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Dec 21- Pure Joy

Meditation: Headspace, Transforming Anger #2Length: 11 minutes Where: Comfy chair, bedroom, MichiganHow It Felt: Soothing Took a “me” day today since Steve was busy with his last day of work, plus he kindly ran some errands for us and had a two hour meeting with his men’s group. I thought I should take advantage of…

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Dec 20- Streak Society

Meditation: Headspace, Wind Down: NotingLength: 3 minutesWhere: Bedroom, Michigan How It Felt: Sweet Here we are, getting to the dead end of 2021, and I’m finally starting to really celebrate the most consistent year I’ve ever had. Yesterday I got my little badge from Duolingo for practicing 365 days in a row. I love learning…

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Dec 19- Christmas Countdown

Meditation: Balance, Breathe: Relax Deeply (4-7-8) Length: 5 minutes Where: Bedroom, Michigan How It Felt: Hard Yesterday was basically a recovery day for me. Steve and I drove home, ate, showered, relaxed. We read a bit, and he gave me a shoulder massage. He had a regular work day today, so he went to bed…

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Dec 18- We Are Fam-il-y!

Meditation: Balance, Daily MeditationLength: 10 minutes Where: Our bedroom in my uncles’ house, Huntington, INHow It Felt: Loved it! My family’s Christmas party was a blast this year. We were having so much fun that we stayed up playing cards and laughing until 4:30am- and then went to the kitchen to pick over what was…

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Dec 17- To the Gunkels’ House We Go!

Meditation: Calm, Body ScanLength: 3 minutes Where: Bedroom, Michigan How It Felt: Short but Relaxing Quick post! We are on our way to Indiana for my family Christmas party, and I want to get back to our audiobook! Did a quick mediation with a great reminder at the end- see image below. Too excited about…

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Dec 16- Anger

Meditation: Headspace, Transforming Anger #1 Length: 10 minutes Where: Bedroom, Michigan How It Felt: Hopeful Like it or not, the end of the year really is coming, huh? Wow. What an absolutely crazy two years it’s been. I don’t even feel like the same person I was in 2019! Some of the healing work I’ve…

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Dec 15- Red Eyes

Meditation: Headspace, Everyday Headspace: Nothing to Prove Length: 11 minutes Where: Bedroom, Michigan How It Felt: Pretty wonderful I landed in Michigan yesterday morning and I was sooooo tired. I took the red eye with a cat, which I do not recommend, but was necessary for work things. My building somehow managed to have some…

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Dec 14- Self-Care

Meditation: Calm, 7 Days of Managing Stress: Creating Balance Length: 12 minutes Where: Comfy Chair, Living Room, Los Angeles How It Felt: Perfectly Timed Today’s meditation was about how we forget to take care of ourselves when stress becomes the focus of our lives. We often forget to eat well, exercise, sleep, or take time…

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Dec 13- Frequent Flier

Meditation: Headspace, Wind Down: Deep Breathing Length: 3 minutes Where: Bedroom, Los Angeles How It Felt: Short and Sweet Honestly, I wanted to meditate longer last night, but it got so late somehow. I was trying to get a lot done before I fly to Michigan today. Trying to do the same today! Short post.…

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Dec 12- Surrender

Meditation: Calm, 7 Days of Managing Stress: The Art of Surrender Length: 12 minutes Where: Bedroom, Los Angeles How It Felt: Like clarity This year has been an incredible journey. I’ve learned so much, and continue to learn. I’m extremely grateful that I was given the opportunity these past two years, while life has slowed…

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