We talk about balance between work and life all the time, like they’re two separate entities. Really though, the balance I like to pair with work is rest. The tension between work and rest is necessary in every area of our life. Our relationship with ourself, our spouse, our family, our career, and any other […]
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Welcome to our next episode in the real life balance series. Today we’re talking about introversion and extroversion and why you must have both to find real life balance. Are you getting quality solitude time for yourself? Are you getting quality people time for yourself? It’s all about the quality! You may be around people […]
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Are you giving too much? Is there such a thing? YES! Today I’m excited to begin Season 6 and a mini series on a topic that is foundational to Every Branch: Real life balance. Life balance is a controversial and debated topic. Does it exist or is it an elusive quest for the impossible? I […]
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If you ever have moments where you feel darkness, darkness that comes from your thoughts, your feelings, your relationships, your trials, or even darkness that may come from those around you, you will likely resonate with the glorious idea of the opportunity to have more light in your life. God is Fast Several months ago, […]
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I’ve used my own strategy for escape lately. For me it takes the form of over indulgence in home-decor podcasts and planning projects on pinterest. Innocent enough, I’ve used it to arm against feelings and problems I haven’t wanted to face. My previous post touched on the principle of being empty in order to receive. […]
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These were the words that profoundly struck me in my yoga class this past weekend. It connected things for me on so many levels. Imagine wading out into a swift river carrying a vessel to hold water. If it is already mostly full of rocks and debris you collected on the shore, you won’t have […]
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3 years ago I found myself at an event. I attended alone, and knew absolutely no one there. During the opening reception, a gorgeous and charismatic woman immediately came up to me and started asking about my life. She had such a magnetic energy about her and the magical ability to focus on you and […]
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“You have never been taught to become you. You have been taught to become “somebody.”… We have been taught wrongly for all these years. We have never been taught to be peaceful or how to achieve peace of mind when everything is upside down… The time has come. You have to be you—a beautiful, bountiful, […]
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I’ve lived with this odd mantra for much of my life where I want to prove how ‘low maintenance” i can be to other people. I never want to inconvenience others. I need to do everything on my own. All the time. Unfortunately, this line of thinking has caused my downfall over and over again—a […]
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Everything in this world is made of energy, and just as a single tuning fork that is struck will cause adjacent tuning forks to also resonate at that same frequency, the same holds true for our experience of emotions in life. How many times have I encountered a sad or angry person and felt my […]
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