Do Positive Affirmations Help Create a More Mindful Life?

Whenever I face tough times I often turn to positive affirmations for solace and to help me stay more mindful. Are they really helping and how? Photo by Vlad Bagacian on Pexels.com 2020 has proven to be a pretty challenging year, so uplifting affirmations I repeat to myself over and over really do seem to...

1000 Hours Outside: Go All In For Your Kids!

When I first came across the 1000 Hours Outside challenge a few years ago I found it overwhelming. As a mom wearing many different hats and an ever busy schedule, it just seemed unrealistic to aim for 4 hours outside every single day. But the more I tried to get the kids outside, the more...

How To Be Mindful In The Kitchen

Do you have a love/hate relationship with cooking and working in the kitchen? You're not alone. As much as I love a home cooked meal and as much as I feel pride in a job well done, I struggle to consistently get in the kitchen to cook without it feeling like a tedious chore. We...

The 10 Best Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes for More Mindfulness

Thich Nhat Hanh is a mindfulness master and shows us the connection we have with our inner selves and our world around us. Here are some of his very best quotes from Your True Home*, that remind us how to be more mindful: 1 - "Be there truly. Be there with 100 percent of yourself....

How to be mindful through artwork

Have you ever wondered how your artistic tendencies affect your day to day life? Do you consider yourself artistic or think about exploring your creative side? It looks like it could be well worth the effort for all of us, for a calmer and more mindful life according to research. I am not traditionally "artistic"...

The Best Mindfulness Cards For Stress Relief

We need all of the reminders we can get to stay mindful

Best Mindfulness Journals

One of the best ways to enhance your mindfulness practice is to keep a mindfulness journal. This will mean different things to different people, but in general it's a tool to help ensure you are more mindful throughout your day. You can keep a plain spiral notebook or you can buy a pre-designed journal with...

What Are Kindness Matters Cards?

Have you seen a meme, article, or book lately promoting the "Be Kind" message? What about cards that promote kindness? I recently came across cards promoting kindness while shopping on Amazon and I just had to share the concept since Kindness is Mindfulness - one of the very best forms. The cards claim to help...