making a difference! • tips for giving back
This week’s Season of Service challenge is to cultivate, or to nurture, foster, or promote the growth of someone or something. It also means to “seek the acquaintance or goodwill of, or make friends with, someone, or to refine by education. There are so many easy ways to help others grow, or to support organizations that help other people or other things to grow.
10 Ways to Cultivate Friendship and Health
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Decision Making: The Positive Side of Letting Go of Relationshipsrelationships • me • relationships • lifestyle
What causes relationships to fail? I have pondered this for many years and will probably think on it for many more. One day you’re having the best day of your life… with your dearest friend and a few hours later, things can fall apart to the point where you are
Hobbies: 5 Simple and Fun Activities for a Cooking Clubme • hobbies & me time • lifestyle • hobbies-me time
Hobbies are activities we enjoy doing in our spare time. Whether it is hiking, reading, scrapbooking, cooking, or even spending time with your friends, it is important to set aside time for yourself. Finding this time for yourself is not always easy, but extremely important.
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relationships • me • relationships • lifestyle
When I think about my most lasting friendships with family and those to me as close as my family, one thing comes to mind—memories.
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Forming memories is one of the building blocks of successful relationships. And since you never know when you’ll bond over a specific event, activity,
Entertainment: 5 Tips to Creating the Perfect PlaydateLet’s face it! For moms with kids at home, our entertainment is often limited to our kids—the places we take them, the fun we have with them, and the things they do that make us laugh.
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When my boys were in pre-school, we’d get cabin fever in the winter. The
Jumping: The Conduit to Connection, Perspective, and SpontaneityTwo things make me really happy: being spontaneous and connecting with other people. Jumping is a conduit to both.
A little over 2 years ago, I saw an awesome commercial by Famous Footwear… in which a girl jumped into a pool with all of her clothes on. She was wearing
Today, I visited Kibera…—the largest slum in Nairobi.
Let’s get one thing out of the way right off the bat. I hate the word “slum.” It sounds so dirty, depressing, and socio-economically divisive. I’m sure the word isn’t intended to convey that meaning, but in my mind it does.
Friendships: How to Surround Yourself With Positive RelationshipsThe smallest change can change your life.
My pilates teacher recently confided in me that she had to end a friendship with a mom she loved because of the way the kids interacted. “I didn’t like the influence her kids were having on mine,” she said.
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Does that seem drastic?
4 Great Ways to Show Gratitude to Friends…
Is there a special friend in your life who has been there for you through thick and thin? Do you want to find a way to let her know how much her friendship means? When a simple “thank you” doesn’t quite seem big enough, here are some gracious ways to
Me Time: Indulgence or RefuelingIf I handed you 4 hours and said, “These are yours to do what you want with them,” what would you do?
I’m always amazed at the answers I get back from this question. Women tend to respond with, “I’d get caught up on chores” while men tend to lean…
Ride a bike or walk to a close destination to which you would normally drive.
Date: Wed., May 30
Time: 2-3 p.m. ET
Book: Dad Rules by Treion Miller
