The Ingredients Of Happiness

In thinking about happiness I began to look at it as I would cooking a wonderful dinner…So what are the ingredients to be happy?

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The Rabbit Hole

When you were little did you play at being someone else? Like your favorite super-hero, a princess, or a cowgirl? You had fun, right? And, at the end of playtime you went back to being who you were.

Mindfulness, Lifestyle, InspirationJessica JesseAugust 12, 2019rabbit hole, play pretend, acting, perfection, make-believeComment

The Elegance Of The Hedgehog

“The only real elegance is in the mind; if you’ve got that, the rest really comes from it.” - Diana Vreeland

Elegance is indeed in the mind. It is the subtle combination of choices to create beauty imbued with contentment.

Inspiration, Mindfulness, Words of WisdomJessica JesseAugust 7, 2019elegance, real, hedgehot, diana vreeland, muriel barberi, lightness, quality, inspiration, quoteComment

Happy

Why is it that many times the word happy makes us precisely the opposite…not happy? I suppose it is because happiness, the result of being happy, is something we are a bit scared of.

Simply Marvelous

“It is always the simple that produces the marvelous.” - Amelia Barr

Today, modern life is begging us to simplify; to go back to the “simpler things in life.”

Inspiration, Lifestyle, Mindfulness, Words of WisdomJessica JesseJuly 31, 2019simplicity, simplify, choices, little things, amelia barr, simply, marvelous, enjoyComment

I Want It Now!

Understanding that we do not and cannot control events and their timing is mastering the first step in patience. Letting go. Things will come when they may. You must be ready to receive them when they do.

Inspiration, Mindfulness, Words of WisdomJessica JesseJuly 29, 2019patience, george savila, timing, timeComment

Debit or Credit

How do you choose to live your life? Debit or Credit? Are you pleased with the yield and do you feel safe with the investments that you have made in yourself? Or, do you have to tweak a little?

Get Off Your Bum

Doing things is leading a well life. There is wellness in doing. There is great merit in doing things in the service of others. Doing at the end of each day allows you to be at peace when you lay your head down to sleep.

Inspiration, Lifestyle, Mindfulness, Words of WisdomJessica JesseJuly 22, 2019chinese proverb, doing, intentions, daily intentionsComment

One Stop (Fabulous) Shop

The universe tends to work in marvelous ways pairing people and places in order for them to become friends, grow their businesses and try to make a better world together. This is the case between the incredible Elizabeth Mast’s Talulah & HESS and BuDhaGirl.

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Dressing In The Dark

Whatever happened to turning the lights on and looking in the mirror? Whatever happened to self-reflection and a sense of decorum? Whatever happened to having a sense that it is not alright to look and do whatever you want in life…especially at work, in an airplane, in a restaurant, or at the gym??

Fashion + Style, Inspiration, Mindfulness, LifestyleJessica JesseJuly 15, 2019dressing, tom ford, style, decorum, individualism, mannersComment

If You Do What Interests You

“If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.” - Katherine Hepburn We must live each and every day as if it were our very last; and part of living that way is working/doing something that we love every day.

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 JesseJuly 8, 2019goal, plan, little prince, wish, motivating fuel, actionsComment

Do-Over Button

Don’t you wish at times you could push a re-set button, un-ring the bell if you will?

Inspiration, Lifestyle, Words of WisdomJessica JesseJuly 3, 2019do-over, re-set, ego, second chance, actions, button, chances, try again, rulesComment

Motives

Have you ever stopped to think about what your motives truly are? Yes, that’s right why you think the way you think, say what you say, do what you do, and act like you act…?

Inspiration, Mindfulness, Words of WisdomJessica JesseJuly 1, 2019motives, actions, understand, regret, meditation, reaction, rationalityComment

Clarity Through Words

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

Mirror Mirror

“Fashion is the mirror of history.” Louis XIV of France

Fashion, Fashion + Style, Inspiration, StyleJessica JesseJune 24, 2019mirror, fashion, history, iconic, past, futureComment

National Pink Day...YAY!

Mindfulness, Style, LifestyleJessica JesseJune 19, 2019pink, stack, bdg team, national pink day, bdghq, budhagirl teamComment

Worth It

In life we set goals for ourselves, both small and large. Achieving these goals takes discipline, self-control, perseverance, flexibility, and perhaps the most important: resilience.

BDG DADS

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I Wish I Had an Alarm to Notify Me When...

If you could have a life alarm to notify you when you were doing something, what would it be?

Words of Wisdom, MindfulnessJessica JesseJune 10, 2019mindfulness, awareness, overthinkingComment