My word for 2023 is "gratitude." Often I catch myself in moments of discontentment or comparison, and that only leaves me joyless. There is so much to be grateful for that can be taken for granted. A roof over my head, a healthy body, a warm bed, never going hungry, a family who loves me,…
Author: Lauren M Smith
Travel Guide: Colorado (Rocky Mountain National Park, Denver, Estes Park, Dillon)
"Wholehearted living is about engaging in our lives from a place of worthiness. It means cultivating the courage, compassion, and connection to wake up in the morning and think, "No matter what gets done and how much is left undone, I am enough." It's going to bed at night thinking, "Yes, I am imperfect and…
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Travel Guide: Big Bend + Marfa
“The desert doesn’t care About how much money I have, If I’m known or well loved. It exists beyond the existence of me. I am a guest. Watch my step. Elevation changes. Up, up, up, the cliffs we go. There isn’t really an end, we just walk until it’s time to turn back to where…
Maintaining Mental Health In the Day to Day
"Inner peace does not usually look like being perfectly blissful or being pristinely calm. More often it is the awareness that tough emotions are moving through you without giving them control. You feel the chaos, choose not to give it any fuel, and intentionally move gently through your day. Yung Pueblo Artwork by @SarahxDesign Last…
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My top 10 lessons from therapy
"Manage your reactions, but do not suppress your emotions."Yung Pueblo Artwork by @SarahxDesign I used to think that therapy was a place to get "fixed." Talk about my problems for an hour, get some helpful tips of how to manage the issues, and continue living in the same survival mentality. When I first started going…