The Art of Giving

This holiday season, give yourself the gift of giving. Reflect on this idea and let it color your actions.

Where am I me?

“Where am I me?” is an interesting question…for aren’t we always “me”?

Lifestyle, Inspiration, MindfulnessJessica JesseDecember 18, 2024me, home, where am I me, ourselves, life Comment

Words of Wisdom || The Now

We need to all practice enjoying the 'now' as it is fleeting. We need to pull our heads back from the future and the anticipation that comes with it and enjoy the moment while you are in it not when it becomes a distant memory of the past.

InspirationJessica JesseDecember 5, 2024words of wisomComment

A Fire to be Kindled

I like to say that most people don’t care so much about data, they would rather hear a story. A story sparks their interest, warms their heart and keeps them engaged.

Words of Wisdom, MindfulnessJessica JesseDecember 3, 2024quote, words of wisdomComment

Hearing vs. Listening

I often use an exercise using evocative language to help increase the awareness of our senses.

Mindfulness, LifestyleJessica JesseNovember 26, 2024hearing, listening, listen, hear, language, awarenessComment

A Goal Without A Plan

Our daily inner lives (thoughts) (conversations), are full of wishes…we are full of possibilities. These possibilities however are very much a struggle between good and not so good (bad).

Inspiration, Mindfulness, Words of WisdomJessica JesseNovember 20, 2024goal, plan, little prince, wish, motivating fuel, actions Comment

There Are Two Ways To Get Enough

“There are two ways to get enough: One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.” - G.K. Chesterton

InspirationJessica JesseNovember 18, 2024there are two ways to get enough, enough, accumulate, desire, wealth, health, finance, freedom, G.K. ChestertonComment

New Age, New Anxieties

We somehow think that with age or because of our experience that things will be easier. Not so. Each day is completely new.

Words of Wisdom, MindfulnessJessica JesseNovember 14, 2024age, experience, anxietyComment

What Came First?

Does health arise from beauty? Or does beauty arise from health?

Lifestyle, MindfulnessJessica JesseNovember 12, 2024health, beauty, body, healthy Comment

Making Moolah

There are a few for whom the pursuit of making money is a passion…the way that a baker bakes incredible bread, a gardener harvests beautiful plants, a painter creates a masterpiece. These folks who hold a passion for finances will be very happy to make money while working at making money.

Lifestyle, InspirationJessica JesseNovember 7, 2024making moolah, financial rewards, money, rewards, work, passion Comments

Reading The Signs

Are you one who can sit back and analyze a situation by reading the signs?

LifestyleJessica JesseNovember 5, 2024reading, signs, analyze, situation, instinct, observe, intuition, skunkComment

Clarity Through Words

“A problem well stated is a problem half solved.” Charles F. Kettering

When To Change The Subject

“A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject.” -Winston Churchill

Mindfulness, LifestyleJessica JesseOctober 31, 2024subject, changing the subject, ranting, vent, winston churchillComment

Opportunity Knocks

“Opportunities are often things that you haven’t noticed the first time around.” -Catherine Deneuve

Inspiration, LifestyleJessica JesseOctober 24, 2024opportunity, catherine deneuve, opportunities, chances, situations, comfort zones, presentComment

The Black Swan

Nassim Taleb’s, fabulous book The Black Swan, The Impact of the Highly Improbable is a great read when you want to understand somewhat the nature of unpredictability and events that catch you by surprise.

Lifestyle, Mindfulness, Words of WisdomJessica JesseOctober 22, 2024black swan, society, seldom, great lesson, impactComment

My BFF

Read anything about the greats: Michelangelo, Newton, Einstein, Curie, Jobs, and so many others and you’ll find out that the single most important quality that these men and women shared was patience.

InspirationJessica JesseOctober 17, 2024patience, my bff, intention, impatient, benjamin franklin, bff, experienceComment

A Beautiful Attitude

After many years of trying to be really mindful about my attitude towards things, I realize that it is all about how I decide to enter, be, and leave the situation. Here is a quick ritual that helps...