by thetendingyear | Aug 20, 2018 | Mental Health, Mindfulness, Personal Development, Values
Let’s get one thing straight: I already know that you are good enough. You probably think that I am good enough, too. I also bet that sometimes you don’t feel like you’re good enough, because I know sometimes I sure don’t. The self development realm is practically...
by thetendingyear | Jul 30, 2018 | Mental Health, Mindfulness, Personal Development
Ever get that feeling where you know you feel bad, but you aren’t exactly sure what might help you feel better? Wish you knew that the heck was going on, so you could try to have more control? Since I struggle with all of these things, I dedicated Week 31 of The...
by thetendingyear | Jul 9, 2018 | Mindfulness, Personal Development, Slow Living, Values
If you remember back to Week 27, “How to Live with Intention Using Values + Presence,” intentions are states of being that we manifest and inhabit, often in line with our values. One of my biggest intentions for The Tending Year is to live a life filled with good. I...
by thetendingyear | Jul 2, 2018 | Mindfulness, Personal Development, Slow Living, Values
I’m a scholar through and through, so it’s no surprise that one of my central values is learning. If you asked me to describe my ideal method of learning in only two words, they would be slow and steady. I thrive when I can focus slowly and steadily on researching,...
by thetendingyear | Jun 25, 2018 | Habit formation, Mindfulness, Personal Development, Productivity, Slow Living, Time Management
I can barely believe I’m halfway through The Tending Year! To celebrate, I reviewed all of the posts I’ve shared this year and I gathered five lessons that have had the biggest impact on my practices and perspectives. In no specific order, please enjoy my top five...
by thetendingyear | Jun 18, 2018 | Mental Health, Mindfulness, Personal Development
June’s theme is BALANCE. What better way to seek balance than embracing the gray area between black and white thinking? I struggle a lot with Black and White thinking, which I believe is emphasized by my experience with Complex PTSD. According to this 2014 article in...
