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 26- Joy to the World!

Meditation: Headspace, Utter StillnessLength: 6 minutes Where: Bedroom, Michigan How It Felt: Refreshing Who Joined Me: Steve Six posts to go, including this one! My brain is already working on next year’s experiment: Pure Joy. I want to live a year saying “yes!” to the things that bring me joy and “no” to the things…

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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 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 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 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 9- Night Shift

Meditation: Headspace, Everyday Headspace: Being and BecomingLength: 6 minutes Where: Bedroom, Los Angeles How It Felt: Inspiring I need to write a super short post. My eyes are closing. I can barely stay awake. Ran around today. Relaxing introvert night. Have the weekend free to get some stuff done around here. Finally! So much good…

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Dec 3- Better & Better

Meditation: Calm, 7 Days of Managing Stress: Working with Strong Emotions Length: 14 minutes Where: Bedroom, Los Angeles How It Felt: Long but good Who Joined Me: Steve (until he fell asleep) Today I woke up motivated and ready to finish this year strong! I’m tired of whining about how hard it is to write…

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Nov 8- Day by Day

Meditation: Balance, Foundations: Day 2Length: 5 minutesWhere: Bedroom, Los AngelesHow It Felt: Just… good. Still feeling quite heavy today. I did manage to work remotely for a show this morning. I also started and finished an entire book (Yearbook by Seth Rogen- soooo funny and insightful!) Steve and I had a phone date that lasted…

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Nov 7- Foundation

Meditation: Balance, Foundations: Day 1 Length: 5 minutes Where: Bedroom, Los Angeles How It Felt: Centering Ok, let’s talk mental health. Today is a rough one. I don’t know what caused it, maybe nothing, but I’m in the middle of a down-swing. I am feeling depressed. It is so hard to write about this right…

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