A book of spiritual nonfiction by Rachel Strivelli is out and ready to read. Talk to trees: Wake up to Wisdom, Wonder, and Calm.  This book is a journey for healing and inner peace. What if I told you that the trees themselves are waiting to guide you to feel …

You need some magic to believe in.  You’re special,  like daffodil bulbs  pushing up green growth.  You’re ready to take action this spring on your dreams of Showing up Differently.  Picture this, raised beds full of early spring veggies coming up. Purple kale, dark green spinach, pale peas, and the first potato leaves. …

Quiet the critic’s voice and listen to your inner wisdom instead.  You like to dream big and dream of doing big things. You make resolutions, goals, and think of new habits that you want to incorporate. Its all so great. You have the drive and you’re ready to go, but …

Sometimes we have shame and embarrassment about saying no. Shame is such a powerful emotion, we even have a plant named after it. Mimosa pudica, the shameplant. Let’s pause and consider Mimosa pudica. This plant receives a lovely chapter in Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s book World of Wonders. She shares how in …

Is it time for a Boundaries upgrade? As you change and evolve, your need for different boundaries changes too. Maybe its time to stop reading inspiring stuff and actually start implementing something that makes you believe in yourself and believe that you can grow,  You can believe in yourself. You …

One major task per day in your calendar can make your life more enjoyable Several years ago I shifted to having an minimalist approach to scheduling my life and my families’ activities. This shift has made a huge improvement in our happiness and as a parent to two sensory needs/sensitive …

Experience the Joy of Wrapping Presents with Fabric  What happens to all of the gift wrap and decorations from the holiday season? In the US, 4 million tons of gift wrap and decorations end up in the landfill every holiday season. That breaks my heart that we use this wrapping …

IF YOU CAN’T LEAVE SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT FEEL UNETHICAL STAYING ON THE PLATFORMS, THEN A SOCIAL MEDIA BREAK IS YOUR NEXT BEST OPTION. Have you ever wanted to delete your social media accounts or take time off of the platform, but didn’t? We both have, right? You’ve thought about taking …

Today’s video is about this wildly counterintuitive and yet compelling practice that can make you happier by removing something good from your life. Yes, I said that right- you will feel more happy and have more gratitude when you take this one positive thing away.  Don’t worry, it doesn’t have to be permanent and its not …

How can you use your home decor to help you manifest? The other night as I was falling asleep this energy-shifting idea came to me. It’s a variation of what I’ve seen home-decor designers do with a twist!  This idea can making you feel good in your space- and we need all …