So much of joy and happiness in life comes down to gratitude and perspective. If we change our perspective, if we look at life as happening for us rather than to us, if we take moments to be grateful for everything we have and everything we are, we open ourselves up to a completely
WHAT IS GRATITUDE? Often, when we’re chasing our goals, we’re focusing on the things we want, as in the things we don’t have. Gratitude is simply the act of being grateful, of being thankful and of recognizing what we have instead of what we don’t have. It refocuses us and puts
Connecting with nature releases feel good chemicals in our brains and actually reduces stress. We were designed to be in nature. Humanity has always had a close relationship with nature until only a couple hundred years ago when we moved from farming to factory working. Our ancestors thrived in nature
Let’s skip the resolutions this year. I know, to some, this idea may seem downright sacrilegious. It’s tradition to have a New Year’s resolution, otherwise how will we improve ourselves? Aren’t lack of resolutions for lazy people who are happy living mediocre lives? No. Absolutely not. In fact, the exact
When your skin shines, there’s no need to cover it up. This is me at 47, no make up, no filters, just my natural skin after using Grace & Balance products for four months and I feel more confident in my skin than ever. I started Grace and Balance Skincare
When we’re short on time during the day, it’s tempting to carve into sleep time to get it all done. But before you give up those Z’s, there are some important things about sleep you should know. Sleep isn’t a passive activity. During sleep your body and brain are hard
The Holiday Hangover. We’ve all felt it. That worn out, flu-like feeling after the holidays. Yeah. That’s your adrenals. The brain fog, the tiredness, the food cravings, possibly depression or anxiety and sometimes even joint pain or diarrhea – it’s all your body letting you know that you’re doing too
Apparently, Oreos and mac and cheese are superfoods. When Evan was a toddler, he would eat blueberries, avocado, green smoothies and he loved broccoli. Then he got a little bit older, and suddenly it was all about macaroni and cheese. Every day. Mac and cheese. I tried variations with broccoli in
par·a·digm noun A self-paradigm is the ways we look at ourselves and the world around us. It’s the lens through which we make sense of our experiences and assign motivation to other’s actions. It’s basically a set of mental glasses we see the world through. But what if those glasses
It sounds so simple. It’s a two-letter word. It’s one of the first words we learn, and as children, we use it constantly. But as we get older, no becomes more difficult to say. As we develop things like empathy and a sense of how our actions impact others, no