’s inspired and awakened something inside of me and I appreciate that so much!
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#nikkigiovanni #nanowrimo #tbr2020 #wmtastemakers #writersandpoets #hyggelife #cozyreads #readingcommunity #fallreads #bookcommunity #iamreading #longcaption

Happy 17th birthday to the girl who tells the longest most random stories in the world, who is almost impossible to make cry even though she has the biggest heart, and who learned early on the power of complimenting someone on their shoes. May everything you’ve persevered through continue to shape you into the strong, caring, compassionate person you are. We love you and are so proud of you! Happy birthday @kelly_k_doyle 💗
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Hello! How are you? Really?
I’ve been trying to distract myself today as we wait for a glimpse into our future tonight. My hope was to have a massive book review blog post done for you all, but I just didn’t get it all done. Soon! October was a fantastic 4 and 5 star reading month for me.
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How are you feeling today? I hope you all remember that tonight’s results are now out of our control. You’ve voted (you have voted, right?), you’ve done your part...worrying and stressing right now won’t do any good. Do something kind for yourself this evening. Then wake up ready to face our new and hopefully hopeful future tomorrow! Much love. ❤️
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It’s the eve of my birthday and I’ve only had to ask Siri and Alexa how old I’m going to be 498 times in the recent days.
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I love the colors in the fall, don’t you? With all that’s been going on in the news lately, it’s nice to get outside and breathe some of that cool crisp fall air. Happy October, friends! It’s my favorite month of the year!
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My wish for you is to have people in your life who love and support you as much as my family and friends do. I’m pretty blessed! 🎉🎉🎉 Why the celebrating? It’s the @rockyourhappy life coaching official business launch day! Make sure to follow along this week for giveaways for free one on one coaching and other awesome goodies!!
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