Dec 31- Final Check-In

Meditation: Calm, Daily Trip: Thank You Length: 9 minutes Where: Living Room of our Condo, Lake Tahoe How It Felt: Full Circle and Beautiful Who Joined Me: Steve I did it. I can’t believe I did it. I am so proud of my frickin’ self right now. I meditated every single day for an entire…

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Dec 30- Real

Meditation: Calm, Daily Calm: Real ConnectionLength: 10 minutes Where: Bedroom, Los Angeles How It Felt: Inspiring! This second to last (of the year) meditation was perfect. Inspiring. Exactly what I needed. It was all about making real connection in life. She talked about social media, how it’s a poor substitute for the deep connection we…

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Dec 27- Next

Meditation: Headspace, Transforming Anger #5Length: 11 minutes Where: Bedroom, MichiganHow It Felt: Daydreamy- I floated away… These Transforming Anger sessions are good! This one was about recognizing that feeling anger can be a good thing. For instance, when we feel our anger in a time of injustice, it can motivate us to feel more empathy…

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Dec 25- Christmas!

Meditation: Calm, Calm LightLength: 3 minutesWhere: Bedroom, MichiganHow It Felt: My shoulders relaxed an inchWho Joined Me: Steve We survived Christmas! We were up at 7:30am, since we have one kid left who is still young enough to be too excited to sleep in. (We all collectively agreed to remember how sleepy we felt next…

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Dec 24- Christmas Eve

Meditation: Headspace, Transforming Anger #4Length: 11 minutes Where: Sitting room, MichiganHow It Felt: Soooo calming Who Joined Me: Steve Downstairs at the moment, making a midnight snack to take to the reading chair in our bedroom where I have serious plans to finish my book. The kids are in bed, excited to wake up early…

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Dec 23- Christmas Adam

Meditation: Headspace, Transforming Anger #3Length: 11 minutes Where: Couch in the sitting room, MichiganHow It Felt: WonderfulWho Joined Me: Steve Writing this on Xmas Eve! Got the house ready, Christmas dinner picked up for tomorrow (catered, because I do not love cooking enough to cook all day only to eat in twenty minutes, nor does…

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Dec 22- Frozen

Meditation: Calm, Daily Calm: The Breathing Space Length: 11 minutes Where: Bedroom, Michigan How It Felt: Like a stretch I wish I could say that I’m getting nostalgic as this blog winds down. That, really, it’s a bittersweet parting. That I’ll miss it, a little bit, as one might miss a very needy friend once…

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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 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 10- Decadent

Meditation: Balance, End the Day Length: 3 minutes Where: In bed, Los Angeles How It Felt: My eyes closed… Deep into some “me” time. I don’t think I’ve spoken aloud all day, except to my cat. I’ve been texting, sure, but not speaking, really. Watching cooking shows, cleaning, reading a bit, relaxing, and snuggling. One…

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