Après Thanksgiving

When I think of Thanksgiving, yes of course I think of Thanksgiving dinner.

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Temptations

I have been pondering about temptations lately…and what it is like to be tempted.

Mindfulness, Words of Wisdom, LifestyleJessica JesseNovember 17, 2021tempted, temptations, paulo coelho, consequenceComment

A Fire To Kindle

“The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.” - Plutarch

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Can We Have It All

Be happy now for you will never know about tomorrow…

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Magic

The world is magical.

Words of Wisdom, Mindfulness, LifestyleJessica JesseOctober 27, 2021magic, being, magicalComment

The Most Important Bones

“To succeed at life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone.” - Reba McEntire

Words of Wisdom, Mindfulness, LifestyleJessica JesseOctober 13, 2021bones, three bones, hope, strength, reba mcentire, humor, funny bone, wishbone, backboneComment

Beauty As Change

“Beauty awakens the soul to act.” -Dante Alighieri

Inspiration, Lifestyle, MindfulnessJessica JesseSeptember 8, 2021beauty, dante alighieri, changeComment

Rituals

What is a ritual? And more importantly what is its value?

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Change

There are three key lessons I have learned from change…

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Waiting, Waiting, Waiting

“Our patience will achieve more than our force.” - Edmund Burke

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Opportunity Knocks

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

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Please No Advice

I am writing this blog specifically for myself. I have the absolute terrible habit of trying to fix everybody’s problems by giving people advice.

Lifestyle, Words of Wisdom, MindfulnessJessica JesseJuly 28, 2021please no advice, advice, listenComment

Hearing vs. Listening

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

Mindfulness, LifestyleJessica JesseJuly 21, 2021hearing, listening, listen, hear, language, awarenessComment

Utilitarian Vocabulary

Something useful is efficient, utilitarian - it takes us where we want to go without stops along the way.

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Clarity Through Words

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

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The 3 "Cs"

Caring, compassion, and commitment. Not much can go wrong with this combination, especially when it comes to relationships.

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Me, You, We

The longer I am in this world the more I realize how everything and everyone is connected.

Lifestyle, MindfulnessJessica JesseJune 9, 2021me, you, we, reaction, connected, connectionComment

The Future Me

Alright so after promoting the importance of living in the now and in the moment, I am going to delve into something that we can’t help doing: Planning, and “picture walking” into the future.

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Where am I me?

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

Lifestyle, Inspiration, MindfulnessJessica JesseMay 26, 2021me, home, where am I me, ourselves, lifeComment

If not me? then who?

Have you ever wished you were someone else? Maybe someone famous, or rich, or powerful, or simple, or older, or prettier…

Mindfulness, Words of Wisdom, LifestyleJessica JesseMay 19, 2021grow, growth, ourselves, love yourself, youComment