https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/aim-happy-is-healing-brave 2019-03-26T07:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image.png?v=1553537722 Aim Happy is now... Healing Brave! It’s official! Aim Happy is no more. I'm so excited to share this next chapter of my work with you. I call it: Healing Brave. So! Pour yourself some tea, and sit. You have a free gift and lots of love waiting for you. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/you-are-not-alone 2019-03-26T10:00:44-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/alexandre-chambon-115384-unsplash.jpg?v=1550862875 You Are NOT Alone: You’re Connected to Everything (Strangely, but Surely) https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/how-can-you-love-yourself-better 2019-06-18T11:01:59-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/priyash-vasava-469262-unsplash.jpg?v=1550861526 Honestly, How Can You Love Yourself Better (just because)? https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/love-affirmations-relationships 2021-01-18T09:55:37-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_2.jpg?v=1550861076 5 Love Affirmations to Make All Your Relationships Feel Fulfilling & Free https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/handwritten-notes-stay-hopeful 2019-06-17T16:56:13-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/elora-allen-788104-unsplash.jpg?v=1550860589 5 Handwritten Notes to Help You Stay Hopeful for the Future https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/you-are-already-enough-handwritten-notes 2019-04-22T17:31:42-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_42.jpg?v=1552415661 You Are Already Enough (Really): Handwritten Notes & Poems to Remind You Pretend you are already enough. Keep nurturing that belief, accepting that wisdom, building from that foundation. When you slow down negative thinking, you can better face your current reality with a clear mind, a full heart, and a fresh perspective. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/forgiveness-affirmations-peace 2019-03-26T10:59:31-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog.jpg?v=1550792811 4 Forgiveness Affirmations: Because You’re Worthy of Peace https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-self-care-sleep-rituals 2019-03-05T18:36:24-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/valeriia-bugaiova-702284-unsplash.jpg?v=1550792411 18 Quotes about Self-Care from the New Book, Sleep Rituals https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/one-moment-for-everything-poem-about-eternity 2019-03-26T11:10:59-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_6.jpg?v=1550864914 One Moment for Everything: A Down-to-Earth Poem about Eternity This is a poem about rest right in the middle of the unknown. It’s about that one moment that captures everything — life and death, truth and mystery, past and future. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/morning-affirmations-better-world 2019-06-18T11:21:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/aaron-burden-112377-unsplash.jpg?v=1550867879 5 Morning Affirmations for a Better World, from the Inside Out Your story, your strength, your compassion, your passion, your perspective has the power to become someone else’s lifeline or lantern. These affirmations for a better world are from my new book, Morning Affirmations! https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/honor-where-you-are-journal-prompts-journey 2021-02-15T09:11:55-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_9.jpg?v=1550868373 Honor Where You Are: Journal Prompts for Joy in the Journey We start to feel lost without meaningful engagement in our path, which doesn’t just involve working toward something meaningful but also digging up meaning right in the middle of the journey. If you honor where you are, you bring joy to each step. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/channeling-best-friend-writing-exercise-stress-relief 2019-03-26T11:56:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_7.jpg?v=1550866108 Channeling Your Best Friend: A Writing Exercise for Stress Relief Frustration, annoyance, rage — there’s a writing exercise for stress of every kind. The kind where you need to get things done but are so upset that you just want to scream, or curl up into a ball and hide? Here’s an idea for that and it includes your BFF https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/reasons-to-stay-alive 2019-02-22T14:20:40-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/megan-wood-530429-unsplash.jpg?v=1550791982 Reasons to Stay Alive: Rays of Light in Dark Times https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/desire-quotes-create-with-intention 2019-07-11T10:02:34-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/bruno-raffa-129390-unsplash-2.jpg?v=1550791592 18 Desire Quotes to Inspire You to Contribute & Create with Intention https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/self-compassion-affirmations-healing-rituals 2019-09-30T12:39:06-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_8.jpg?v=1550867058 6 Self-Compassion Affirmations (+ 100 Healing Rituals) Self-compassion isn’t about escaping your darkness but learning to love yourself there. Consider these self-compassion affirmations healing gifts and reflections of the stars inside of you — the light you keep, even in the midst of darkness and mystery. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/how-to-live-a-happy-life-blue-zones 2019-07-11T10:56:42-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/alysa-bajenaru-100637-unsplash.jpg?v=1550865412 How to Live a Happy Life: The Blue Zones Research Ever (or often) wonder how to live a happy life or an even happier life? There’s this awesome interview you need to listen to. Or at least read about. There really are science-backed ways to be happy that we can ALL learn from. Cheers to that! https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/new-year-intention-loving-choices 2020-11-30T15:28:29-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/guilherme-stecanella-370401-unsplash.jpg?v=1550790687 A New Year Intention for More Loving Choices https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/new-year-open-heart-hope-for-the-future 2019-04-25T10:48:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_61.jpg?v=1551191703 New Year, Open Heart: 11 Quotes to Awaken Real Hope for the Future You know what gives me hope for the future? The generous strangers who pay it forward with no worry that you won’t do the same. The success stories that started at rock bottom. Read these quotes to keep that kind of hope alive in your heart this year. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/end-of-year-review-mental-health-checkup 2020-11-17T16:11:28-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/rawpixel-1071103-unsplash.jpg?v=1551193838 End of Year Review: A Mental Health Checkup for Healing in the New Year Each new year is a chance for something different, something better, but that only rings true if you believe in restoration. This is my end of year review, here to inspire hope in you, a great tool for healing with purpose and trust in the process. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmations-for-christmas-peace-inside 2019-12-10T10:48:26-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_64.jpg?v=1551894337 3 Affirmations for Christmas Peace, Inside and Out Be an inner peace activist this year with these special affirmations for Christmas. I wrote them for you so peace would come easier. And so joy would be the most natural thing in the world. No matter what's happening around you. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/christmas-quotes-poems-spirits-bright 2019-03-28T10:49:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/aaron-burden-52037-unsplash.jpg?v=1551196667 13 Heartwarming Christmas Quotes & Poems to Make Your Spirits Bright When I think of the spirit of Christmas, I think of something far greater than a set of beliefs. I think of what brings people together in a “conspiracy of love.” Immerse yourself in these Christmas quotes and poems: they speak of the true blessings. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/poem-embracing-the-unknown 2019-02-26T10:53:10-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/mats-peter-forss-12122-unsplash_60d53fba-3e01-4cc7-af85-5cecd83e0f3d.jpg?v=1551196313 Needing Nothing: A Poem Embracing the Unknown It’s true: the more I learn, the less I know. Also true: it’s OK not to have all the answers. It’s actually freeing, maybe even a tad magical. Embracing the unknown might be one of the most freeing practices you could ever journey through. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/morning-affirmations-for-loving-relationships 2019-02-26T10:48:30-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_65.jpg?v=1551196110 5 Original Morning Affirmations for Loving Relationships These affirmations for loving relationships are beautiful reminders first thing in the morning: to stay true to what you value, to promote what you love, to take responsibility for what you can control (your energy, your responses, your contribution). https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/hero-poem 2019-02-26T10:42:21-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/peter-hershey-220622-unsplash.jpg?v=1551195721 Hero Poem, Honoring Those Who Made a Difference “If you wake up breathing, it’s a good day!” Said the guy who was sick his entire life. That guy (my dad) is my hero and today would have been his 62nd birthday. Read this hero poem to celebrate that brave person you’ve been blessed to cross paths with. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/my-high-performance-coach 2019-08-06T11:09:25-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_63.jpg?v=1551195408 How My High Performance Coach Can Change Your Life (For Real) How amazing would it be to finish that thing you’ve been working on (or thinking about starting) for, what feels like, ever? To speak your mind and do what lights you up? You’ve got to know about my high performance coach! https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/power-of-words-reality 2019-03-26T13:36:39-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/antonio-grosz-126356-unsplash.jpg?v=1551194977 Thoughts on the Power of Words to Shape Reality The power of words is often held in the tone we use to deliver them. The emotion and energy behind the words we use is truly what shapes our relationships with others and with ourselves. Word choice is still essential. It holds the potential to heal. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/courage-poem-braving-through 2019-05-06T11:28:35-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_62.jpg?v=1551194672 A Courage Poem for Souls Braving Through What They’re Going Through Courage, to me, means that you show up anyway. Regardless of doubt, insecurity, fear. No matter how many times you’ve been forced into despair. This is a courage poem to honor that struggle and the strength still left, even when you don't feel strong. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/december-quotes-poems-smile-wonder 2019-02-25T11:22:53-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_56.jpg?v=1551111773 9 December Quotes & Poems to Make You Smile & Wonder This month is one of the few that feels both like a beginning and an ending. In all your rushing, celebrating, and preparation, try to slow down inside, right in the middle of it all. Read these December quotes to help you keep smiling through it all. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/healing-through-writing-power-of-words 2019-05-06T11:29:44-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/freestocks-org-402176-unsplash.jpg?v=1551196975 A Note on Healing Through Writing & the Therapeutic Power of Words The words we choose to document our lives — those we read, those we write, those we speak to ourselves and others — influence what we hold as truths. I have a little note (and a poem) for you on healing through writing. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/positive-morning-affirmations 2019-02-26T11:08:32-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_66.jpg?v=1551197311 3 Positive Morning Affirmations to Keep You Peaceful & Powerful Waking up with peace in your heart is easier when you have a morning ritual in place that invites peace. Reading positive morning affirmations is one such ritual. It’s a simple practice, really. That’s why I’m sharing affirmations from my book today! https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-sharing-your-story 2019-03-26T11:42:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/brian-garcia-196959-unsplash.jpg?v=1551197795 20 Quotes about Sharing Your Story, Baring Your Heart & Healing Hurts Baring your heart isn’t easy work, but it might become the most important thing you’ll ever do. Read these quotes to inspire you to show up for your story, to share it, to connect and heal through it. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/grateful-for-the-path-you-have-chosen 2019-03-26T09:58:17-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/elijah-hail-182446-unsplash.jpg?v=1551198151 You Can Be Grateful for the Path You Have Chosen You don't need to be grateful for everything to be grateful for the path you’ve chosen in the wake of everything. Heartbreak may or may not have led you to better places, but how you choose to walk now also matters & it’s OK to be grateful for that. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/sharing-is-daring-power-vulnerability 2019-04-30T15:51:55-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/jinny-lee-611321-unsplash.jpg?v=1551198391 Sharing Is Daring: Notes on the Healing Power of Vulnerability The more we tell the truth about what we’ve gone through and are still going through, the easier it is to trust ourselves. That’s because sharing is daring to discover who we can be beyond any one story. Bearing your heart and soul: it's an act of bravery https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/feeling-is-healing-handwritten-notes 2019-06-20T10:27:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/a-fox-102308-unsplash.jpg?v=1551198805 Feeling Is Healing: 5 Handwritten Notes Affirming Your Freedom to Feel Feelings are guides and, in that way, gifts, but their messages often go way deeper than what we initially read into. That feeling is speaking some truth and it’s meant to be experienced. Feeling is healing, and it'll grant you access to deep wisdom. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/self-care-books-rest-rise-shine 2019-02-26T11:42:41-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_67.jpg?v=1551199323 Self-Care Books to Help You Rest, Rise & Shine (P.S. I wrote them!) https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/new-year-lessons-reflections-renewal 2020-11-17T16:11:13-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/filip-bunkens-165050-unsplash.jpg?v=1551199719 New Year Lessons, Reflections & Hopes for Renewal Another year, another moment to reflect on the miracle of being here. May these new year lessons and reflections rekindle your hope for something new if you’ve been feeling lost, stuck, sick, behind, or doubtful about the state of the world. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-embrace-the-mystery 2019-04-30T16:14:54-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_68.jpg?v=1551200136 13 Quotes to Help You Honestly Embrace the Mystery Do you ever look out at the night sky and just… wonder? Have you ever faced a mystery, or new beginning, and felt curious instead of fearful? Here’s a little reminder to embrace the mystery and delight in discovery again. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/mystic-healing-hot-oil-self-massage-ritual 2019-02-26T12:20:15-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_e383332f-7f57-463c-a038-36b80ff360e2.jpg?v=1551201615 Mystic Healing Hot Oil Self-Massage Ritual: For Better Sleep & Feelings Rituals don’t need to be expensive or time-consuming. That’s why I’m sharing a super easy self-massage ritual with you today. You’ll need only two ingredients: 1) kindness and 2) a new favorite product of mine: Mystic Healing Hot Oil. It’s divine. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/relaxing-affirmations-for-meditation 2019-07-11T11:02:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_1_8047a3c0-35a6-446d-8fad-eda220d73f26.jpg?v=1551202057 In This Moment: 5 Relaxing Affirmations for Meditation Do you need some help meditating? Try reciting a meaningful phrase (sometimes called a mantra) - it's an ancient practice for reigning in the wandering mind. And it works. So, here are 5 easy-to-remember affirmations for meditation. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-intentional-living 2019-02-26T12:34:14-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/amith-krishna-280618-unsplash.jpg?v=1551202454 15 Quotes about Intentional Living for Deeply Felt Connections Intention turns a routine into a ritual. It infuses meaning into otherwise mindless habits. It’s about slowing down and showing up for whatever's showing up for you, about living a life that matches what your heart's telling you it needs. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/november-reminders-appreciate-the-little-things 2019-04-09T13:40:09-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/sergio-rola-39245-unsplash.jpg?v=1551202865 5 November Reminders to Appreciate the Little Things Don’t graduate from being a student of life. Keep your eyes and heart open, curiosity alive because it will keep you alive. Here are some reminders to use every sense you’ve been equipped with to feel everything fully, to appreciate the little things. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/note-to-self-this-is-what-courage-means 2019-04-09T13:56:29-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/toa-heftiba-229499-unsplash.jpg?v=1551219856 Note to Self: This Is What Courage Means (healing poems & pictures) This is what courage means: doing the things that scare you because you know it’s through those things that you’re going to shift the world. Here are some notes to remind you that you were born to reach out and touch the world with your truth. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/living-intentionally-heal 2019-03-26T12:59:35-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/moon-715940-unsplash.jpg?v=1551277259 How Living Intentionally Can Help You Heal (for real) Living intentionally is about discovery. Discovering yourself and what you value, what matters, and what doesn’t make you feel free. This is why your simple intent is so healing: it helps you keep what’s important close to your heart. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/morning-rituals-prevent-stress 2019-05-06T11:30:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_2_c38f4c22-3199-4b9e-b94a-2d71865fad71.jpg?v=1551277898 3 Morning Rituals to Prevent Stress & Promote Joy The dawning of a new day is a powerful symbol of rebirth and change: a chance to begin again. I personally suggest these three morning rituals to help you wake up on the bright side of bed, with greater intention and less room for stress to move in. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/calming-affirmations-feel-tense-angry-anxious 2019-03-26T12:49:34-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/domenico-gentile-1086417-unsplash.jpg?v=1551278063 12 Calming Affirmations When You Feel Tense, Angry or Anxious Anything can happen in one day. You can feel better in one day; you can gain clarity in one day. Try this sequence of calming affirmations to help you turn frustration (anger, anxiety, fed-up-ness) into positive momentum. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-being-brave 2019-02-27T09:41:34-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_3_7756a22c-5c04-401c-9885-113d58529c7d.jpg?v=1551278494 12 Quotes about Being Brave Enough to Be Yourself You know how freeing it feels to belong to yourself, to be your own advocate? It’s nice, standing in stark contrast to suppressing who you are. Here are a dozen quotes about being brave enough to stand in your own presence and live life on your own terms. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/poems-about-loss-new-reality 2019-02-27T10:01:14-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_4.jpg?v=1551279025 3 Poems about Loss and Living with a New Reality Grief changes reality. It twists and stretches what you thought you knew, shaping it into something very different. Life after loss isn’t the same for everyone, but these poems about loss hint at what can come out of this new reality. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmations-meaningful-work 2019-03-26T12:51:36-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/lucija-ros-726123-unsplash_6edfa9e0-11c2-4294-a8c0-d69a3f8f5f83.jpg?v=1551279316 5 Affirmations for Your Meaningful Work on the Earth The most meaningful work you'll ever do is the inner work of dismantling the walls of your own heart. Service that sprouts from compassion is the most beautiful work out there. Read these affirmative statements to guide your compassionate work. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/literary-quotes-about-autumn 2019-05-06T11:57:55-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/yogesh-pedamkar-1190113-unsplash.jpg?v=1551279580 15 Literary Quotes about Autumn: An Ode to This Season’s Grace Take the time to embrace the sweeping sensations of this season: renewal, inspiration, nostalgia, delight, the bittersweetness of life – bottled up in the air. These literary quotes about autumn are the perfect descriptions to satisfy your musing heart. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/handwritten-quotes-student-of-life 2019-04-09T16:29:53-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/carlos-galindo-53707-unsplash.jpg?v=1551280138 6 Handwritten Quotes about Being a Student of Life I want to write about, read about, and talk about trusting the unknown. It’s most of life. It is, so to speak, the heart of the universe that we do know. Being a student of life, first and foremost, would, I think, liberate us to live better in most ways. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/2018-holiday-gift-guide-self-help 2019-08-06T11:10:58-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_5_958d698c-aaa7-451f-9395-6ed24836ddf4.jpg?v=1551280555 My 2018 Holiday Gift Guide for Self-Help Fans Giving the perfect gift and seeing that look of pure gratitude on someone’s face is one of the greatest feelings. Finding the perfect gift is another story. To help you make this holiday season more joyful and less stressful, here’s my 2018 gift guide. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/poem-about-death-mystery 2019-02-27T10:25:29-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_6_344aa60e-e1df-425e-8940-5b2de83d9510.jpg?v=1551281120 A Poem about Death: Opening to the Mystery of Life This is a not-so-morbid poem about death. I think death needs to be talked about, written about, read about, thought about without the labels that seem to always be applied to it. I’m all for the mystery. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/real-rest-taking-a-break-sanity-clarity 2019-02-27T10:35:57-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_7_b72d3a6f-b325-4aa0-920e-f252171b7d1d.jpg?v=1551281757 A Case for Real Rest: Taking a Break for Sanity & Clarity Sometimes the best thing you can do is not analyze or obsess over the details of “how” and “why” and, instead, let yourself be: nothing more, nothing less. Real rest breathes space into your life so that you can work better, play better, live better. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/autumn-poems-feelings-falling-leaves 2019-02-27T10:40:13-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/sandra-wattad-1134823-unsplash.jpg?v=1551281981 8 Autumn Poems Inspired by Feelings & Falling Leaves These autumn poems are selected for both their visual and emotional scenery. While every season lends itself to poetry, the wistful, wind-swept trees of autumn help us to notice more deeply the beauty of life even in its “final” stages. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/fall-affirmations-rest-reflection-renewal 2019-04-12T15:51:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_8_fe36a6fb-68ba-4fc6-b97a-2fb0892c55c9.jpg?v=1551282224 5 Fall Affirmations for Rest, Reflection & Renewal Fall is one of the loveliest times for reflection and renewal. Magic seems more easily accessible, almost like it’s glittering in the air, begging us to see it. You’ll want to keep these fall affirmations on hand if you’re ready to open up to the beauty. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-autumn-celebrate-poetry 2019-05-06T12:06:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/sergei-akulich-39913-unsplash.jpg?v=1551282707 11 Quotes about Autumn That Celebrate Its Poetry Oh, Autumn, how I love thee. Though I have come to enjoy (through practice) the experience of each season, my soul cannot help but rejoice in the crimson and copper earth. Hence – 11 new favorite quotes about autumn and every shade of its grandeur. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/healthy-coffee-recipe-anxiety 2019-02-27T11:03:49-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_9_e0cafc79-6119-4e4f-bca8-ce35cbc915e5.jpg?v=1551283429 My Healthy Coffee Recipe to Avoid Anxiety Belly I am a sensitive soul and I love my coffee. If I don’t drink the “right” coffee, my stomach will let me know. If your belly notices every little disturbance in the Force, too, I think you’ll appreciate this healthy coffee recipe. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/a-poem-about-grieving-mindfully-heart-open 2019-05-01T12:25:14-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/jon-flobrant-34820-unsplash.jpg?v=1551283737 A Poem about Grieving Mindfully: Heart Open This poem about grieving speaks to keeping an open mind and heart. It’s certainly a practice, which means that it’s ongoing (one day could house all the stages of grief) and requires our attention. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/seeing-the-sacred-in-everything-heals 2019-04-12T16:05:38-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_11_974af88d-35fe-4be7-b8c6-4ba99aa43fea.jpg?v=1551284201 How Seeing the Sacred in Everything Heals Elevating the mundane to the miraculous – or at least the meaningful – is one way of seeing the sacred in everything. “Sacred” is that elevation to the level of divinity, whether you believe in a higher power or the miracle of being here at all. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/short-poems-about-grief 2019-05-01T12:31:36-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_13_1fa9e51b-acbc-4ecd-a653-bc7ad6fb8f0b.jpg?v=1551284673 4 Short Poems about Grief: The Same Love, but Different Read these poems about grief to remember that death is part of the circle of life. That without an end, something couldn’t begin. And maybe circles don’t really have endings or beginnings, just continuations. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/journal-prompts-for-goal-setting 2019-05-01T12:41:38-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/florencia-viadana-744471-unsplash.jpg?v=1551284829 13 Journal Prompts for Goal Setting, Keeping, Revising & Releasing Not just for goal setting, these journal prompts are meant to help you identify which goals properly serve your future identity and deepest dreams, and which you’re better off releasing. Clarity makes space. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/morning-questions-self-trust-authenticity 2019-05-01T13:08:35-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_14_6c988f48-3044-48e5-bfc5-fcf624d37e80.jpg?v=1551285278 Morning Questions to Grow Self-Trust from the Seed of Authenticity Instead of waiting for the requests and demands of others define how you live today, shape your own identity. Morning questions is a potent practice that'll only take you a few minutes, but with passion and consistency, it'll breed clarity. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/self-care-affirmations-new-season 2019-07-17T12:34:27-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_15_ede15adb-61b0-462a-9b10-7d4d42c88195.jpg?v=1551285866 13 Self-Care Affirmations for a New Season You get to define what self-care means to you. These self-care affirmations are open invitations to imagine – and start living into – all the ways that serve your personal best. They're about living by choice, not by chance, and giving yourself a chance. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-grace-wonder 2019-05-01T13:32:50-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_16_719e77f7-cbe7-4948-867a-a35966ece63f.jpg?v=1551290261 12 Quotes about Grace: Leaving Room for Wonder Some quotes about grace: to open you up to a new level of inspiration and, well, grace. This is also a reminder that you don’t always need to handle everything alone. Grace feels like walking hand-in-hand, space for wonder and a deep breath. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/you-are-the-journey 2019-06-19T10:52:39-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/erik-kossakowski-667726-unsplash.jpg?v=1551290993 You Are the Journey: 4 Poetic Reminders to Soothe Your Soul It’s easier to respect, even trust the journey when YOU are the journey and the practice. You open yourself up to seeing guidance everywhere, light in everything, evidence of your own progression and potential with each step you take. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/short-poems-about-healing 2019-05-02T11:07:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_16_4d451a64-b55b-4168-bb11-9f23320caf92.jpg?v=1551291315 4 Short Poems about Healing: Light, Darkness, Hand in Hand Healing is a moment-to-moment experience. It is one reason we need time and space—to digest all that happens. Here are some poems about healing to help you give yourself the gift of grace, of patience, of wonder, of thanks. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/note-what-love-really-means 2019-05-02T12:41:39-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1553171413 Read These 4 Notes to Remember What Love Really Means Love that's never lost, never apart, never incomplete... what love really means. Read these notes to remember, and feel better about every single relationship you have. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/poems-about-jealousy 2019-05-02T12:43:49-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_1_f7e722dc-51cf-40d2-8285-9a1876fbe109.jpg?v=1553172961 4 Short Poems about Jealousy, Because You're Already Enough Jealousy is its own brand of poison. It stunts real growth, hinders creativity, dulls your shine, takes the wind out of your sails. Read these poems about jealousy and remember your own light: it can't be taken from you. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/i-am-allowed-to-change-affirmation 2019-05-02T12:47:15-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_17_55ce5260-0978-409e-b488-cb4a4bd7fab3.jpg?v=1551291717 I Am Allowed to Change: An Affirmation for Graceful Transitions In the middle of knowing that something new wants to come through, I remind myself: I am allowed to change. Remind yourself. You're even allowed not to know what this change is yet. If you want to enjoy this new beginning, too, here's an affirmation. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-balance 2019-05-02T12:50:16-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_18_f27ccf69-890c-45bc-b276-414aed0f6e89.jpg?v=1551292106 13 Quotes about Balance to Bring You Back Home Balance isn’t about perfect harmony all of the time but learning to identify patterns that bring about unbalances and to continuously be aligning your head and heart. To encourage your patient evolution and explorations: these quotes about balance. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/open-letter-inspiration-respect-the-mystery 2019-05-02T13:00:08-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/brian-garcia-196959-unsplash_a6b20fc1-fb81-46eb-87d1-2ff3a38a6a7b.jpg?v=1551292622 An Open Letter to Inspiration: I Respect the Mystery How to respect the mystery without demanding that it explain itself? If you do, it sort of feels like magic. Here’s a letter I wrote to Inspiration (the energy, the entity) to help you sink into the sweetness of allowing a new beginning. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmations-daily-love 2019-05-02T13:05:18-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_9_922447dd-a55a-487f-9622-b6adf6ba26fe.jpg?v=1551366418 7 Affirmations to Spark Daily Love, Every Day of the Week Use these 7 affirmations to bolster your connection to daily love so that you can feel supported and connected 7 days a week. The more loving you are, the more loving the world becomes. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/reflections-on-grieving 2019-05-02T16:06:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_19_14c62577-79da-4020-9ee7-062619e8e943.jpg?v=1551366779 Reflections on Grieving: A Universal Experience of Intimacy with Life I’m not sure that we’re ever ready for a loved one to pass away. Even after all this time, I am still not ready. Yet, these reflections on grieving are radiant with life because to have loved has turned out to mean: to have lived. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/bedtime-poems-peaceful-sleep 2019-05-02T16:15:42-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_20_2defa9be-7274-4d8f-913a-d34a39e4e80f.jpg?v=1551367397 3 Soothing Bedtime Poems to Invite Peaceful Sleep Sleep is one of the pillars of well-being. If you’re not sleeping, you’re not healing. Of course, there are some people who can thrive on 5 hours of sleep (I am NOT one of those people). If you cherish quality sleep and would like more of it in your life. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/change-is-in-the-air-affirmations 2019-05-02T16:22:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_21_9e60df5b-9f10-4688-9e07-a23cba226012.jpg?v=1551369361 Change Is in the Air: Affirmations, Growth, Discernment These affirmations are in honor of the kinds of changes that you absolutely must initiate and follow because they are what’s best for you. When change is in the air, especially when it comes to change for the sake of peace, let yourself flow. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-coming-home-to-yourself 2019-05-06T16:26:58-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_22_e7f500b3-04cb-4059-8930-b601f3ccedbe.jpg?v=1551370123 10 Powerful Quotes about Coming Home to Yourself Before you cater to everyone else, ask yourself what it is YOU could do today to be at home within yourself. Leave it up to everyone else, and peace seems pie-in-the-sky. Through mindfulness and care, you take back your light. And that's coming home. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/love-is-my-name-poem 2019-05-06T16:33:17-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_52d653eb-8fbf-4ee7-a8ef-7b40e1c4c147.jpg?v=1551370508 Remembering: Love Is My Name, a Poem Thanks to a beautiful reader, who I wrote this poem for, here's something you need to remember: love is here, even still. Even though {fill in the blank} happened or is happening, love is my name and my truth. And it's yours. It's here, now, always. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/healing-affirmation-new-chapter 2019-05-06T16:40:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/michele-ivani-18607-unsplash.jpg?v=1551370839 A Healing Affirmation for a New Chapter of Life Since turning 30 this month, I've decided a few things, one of which is that this next chapter of life is for me and my growth, my joy, my love of being alive. If you’re ready to wade a little deeper into the life you’re craving, read this affirmation. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/tao-te-ching-quotes 2019-05-06T16:43:31-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/timothy-meinberg-58188-unsplash.jpg?v=1551371182 27 Timeless Tao Te Ching Quotes That Speak to the Soul Brief and brimming with timeless wisdom, each of these Tao Te Ching quotes pulled me right in. Since this classic text has been inspiring people all over the world for centuries, I thought it appropriate to share my favorite poetic passages with you here. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/things-to-tell-yourself 2019-05-06T16:53:45-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/suhyeon-choi-234451-unsplash.jpg?v=1551371475 10 Things to Tell Yourself That You Probably Need to Hear Beautiful people don’t just “still exist”—they are everywhere. You can even be one to yourself (one of the best ways to be good to others). To help you out a bit, I’m sharing some love-based things to tell yourself that your heart probably needs to hear. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/be-there-for-yourself 2019-07-11T10:32:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/alex-609264-unsplash.jpg?v=1551371835 5 Reminders to Be There for Yourself, So You Can Feel Whole What would it look like to be there for yourself? It might look like showing up for the heartache with a little more love than you’re used to giving yourself. It could sound like a sigh of relief. Whatever it means, these poems say: you’re not on your own https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-magic-open-your-heart 2019-05-06T17:28:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/zwaddi-116-unsplash.jpg?v=1551372207 20 Quotes about Magic to Open Your Heart to What’s Possible If you open your heart to magic, you can be open to all of the subtle awesome beauty of the world. This is why you should read these quotes about magic: a little softening could mean the difference between trudging through life and enjoying it. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/grief-poetry-stitching-things-together-again 2019-05-08T14:31:27-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/annie-spratt-185987-unsplash.jpg?v=1551372475 Grief Poetry: On Stitching Things Together Again Love inevitably leads back to love. That usually means sorrow is going to get thrown into the mix. Love, however, doesn’t stop. It may seem like it stops, but it morphs and flows; it’s powerful, eternal like that. Read this grief poetry if you need light. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmations-for-breathing-sequence 2019-05-08T14:38:35-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/brigitte-tohm-84398-unsplash.jpg?v=1551372838 Affirmations for Breathing: A Sequence to Calm Down Fast To help you *just* breathe and totally disconnect from stress, read through this script of affirmations anytime you need more space and less chaos. Let these affirmations for breathing reconnect you with the peace you carry in your heart. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/spiritual-quotes-about-stars-moon 2020-02-17T09:44:02-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_39.jpg?v=1551042744 20 Spiritual-Poetic Quotes about Stars, the Moon, and You You can find magic in the most unlikely places because you’re made of the same stuff that makes the stars in the sky. You’re a walking miracle. Read these quotes about stars and the moon to feel your connection to, well, everything. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/note-to-self-messages-you-need-to-hear 2019-05-08T14:54:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_1_c35bcffe-588a-49b9-acad-7d975c445181.jpg?v=1551373933 Note to Self: 10 Messages You Need to Hear from Yourself Note to self: you are already everything you think you need. These ten notes are brief yet powerful reminders that you’ve just forgotten how incredibly rich and capable you already are. This might be exactly what you need to hear (from yourself) today. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/things-you-can-control-you-are-powerful 2019-05-09T09:13:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/nuria-aixala-1200125-unsplash.jpg?v=1551374119 19 Things You CAN Control (You're That Powerful) If you meditate on the things you can control (and your list will likely be different from mine), then you’ll naturally feel more in control. Feel more in control, and you'll radiate confidence and courage out into the universe. The universe is listening. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/poem-for-best-friend 2019-05-09T09:18:16-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/samvel-manukyan-559275-unsplash.jpg?v=1551374534 A Poem for My Best Friend I wrote a poem for my best friend for her 30th birthday this year and wanted to share it with you in case you wanted to share it with “your person.” Consider it a reminder: beautiful people don’t just exist—they are everywhere. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-trusting-the-journey 2019-05-13T15:25:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_2_2308d40c-a3ee-4492-b2e8-181894664e68.jpg?v=1551374945 15 Quotes about Trusting the Journey (Because, Why Not?) Since you are here right now, as you are, why not try trusting the journey? You don’t have to stay here forever, and you likely won’t. (I have yet to find out what forever looks like, myself.) Change is already in the works. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/grateful-thoughts-poem-birthday 2019-05-13T15:33:48-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/yogesh-gosavi-1067004-unsplash.jpg?v=1551375282 30 Grateful Thoughts (In a Poem, for My 30th Birthday) On my birthday, this is my gift to you: 30 grateful thoughts in poetic form. It’s what I most love to write. Please enjoy (that’s my birthday wish). Note: I feel most creative when I'm grateful, and today that creativity came through as this poem. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmations-for-anxiety 2019-05-13T15:40:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/larm-rmah-219228-unsplash.jpg?v=1551375645 15 Affirmations for Anxiety to Realign with What Feels Good Equip yourself with one or a few of these affirmations for anxiety to help you transform painful thoughts into productive thoughts—the kind that make the best use of the present moment. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/poems-about-self-worth-struggle-rebirth 2019-07-12T10:05:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_51.jpg?v=1551108138 6 Empowering Poems about Self-Worth, Struggle & Rebirth Life doesn’t feel new and beautiful all the time. These poems about self-worth speak to that journey: it’s yours, after all. You’re here. That’s incredible enough. And that’s all the proof you need to start becoming the person you most want to be. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmations-trust-your-journey 2019-07-12T10:44:16-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/ricardo-gomez-angel-276699-unsplash.jpg?v=1551376856 4 Affirmations to Trust Your Journey (and Yourself) Trust me: I understand what it’s like to not know which direction is the right one, especially when there are so many directions calling your name. That’s why I wrote these affirmations to help you trust your journey, from one heart to another. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/questions-how-was-your-day 2019-07-12T11:33:35-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_33.jpg?v=1551039686 20 Questions to Ask Instead of “How Was Your Day?” Instead of asking the same old “How was your day?” try asking questions that inspire more meaningful and enjoyable end-of-day conversations with your loved ones. Here are ideas to help you celebrate & support the people you share your home & heart with. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/notes-inspire-stronger-relationships 2019-05-06T12:14:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_3_f6d12a92-3dac-4fe1-9108-ae00a0e74caa.jpg?v=1551377349 5 Notes to Inspire Stronger Relationships When you shine, you’re not the only one who benefits. These notes share a common, simple message: shine, and you’ll give others a reason to shine too. Take care of yourself, and you send an invitation for others to do the same. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/serve-yourself-tea-self-acceptance-poem 2019-07-12T12:15:50-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_4_4acd3ea6-688d-4f51-a129-9c7586d9b454.jpg?v=1551378224 Serve Yourself Tea: A Self-Acceptance Poem More than a simple self-acceptance poem, I think these verses speak worlds to anyone who understands what it feels like to stray from their inner guidance system. One of the most fulfilling journeys is the one where you return to yourself. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmations-for-summer-sunshine-state-of-mind 2019-02-28T13:47:58-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_5_c9e02ace-c332-44b4-840a-46956b556428.jpg?v=1551379678 7 Affirmations for Summer + a Sunshine State of Mind Read these affirmations for summer to help you fall in love with being alive. Let the sunlight find its way into your heart this season. Let it brighten your mind so that even on the rainy days, there’s a little sunshine left over inside. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/adversity-quotes-encourage-comeback 2019-04-12T15:49:07-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_7_56ec4f67-f494-4085-b569-6c04c9ae6d42.jpg?v=1551380230 7 Adversity Quotes to Encourage a Comeback + Transformation Read these adversity quotes to help you open your heart and mind to the gifts and opportunities granted only through hardship. I can personally attest to the beauty that's entered my life that may not have entered if it wasn't for the worst things. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/feng-shea-facial-scrub-morrocco-method 2019-02-28T14:02:35-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/chris-jarvis-626565-unsplash.jpg?v=1551380509 I Love Feng Shea Facial Scrub from Morrocco Method I love sharing what’s working. By focusing on the small moments that feel nourishing, we feed the experiences that fill us up and make us smile. That’s why I’m taking a moment to share one of my favorite natural self-care products: Feng Shea Facial Scrub. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/dont-take-life-for-granted 2019-07-17T16:21:18-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_8_b89b7304-209d-4031-a16f-de5884a3670a.jpg?v=1551380764 Don’t Take Life for Granted: 5 Notes to Inspire Pure Gratitude Don’t take life for granted (because it’s kind of a miracle)—instead, let’s go deeper into the miracle of being alive. Let’s shine our appreciation on what we love so that Love can shine brighter. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/self-love-poems-back-home 2019-05-06T11:51:42-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_9_cc93c82d-6581-49ba-816c-e1787a1df631.jpg?v=1551381093 3 Self Love Poems to Help You Get Back Home A short love poem for your self is always in season. Almost nothing feels as good as coming back home… as being found. Read these self-love poems to help you get back home, back to heart, back to yourself. It's the best place to be. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/presence-quotes-peaceful-power 2019-07-17T16:30:35-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_10_f42a6adf-77f3-454b-83f2-8cd12346f6bf.jpg?v=1551381446 11 Presence Quotes for Peaceful Power Wherever You Are It's precious, always there for you, offering you an endless reservoir of support. The present moment is the best place to start anything new or reframe something old. Read these presence quotes and turn them into art by making them part of your reality. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/personal-growth-is-a-struggle 2019-03-26T13:46:11-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_11_71020d1b-cd64-4d05-8cb0-a6d86c1610f3.jpg?v=1551381757 Personal Growth Is a Struggle That Comes Bearing Gifts Personal growth isn’t called “work” for no reason. This is my casual letter to you, inviting you to let yourself be whatever you are before anything else. It’s not the easy way and it doesn’t always feel like a gift, but it’s a rewarding direction. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/please-see-me-poems 2019-07-17T16:34:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_38_f07da29a-a31d-45a1-9f77-e9d05b57bd40.jpg?v=1551718967 Please, See Me: 5 Poems to Inspire You to Be a Blessing for Someone “See me.” It’s a call for acknowledgment, compassion, and validation. Those are gifts that every human being needs to give and receive for strong relationships. Read these short poems to help you appreciate the present moment & the people here with you. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/sleep-affirmations-bedtime-book-for-adults 2019-04-15T09:31:11-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_13_b7ad9ce6-602f-402b-9c88-6d606596635e.jpg?v=1551383072 5 Sleep Affirmations from the New Bedtime Book (for Adults) My first book, Sleep Affirmations, is now out and available anywhere books are sold! To keep the celebration going, I’m sharing 5 affirmations from this new bedtime book for adults (with pictures). https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-faith-anne-lamott 2019-08-26T16:50:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_14_bbb70861-fdb1-4471-aedb-6443f9ef3e12.jpg?v=1551383394 21 Quotes about Faith from Anne Lamott’s Book: Help, Thanks, Wow After finishing reading Anne Lamott’s Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers it didn’t make sense not to share my favorite quotes about faith from the lovely little book. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/honor-your-feelings-journal-prompts 2019-03-26T13:48:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_15_d2ff3d3b-a65d-4431-8596-2cbbf763306a.jpg?v=1551393060 Honor Your Feelings & the Journey: 18 Journal Prompts for Clarity & Intention By honoring your feelings (instead of turning away from them, or hating them) you get to the core of how you’re really feeling, why, and what you can do from here to have a satisfying comeback. Use these journal prompts to get clarity and empower yourself https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/change-of-pace-poems 2019-02-28T17:36:52-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_16_4e18dc91-8f25-45b5-a016-e9d6e355ad39.jpg?v=1551393412 Need a Change of Pace? Read These 5 Poems & Notes If it’s a change of pace you’re desperately craving, that’s a beautiful thing! Change is messy and can be disheartening at times, but it’s what we’re here to experience: EVERYthing. Here are some poems and notes to help you embrace what’s in the works. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/uncertainty-quotes 2019-02-28T19:26:10-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_17_c29e741d-f0bb-443f-b82d-288c88a947db.jpg?v=1551399910 15 Uncertainty Quotes, to Turn Your Worry Into Wonder Ever get stopped in your tracks by things that don’t fit into your neatly organized file called “How My Life Will Work Out”? Of course you do. We all do. Read these uncertainty quotes to remember: even if your plans go rogue, you can still feel wonder. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/poems-beauty-this-moment-is-your-life 2019-07-17T17:12:27-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_18_46e848bb-f690-4331-87bf-ef4f06e35d69.jpg?v=1551400418 5 Short Poems: The Beauty of This Moment Is Your Life In all the busy-ness of world, when do you allow yourself to stop spinning? This moment is your life, certainly, but how to feel as though you are truly alive, breathing in the life energy that makes the breath possible? These poems remind you to pause... https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/body-positive-affirmations 2019-03-26T13:49:45-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_19_389776b0-fc8f-4168-abf3-6093d9003ed2.jpg?v=1551401083 10 Body Positive Affirmations That Are Worth Repeating What if you were the healer you've been searching for? The body is a miraculous thing. It's equipped with intuitive self-healing mechanisms that allow us to breathe, break, repair. Try these body positive affirmations to reconnect with your amazing nature https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/real-self-care-fills-you 2019-02-28T19:52:12-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_20_348d62e1-f0e9-468c-aa73-c01e63c67b07.jpg?v=1551401527 Note to Self: Real Self-Care Doesn’t Fill Your Schedule. It Fills YOU. There are about 32184742 self-care tips out there. Honestly, there are probably way more than that. Real self-care doesn’t need to be another item on your checklist, though. It's not really about the thing. It's about HOW you approach all those things. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/ready-for-something-new 2019-07-18T15:36:52-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_21_28dfa46d-8d8a-4699-b6a6-547872a5683a.jpg?v=1551402126 Read These 6 Notes If You’re Ready for Something New If you’re tired of waiting for something or someone else, and you’re ready for something new, right now is your time. How you live your life from this moment forward is up to you. I have a few words of encouragement to keep you moving. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/believe-in-your-dreams 2019-07-18T15:40:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_22_3cc92158-cb0c-49d9-a241-307a3e8ac8d1.jpg?v=1551402619 A Reminder to Believe in Your Dreams (today, one of mine came true) If I could tell my twelve-year-old self anything, I’m sure that the words “believe in your dreams” would pour from my lips. Today I’m celebrating the dreams we’re all capable of living and the people we’re capable of growing into. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmations-for-uncertainty-curiosity 2019-07-18T15:43:53-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_23_44eb51ae-446d-4610-9361-347bffd9ba15.jpg?v=1551402920 8 Affirmations for Uncertainty: Embrace Curiosity, Be Okay with Not Knowing Today I’m sharing some affirmations for uncertainty to help you swim with the mysteries a little more gracefully than you did the last time. Embracing the unknown is a sign of trust in something larger than yourself. It’s a practice that reveals answers. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/short-mantras-to-calm-down 2019-07-18T15:46:27-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_24_79c96be1-8e3e-40ba-87c0-ee8a90827cd1.jpg?v=1551440776 6 Short Mantras to Calm Down & Live from Your Truth https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/poem-energy-of-abundance 2019-07-18T15:51:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_6_b046697d-b3c2-4d0a-a47b-eefabdbecee2.jpg?v=1551441253 A Poem to Invite + Unite with the Energy of Abundance You get closer to wholeness by living mindfully, connected with the energy all around you, with a sense that you’re supported in being who you most need to be. This poem oozes vulnerability, curiosity & intention to tap into that wellspring of support. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmations-support-daily-abundance 2019-07-18T15:53:37-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_47_24c9b712-26e2-4e2f-a2f8-80768571941b.jpg?v=1551718875 5 Affirmations as “Triggers” to Support Daily Abundance  An abundant life isn’t only about financial wealth. Money is a form of currency but still a sliver of the whole concept of abundance. There’s a greater source of energy all around. Read these are the affirmations to feel supported and connected. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-keep-hope-alive 2019-05-06T12:43:11-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_27_5cc35ab4-af30-4af6-a1d6-b474afefbcbe.jpg?v=1551442264 10 Quotes to Keep Hope Alive When You’re in the Dark Today marks the loss of my brother, and since it’s “quote day” here, I wanted to dedicate this day to Love—the kind that keeps us going, that offers comfort and encouragement to keep hope alive when all other lights have gone out. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/positive-messages-fall-asleep 2019-07-18T16:02:34-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_28_d8ab2485-b173-4ac6-916f-7d99034533e7.jpg?v=1551443460 7 Positive Messages to Fall Asleep with Tonight Read these messages to get to that place where peace unfolds with grace and ease. This is the space where sleep comes naturally, where dreams take flight and you don’t have to be in control of how the universe proceeds. Fall asleep easier tonight. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/poems-about-starting-new 2019-07-18T16:07:50-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_29_183111bd-d903-4518-b553-d475be3004c6.jpg?v=1551456634 3 Poems about Starting New in the Name of Love In the name of love—that is, living a life you're deeply engaged with—here are three short poems about starting new as your best (or at least better) self. If you want your life to be different, then you need to connect your desire to what you do. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmations-for-transformation 2019-07-19T14:55:19-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_26_b23d201c-3623-4f7c-a89b-a23cd2e5ca6e.jpg?v=1551457109 5 Affirmations for Transformation When You’re Fed up with the Journey Read these affirmations for transformation to remember: you’re not only in the journey but that you ARE a journey. When you believe it, it's easier to see life as an adventure. And to pick yourself up after every failure or heartache. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-growing-through-challenges 2019-07-19T14:57:10-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_31_3c42580d-ebba-4dd4-a88d-a139f45af533.jpg?v=1551457392 12 Encouraging Quotes about Growing Through the Challenges Not just quotes about growing through the struggles—read these morsels of wisdom whenever you feel lost, unsure, defeated, or just plain frustrated with how the journey is going. Even if you feel good with where you’re at, it’s good to believe in change. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/relationship-advice-every-relationship 2019-03-26T13:39:17-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_32_4a1bea51-ec91-4e9d-a186-d4737ac9bfd2.jpg?v=1551457577 20 Bite-Sized Pieces of Relationship Advice, for Every Relationship Friendship is a solid foundation for any relationship and friendliness is a great blessing when life is hard. Keep and carry this relationship advice with you to help you shine your light and be a blessing to others. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/see-life-differently-presence-appreciation 2019-07-19T15:09:33-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_33_55ecdda9-2c9c-49de-9fd7-f0cd3f238b02.jpg?v=1551457825 See Life Differently: A Way to Make Life New Through Presence + Appreciation By changing how you approach life, you influence how life approaches you. Let this post inspire you to step away from your busy life and see life differently, with attention and appreciation. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/how-to-live-with-love-poem 2019-07-19T15:13:59-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_48_b2ab8fad-ba1b-4072-bd7c-d0fa77bb5f7d.jpg?v=1551458068 How to Live with Love: A Devotional Poem To journey through the world and live with love as we go is a devotion, and nothing less. Here’s a poem about loving like we are breathing, written with intention because it is something the world needs, something we all need. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmations-reclaim-your-power 2019-05-06T12:24:59-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_35.jpg?v=1551458562 5 Affirmations to Reclaim Your Power & Radiate Your Truth You don’t need to protect your energy like you’re at war with everyone else. You honor what is, and what's around you, first. You stand in your own power and let that be a light for others. Use these affirmations to help you live in your own light. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/sleep-quotes-peaceful-energy 2019-07-19T15:18:24-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_40_63bb56f8-98ac-44a3-ac43-18a9b4a5cd7d.jpg?v=1551717336 20 Sleep Quotes to Welcome Peaceful Energy Tonight This post isn’t geared towards telling you how to sleep better; I’m sharing these sleep quotes to inspire your next restful night’s sleep because positive thoughts have a way of welcoming peaceful energy. I love sleep, so I couldn’t help but share these. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/meditation-mantras-inner-light 2019-07-19T15:22:34-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_12_6e161570-774b-4a76-8af5-557b40c9a3a0.jpg?v=1551717604 7 Meditation Mantras to Activate Your Inner Light These mantras are the perfect tools to use during your meditations to kindle the inner light you keep—the light that never goes out. If you’re feeling tired, weighed down, heavy, or dimmed, sit with these phrases and soak up their rejuvenating energy. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/growth-through-suffering-light-despair 2019-04-12T16:00:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_36_841b5162-1878-47ec-a263-4d5060a29804.jpg?v=1551718994 Growth Through Suffering: The Light I’ve Discovered in Despair What hurts makes you stronger? Maybe; it depends, really. Suffering is not something I would celebrate or suggest, but, as I’ve noticed is an underlying theme in life, there seems to be some good mixed with the bad. Some treasure in the ruin. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/short-nature-poems-embrace-season 2019-07-19T15:29:14-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_39_ece752cf-5b2f-45de-8647-9f773717225f.jpg?v=1551719319 5 Short Nature Poems to Embrace This Season Through poetry, we enter life consciously, with clarity of mind and a steadier heart. If you can't write the poem, then be the poem. Read these short nature poems, penned with springtime in mind, to embrace whatever season you’re in. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/sneak-peek-affirmations-for-sleep 2019-04-16T11:46:42-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_1_4c4efe99-80c3-434f-9e08-c0b0338f520d.jpg?v=1551719844 A Sneak Peek: 3 Affirmations for Sleep from the New Bedtime Book for Adults Yay! I'm sharing three affirmations for sleep from my new book that’s out in May. It’s a gorgeous work of heart brimming with 200 positive affirmations. It’s rich with intention, flowing with peaceful energy. I have this feeling you're going to love this. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-healing 2019-07-19T15:33:17-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_af60b626-4e9e-49a3-9eda-129709d71310.jpg?v=1551722642 20 of My Favorite Quotes about Healing That Feel Like Honey for the Heart Healing happens. That’s why, today, these quotes about healing have made their way to you. Whatever you're healing from, open your heart to what’s possible right here. The journey is worthwhile, and so are you. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/grief-journaling-prompts 2019-07-22T15:38:23-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_37_7c3946d6-32a1-42bc-9abb-035ceff7f248.jpg?v=1551726878 21 Grief Journaling Prompts to Get the Healing Energy Flowing Through grief journaling, we take small but solid and honest steps forward, which is the only way through grief (we can’t sidestep the work of grieving and healing; it is truly hard and heart work). Here are some grief prompts to help you through this. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/short-poem-about-creativity 2019-07-22T15:45:12-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_43_c045934f-848d-4304-9556-f1b6ee2d1be5.jpg?v=1551724084 A Short Poem about Creativity to Invite New Energy This isn’t just a poem about creativity; it’s a poem *for* creativity. The intention here is to move inward and welcome something new to come through you and whatever work you're trying to do. Read this if you're craving inspiration and flow. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/be-easy-on-yourself-affirmations 2021-02-20T14:23:16-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_41_99058f54-43b9-431a-8de1-11a6a44ae2fd.jpg?v=1551726632 Be Easy on Yourself: 15 Affirmations to Lighten up and Flow You could probably use a break. Surely, a touch of grace. If that sounds like a good idea, use these affirmations to lighten your load: and be easy on yourself. You deserve that much. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/love-never-dies-spiritual-quotes 2019-07-12T10:26:43-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_42_3804dcc0-009d-497f-b8b3-975aa872c944.jpg?v=1562941413 Love Never Dies: 15 Spiritual Quotes to Heighten Your Connections Whether or not you've loved and “lost,” here are some quotes to remind you that love never dies. That it might be closer than you think, and it reaches further than you could ever imagine. With love, even death ceases to be an ending. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/letting-go-and-moving-on 2019-05-06T13:01:54-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_34_cd31565d-b9bf-462f-ac52-c3cdc5996518.jpg?v=1551727159 Letting Go and Moving On: 3 Ways to Take What’s Meaningful with You Chances are, there’s something worth letting go for the sake of freedom and something new. There always seems to be something. In light of the struggle and what's bound to come after it, here are three simple practices for letting go and moving on. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/poem-about-being-yourself 2019-08-06T11:17:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/ridwan-meah-1146789-unsplash.jpg?v=1551727597 A Poem about Being Yourself in All Your Glory, Struggles Included This is a poem about feeling small but knowing you have the potential to be so much bigger than you've ever allowed yourself to be. This is a poem about garnering the courage to live close to your vulnerability. It's about being yourself, really. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmations-shine-your-light-make-a-difference 2019-03-26T13:53:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/dan-michael-sinadjan-492739-unsplash.jpg?v=1551727855 5 Affirmations to Help You Shine Your Light and Make a Difference This set of affirmations serves as a potent reminder to live from the heart of yourself. Use your favorite as a prompt to shine your light when you know in your heart it’s what you need to do—even and especially if there’s doubt in what you’re capable of. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-emotional-agility 2019-03-04T14:46:21-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/alexis-chloe-1183715-unsplash.jpg?v=1551728312 20 Quotes about Emotional Agility from Susan David’s Must-Watch TED Talk If you want to heal for real, ignoring and bottling tough emotions isn't the best idea. You need to build emotional agility if you're going to navigate heartbreak in a healthy and meaningful way. Read these quotes to inspire how you heal, help, and grow. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/spiritual-books 2019-03-04T14:45:22-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_060c1f1c-646e-4d29-992c-68e624c3a0c8.jpg?v=1551728722 4 Spiritual Books That Are Pure Gems of Inspiration & Delight Lining my wall with spiritual books is one way I surround myself with love. That being the case, I’m sharing a small section of my bookshelf with you so you might find something new to inspire you... even if you've already read the book before. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/tribute-poem-loved-and-lost 2019-03-04T15:01:34-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_1_96b8300a-3bea-48b8-9c94-2cce43e55f5a.jpg?v=1551729685 A Tribute Poem Honoring the Lives of Those We Have Loved and Lost As I do my best to keep hope alive after my brother's death, I get the sense that the love we shared isn’t going anywhere. I've loved, but in some way, I haven't lost. There’s still pain, but also a lightness. To feel lighter after loss, read this poem. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/mindfulness-mantra-anxiety 2019-07-22T16:51:50-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_2_2b5d5230-372e-4e2b-a5f3-42cdd92eb3b5.jpg?v=1551730214 A Two-Word Mindfulness Mantra That’s Easing My Anxiety Being on the path of healing has its obstacles, as well as its treasures. One of the obstacles that I’m still facing is how to stop letting 10,000 things distract me from the present moment. For those times, here's a simple mindfulness mantra for you. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmations-for-insecurity 2019-07-22T16:58:49-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_3_59289616-ef21-4389-b3a3-913922a2a3b5.jpg?v=1551731474 5 Affirmations for Insecurity: A Tribute to the Glorious, Sensitive Souls Counter your self-depreciating stories with stories that uplift and empower. With affirmations (like these ones!) you'll learn to embrace yourself in all your glory, flaws definitely included. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/spring-quotes-growth-renewal 2019-07-22T17:01:31-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_4_c4dd91e5-3862-4b7c-b7ee-bbe2d2216d03.jpg?v=1551733362 23 Spring Quotes for a Season of Purposeful Growth & Renewal Nature’s source of renewal is endless. Since this is a season where we can easily feel the warmth of the sun on our skin and the hope of new growth, these spring quotes feel right. No matter what season you’re in, remember that you're where you need to be https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/reasons-you-dont-need-to-be-perfect 2019-05-06T12:22:54-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_5_a8574f9a-44bc-41e0-9401-98d1ff1668d8.jpg?v=1551735966 11 Valid Reasons and Ways You Don’t Need to Be Perfect Perfection is limiting; it cuts us off from what we’re capable of doing, giving, receiving, and becoming. To honor what really matters, I decided there are at least 11 ways you don’t need to be perfect, just who you are in your wholeness. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/how-to-let-go-practices-peace-of-mind 2019-07-22T17:17:19-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_6_22015afb-2a78-4d14-bf1d-e88a16aee6e6.jpg?v=1551736534 How to Let Go: 3 Basic Letting Go Practices for Real Peace of Mind I think of letting go as diving in, not turning away. As living in each moment, getting as close to a full life experience as possible in this one moment. To do that, you need to learn how to let go of what isn't yours to hold forever. Here are some ideas https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/short-spring-poem-new-season 2019-04-16T11:59:29-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_7_6b83e76f-b5aa-4be4-aa2b-63b9208bb24e.jpg?v=1555430341 A Short Spring Poem to Welcome the New Season Read this short spring poem to celebrate your connection to every season (especially the one you're in right now). It might just wake you up to the flowers that haven't even bloomed yet, and the ones that haven't bloomed in centuries. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmations-make-the-world-a-better-place 2019-04-12T16:06:31-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_8_8d14a5e5-b2db-4bb2-8a7c-aaa783c82ed0.jpg?v=1551737476 10 Love-Driven Affirmations to Make the World a Better Place If you have a hankering to make the world a better place, but you need a little encouragement in a dark and dreary place, these affirmations are for you. From me, with love. Because that’s how we make the world a more loving place: we do things with love. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/mother-nature-quotes 2019-07-23T13:01:59-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_9_dbeb77ac-7bb2-4fcf-b67c-9e4adc04141a.jpg?v=1551737900 25 Mother Nature Quotes to Honor the Gifts We Wake Up To Sometimes, I feel like walking barefoot on the earth and lying on the grass with my face to the sun is the most spiritual thing I could do. Because you're part of this world, this experience, read these Mother Nature quotes. They'll give life. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/healing-through-journaling 2019-05-06T11:54:12-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_10_9b49b3a6-c4ad-463d-987c-ddf4631a8ae4.jpg?v=1551738393 Navigating the Healing Journey Through Journaling Though I'd trade in a heartbeat the loss I've known, I wouldn't trade the suffering itself. Healing is a gift in its own right, and suffering brings us to new places we’d otherwise never set foot in. Journaling is one of the processes that keeps me going. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/spiritual-poetry-heals 2019-07-23T13:17:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_11_b491fd98-2b80-4758-ab16-c65d76892648.jpg?v=1551801817 Spiritual Poetry That Heals: 10 Short Poems to Spark Curiosity + Wonder Words carry energy, especially when they carry intention. These short poems won’t take you long to read, but they’re fueled by awareness and compassion — two of the most spiritual experiences I can think of. That’s why spiritual poetry is so healing. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmations-to-believe-in-your-dreams 2019-07-23T13:18:59-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/charlotte-coneybeer-100944-unsplash.jpg?v=1551802273 5 Affirmations to Believe in Your Dreams, No Matter What If there was ever a time to heed the call of what you love and do what matters, that time is now. The purpose of these affirmations is to nurture the seeds of potential. They’re heart notifications to feed yourself faith until you believe in your dreams. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/journaling-quotes-exploration 2019-03-05T11:28:18-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_12_5156668f-8680-4098-b023-1854c3cf3d97.jpg?v=1551803298 15 Journaling Quotes to Inspire Deeper Explorations + True Treasure We store everything in our bodies—the gorgeous, the painful, the trauma, the divine. It’s all locked away in our cells, waiting to be set free. These journaling quotes speak to one powerful way of releasing what's within so you can live better, and free. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/feeling-overwhelmed-one-question-simplify 2019-07-23T15:17:46-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_15_9d13c9c6-79db-4d39-a2d2-398f3acef4fc.jpg?v=1551803676 Feeling Overwhelmed? One Question + 5 Tips to Simplify Life One of the most profound things I've ever done is this: keep things simple. It’s amazing how freeing it feels to simplify—the task at hand, the day’s goals, life as a whole. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, ask yourself this one question... https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/adaptogen-drinks-healthy-stress-response 2019-05-06T12:07:06-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_16_2a575f0c-8d2b-4d0a-8bb2-99db98bc7018.jpg?v=1551804210 5 Easy Adaptogen Drinks for a Healthy Stress Response One look at these adaptogen drinks and my heart was all in. Since I’m all for anything that supports a healthy stress response, here are 5 antioxidant-rich recipes that are too good not to share. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/self-care-tips-simple-steady-self-improvement 2019-07-23T15:21:12-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_17_59063a77-4500-4b20-8d73-e07321b431df.jpg?v=1551804714 4 Self-Care Tips for Simple & Steady Self-Improvement I love improving myself. But then there's burnout and overwhelm. Even self-care can feel like a chore when it's just another to-do on your list. And that defeats the whole purpose. If you can relate, these self-care tips are a breath of fresh air. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/sleep-affirmations-healing-phrases 2019-07-23T15:24:48-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_18_068dc6d2-68b7-4cfb-855f-3ab4edc87fd1.jpg?v=1551805451 3 Soothing Sleep Affirmations: Healing Phrases for Your Most Nourishing Stages Sleep is a must for a life you love. Do you get enough of it? Like, enough to feel like you're functioning at your best? If not, read these sleep affirmations. They're from my book... I think you're going to love it. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/courage-quotes-inspire-action-unknown 2019-08-06T11:11:13-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_19_9cf971c0-9695-4bbe-bfdd-a78b83eba575.jpg?v=1551805702 20 Courage Quotes to Inspire Action into the Unknown I already know what it feels like to let my doubts keep me small; I’d like to see what happens when I lead with my heart anyway, doubts and all. That’s what these courage quotes are for: to carry you forward into something new, and maybe better. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/get-out-of-a-rut-practice-courage 2019-07-23T15:34:17-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_20_dafe73a6-8c5a-40a7-9237-faf1a8fec4e3.jpg?v=1551807160 One Powerful Way to Get Out of a Rut & Practice Courage Feeling stuck? It's best that you keep it simple. Because the more you think you need to do, the less likely you'll actually do it. It’s easy to push off a big task, but if you break it down into small steps, you can get unstuck and get moving. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/poem-self-inquiry-questions 2019-07-24T12:37:13-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_21_1187083b-90b9-4045-9553-8f2bf2096493.jpg?v=1551807464 A “Stream of Consciousness Poem” for Self-Inquiry & Living the Questions Do things need to make sense to be meaningful? I don’t think so. This poem for self-inquiry is about not needing to know, about what it can be like to delve a little deeper into the questions without asking that they rearrange themselves into answers. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/stress-relieving-activities 2019-07-24T12:40:27-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_22_67d67994-069d-45d5-a5ee-e5f32cf5e28a.jpg?v=1551808166 4 Stress-Relieving Activities That Take 5 Minutes or Less The beauty of these five stress-relieving activities is that they’re readily accessible;. They only take a little time to make a difference, and that might make all the difference in your day. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/empowering-affirmations-for-self-worth-authenticity 2019-07-24T12:45:45-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_23_d4989a59-b00a-4cbf-af1a-f1c06ba94c09.jpg?v=1551808587 18 Empowering Affirmations for Self-Worth + Authenticity If you’re anything like me, you understand how little self-judgment helps you in the long run. Here are some affirmations for self-worth instead. They’re just as powerful (if not more) than anything that’s kept you small before... and so are you. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/you-are-worthy-quotes 2019-07-24T13:04:09-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_24_26b4f9a1-b272-45b2-a8fb-7b833b97300a.jpg?v=1551809049 You Are Worthy: 15 Affirmative Quotes to Remind You That’s True You are worthy, but that’s a hard truth to swallow when you make mistakes, don’t reach goals, get lost in comparison, or believe all the negative things you think. Humans are built for progress, though, not perfection. Read these quotes if you need light. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/gratitude-list-ideas-alternatives 2019-03-05T13:09:03-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_25_5dc22db6-f6dc-40ba-8dba-22d06d506f56.jpg?v=1551809343 7 Gratitude List Ideas & Alternatives to Keep the Joy Alive Don't feel like writing down 3-5 things you’re grateful for, even though you know it’s good for you? Good news: there are options! Here are a few ways to make the gratitude list a little more enticing, and maybe part of your everyday life. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/positive-self-talk-alternatives-growth-grace 2019-07-24T13:29:48-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_26_a4757e4a-2473-4ffc-87c0-0924eb76b87c.jpg?v=1551809719 Positive Self-Talk Alternatives to Promote Growth & Grace Use these positive self-talk alternatives in place of self-depreciating statements. When you feel like beating yourself up, instead turn to something more productive and creative: try loving yourself anyway. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/i-am-affirmations-healing-purpose-abundance 2019-07-24T13:34:11-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_42.jpg?v=1551044037 27 I Am Affirmations for Healing, Purpose & Abundance “I am” statements formulate, affirm, and perpetuate the stories you tell yourself. Stories about who you are, who you can be, and what you can do. Read these I Am affirmations and take what you need. Take what serves your healing and joy, leave the rest. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/journal-prompts-living-with-purpose 2019-03-05T13:23:06-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_27_160775ce-0aa6-40eb-9601-75bdf57a941e.jpg?v=1551810049 11 Journal Prompts for Living with Purpose (Whatever You Do) It doesn't matter what your career is. Purpose is about presence, meaning you feel alive and connected not only to what you’re doing but how you're doing it. Your purpose is to be you, 100%. Use these journal prompts in your journal to get back to you. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/but-first-be-love 2019-07-25T08:59:24-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_28_81c31897-c65a-4495-9fbd-221292181ea3.jpg?v=1551810611 But First, Be Love: The Kind You’d Like to See in the World Your relationships can be the greatest source of growth and healing, and they can be platforms for pain. The more you consciously bring into the relationship what you’d like to see prosper, the more you receive the kind of love you've been hoping for. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/meditation-resources-healing 2019-03-05T13:45:30-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_29_b78b7459-e7da-46bc-9c37-9aad364eaa7c.jpg?v=1551811530 6 of My Favorite Meditation Resources for Honest Healing Meditation is like a mental shower, a cleansing of all the crazed thoughts and hurt feelings. If you need some more peace in your life, here are my favorite online meditation resources. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmation-for-stress-relief-self-mastery 2021-07-02T12:27:54-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_31_fc952caf-d7f0-46fc-b1df-326cfc829b7c.jpg?v=1551812170 An Empowering Affirmation for Stress-Relief and Self-Mastery Read this affirmation for stress-relief if you're having one of those days. If you forgot that you're more powerful than the negative thoughts you think. Also a fact: most of the things you worry about never happen, and if they do, you can make it through https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/grief-poem-healing-heart 2019-03-05T14:11:06-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_35_e3d213c7-6e61-4844-9535-90a02c450475.jpg?v=1551813059 A Grief Poem for the Healing Heart: Lost and Found Again This grief poem is about living and seeking while keeping the sacred secrets that only the heart could hold. Loss is, well, the worst, but there’s something to live for still: you find it in the darkness. Maybe, it’s a way through this. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/spiritual-thoughts-curious-heart-soul 2021-07-02T12:27:16-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_36_ad819be0-2941-47ab-a550-26a6ef28b599.jpg?v=1551814207 Spiritual Thoughts for the Curious Heart & Contemplative Soul Trying to be as open to the questions as you are to the answers? That's about the most spiritual thing I can think of. If you're in the mood, here are some “spiritual thoughts” to feed your curiosity and awe for the great gift this whole thing called LIFE https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/creative-ways-to-practice-gratitude 2021-06-15T10:44:25-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_37_622fba68-6af2-4cff-a9ac-bda16a25510d.jpg?v=1551814751 3 Creative Ways to Practice Gratitude (Besides Writing it Down) You can practice gratitude when you're stirring a pot of soup or looking into someone’s eyes, brushing your teeth or looking up at the sky. Documenting what you’re thankful for is great for happiness, but you don't necessarily have to write it down. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/self-care-affirmations-happy-direction 2021-06-15T10:34:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_38_3f491109-7f26-404a-acbd-2787da7535e8.jpg?v=1551815200 5 Self-Care Affirmations to Help You Respect the Process Happiness is more of a direction than a zip code or the height of an achievement. With that in mind, read these self-care affirmations to help you walk in the direction that feels good in your heart. Not what you think "will" or "should" feel good. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-choosing-love-over-fear-practical 2019-03-05T14:55:51-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_39_43a5c62f-b722-45d7-857b-62b4bd88c1e5.jpg?v=1551815681 15 Quotes about Choosing Love Over Fear as a Practical Tool for Growth What does it mean to choose love over fear? It could mean opting for a healthy snack because you love feeling healthy, not because you’re afraid of getting sick. Read these quotes to help you love your decisions, whatever they are. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/what-self-compassion-means-in-everyday-life 2019-07-26T08:58:54-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_40_b1fb31ef-616e-4cac-b168-4e44c523656e.jpg?v=1551820867 What Self-Compassion Means in Everyday Life: Loving Thoughts on the Subject Self-compassion can be both a grand gesture of acceptance and a small display of respect. With time, the kindness you show yourself starts to encompass everything and permeate everything, including how you treat others. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/healing-a-broken-heart-intense-presence 2019-07-26T09:07:18-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_41_e581ac93-134a-4420-8e8e-1c81d86c4a64.jpg?v=1551821344 Healing a Broken Heart Requires Intense Presence The popular phrase you have to feel it to heal it is true. You have to be acutely attentive to those acutely painful feelings if you’re going to move forward. Accepting yourself first, before trying to feel better, is the seed of self-love and self-trust. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmations-for-health-healing-process 2019-05-06T12:11:58-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_42_bf76ff43-13a1-46de-8ef5-cc77ecaf2564.jpg?v=1551821839 25 Loving Affirmations for Health That Respect the Healing Process Read these affirmations for health to focus on the possibility of improvement without downplaying what you’re going through. They’ll help you create a happy, healthy atmosphere so you can heal in your own due time. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-poetry 2019-03-21T10:04:52-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_44_7bf04b01-e3b4-402b-8fe7-30f057f8c521.jpg?v=1551823119 26 Quotes about Poetry and the Gifts You Get from Reading Whether you love writing poetry, reading poetry, or living the poetry, here’s a bright little collection of quotes about poetry. Through poetry, I've discovered a message inside every pain, a hope that far outlasts despair. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/inhale-who-you-are-exhale-who-youre-not 2019-07-26T09:19:59-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_43_642e3c5f-a4f8-420c-840e-3b8faf38ecf5.jpg?v=1551823090 Inhale Who You Are. Exhale Who You're Not. If what you've been telling yourself your whole life doesn't serve you anymore, keep reading. This is all about dropping the words you’ve been holding on to and cozying up to something far much more liberating: another possibility. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/stress-relief-products 2019-03-06T07:37:59-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_49_1d2968b3-83ec-4b0d-861c-face219da7d7.jpg?v=1551875806 6 Stress-Relief Products That Are Helping Me BIG TIME If you're struggling to find peace of mind, I feel you. I see you. Here are some stress-relief products that've been helping me. This is your reminder: there is hope. There is help. It can take a while to find what works, but something will work. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmations-release-judgment 2019-05-06T11:57:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_50_d0894657-2a7c-4095-aaa0-ad5d86b30cbc.jpg?v=1551880126 10 Affirmations to Release Judgment, So *You* Can Be Free Judgment is exhausting. All the energy we spend on judging could be spent on feeling good and making a positive difference. These affirmations take the focus off of the other person and places it back on you and *your* life. This is your LIFE, after all. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/dalai-lama-quotes-an-appeal-to-the-world 2019-03-06T09:00:56-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_51_f9f18393-121e-46ac-8816-2b9045b18ae6.jpg?v=1551880840 35 Dalai Lama Quotes from His Book, An Appeal to the World In a world riddled with division, the Dalai Lama's book brings basic wisdom we can all follow for peace on earth, regardless of our views. Read these Dalai Lama quotes if you want to promote love in the world instead of hatred, healing instead of pain. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/life-truths-healing 2021-06-25T17:58:36-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_14_a1916b04-8255-47cc-94ef-1121ad289a8c.jpg?v=1551888825 3 Truths I've Learned from the Healing Process You're healing. You're growing. And sometimes that looks a lot like tripping over your own feet. I’m still learning so many things, things like presence, progress, and relationships. Read this if you want to feel like you're right on time in your own way. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/short-daily-affirmations-for-living-your-best-life 2019-03-06T11:03:08-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_56_94fb44f5-0806-4cb7-9594-8c11d691182a.jpg?v=1551888178 30 Short Daily Affirmations for Living Your Best Life Read these short daily affirmations to more fully step into the life you want for yourself. To live life on your own terms, on your own timeline, on purpose. To say "no" to whatever isn't a "hell YES" in your heart. That's the life you deserve. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/comparison-quotes-honor-your-story 2019-07-29T11:26:36-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_55_f4f725c2-de9f-4c4f-931e-1605da8bffce.jpg?v=1551887755 20 Comparison Quotes to Honor Your Story & Appreciate Your Dreams There’s almost nothing more inspiring than a person who's comfortable in their own skin, but there’s a story behind that confidence. Read these comparison quotes to help you rise above the doubt that only serves to keep *your* magic from showing. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/mantras-for-creativity-judgment 2019-03-06T10:24:36-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/jr-korpa-1381269-unsplash.jpg?v=1551885803 7 Mantras for Creativity to Help You Stop Comparing Yourself to Others You're creative by nature and whenever you put our heart into what you do, you leave your mark on the world. Use these mantras for creativity to help you stop judging and comparing yourself with other people. So you can do what you're here to do. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/i-am-a-survivor-affirmation 2021-06-05T14:25:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_54_32fa8ca6-a76d-4ede-82b4-2ec43c8d825b.jpg?v=1551884325 I Am a Survivor: A Positive Affirmation for Strength + Love Long story short, you survived impossible things. No matter how impossible it felt to keep going, you did, because you are a survivor. You're the one who needs to be telling yourself: "I am a survivor." Read this affirmation to keep believing in you. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/phoenix-quotes-rise-after-your-world-falls-apart 2019-07-11T10:47:57-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_23.jpg?v=1551027630 25 Phoenix Quotes to Inspire How You Rise After Your World Falls Apart When your world comes crashing down, you can do something you couldn’t have done before: rise. You can only be reborn if you’ve known what it feels like to die. Your story might be called “Resilience” or “Freedom.” It’s the story of the phoenix. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/mini-poems-to-brighten-your-mind 2019-03-06T09:50:06-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/clark-young-160446-unsplash.jpg?v=1551883722 10 Mini Poems to Brighten Your Mind, and Your Life Poetry heals on so many levels and for so many reasons. Here are some "mini poems" to brighten up your day. May you find sunshine where you're cold and moonlight where you're lost... light wherever you need it most. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/new-year-affirmations-passion-transformation 2019-03-06T09:42:44-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_53_5cc2cdd0-1ee7-48f9-b1bf-4b0541cd822a.jpg?v=1551883338 12 New Year Affirmations for Passion & Transformation How you live is your greatest message, and it can be your greatest gift. Use these new year affirmations as guides to help you make a life you're proud of. Print them out or write them down so you’ll see them every day. This is your LIFE, after all. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/intention-quotes-new-year-full-heart 2019-03-16T16:41:55-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_82.jpg?v=1552768915 30 Intention Quotes to Ring in the New Year with a Full Heart What if it's not about the things, the rewards, the achievements, but the depth of joy and aliveness you feel around them? If you're ready for your life to feel the way *you* want it to, read these intention quotes. It's all about what matters, to you. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/poems-quotes-about-winter 2019-03-14T14:29:31-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_66.jpg?v=1552588171 20 Poems & Quotes about Winter to Welcome a New Chapter If winter isn't your favorite season, read these poems and quotes about winter. They might just change your mind about this season of renewal, this place for more space. And a change of heart like that... is a miracle. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/stress-relief-tea-blends 2019-03-14T14:21:55-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_65.jpg?v=1552587690 5 Stress Relief Tea Blends to Make Your Day Better Why stress relief tea? Because taking care of yourself and taking care of the world is kind of the same thing. Because the right tea can change... everything. Try one of these tea blends if you need some TLC. Make it a ritual. It might change everything. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmations-for-finding-beauty-wherever-you-go 2019-03-16T15:38:13-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_78.jpg?v=1552765093 12 Affirmations for Finding Beauty Wherever You Go Everything is terrible, or everything is a miracle. Sometimes, both. If you'd rather see the miracles, read these affirmations for finding beauty... wherever you go. So that no matter where you go, there you are. Fully. On purpose. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-take-care-of-your-energy 2019-03-21T08:36:22-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_64.jpg?v=1552587067 20 Quotes to Help You Take Care of Your Energy Here's what you CAN control: your responses, the way you love, how generous you are, how you take care of yourself. How you live is your greatest contribution. If you want to feel more in control of your life, read these quotes. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/journal-prompts-for-joy 2019-03-16T15:49:32-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_79.jpg?v=1552765749 10 Journal Prompts for Joy & Living the Life That Feels Good to You Cultivating joy is like planting a seed, and writing is your gardening tool. To water those thoughts and dreams you *do* want to grow, answer these journal prompts for joy. You'll feel better, stronger, more connected to what's possible. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/happy-birthday-dad-i-wrote-a-book 2019-03-18T10:41:11-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_-_2019-03-18T102301.787.jpg?v=1552920047 Happy Birthday, Dad: I Wrote a Book Today, my dad would've turned 61 and I would've bought him donuts and made coffee for us both. Instead, I’m sharing some good news in honor of him: I wrote a book! If you love sleep, and not taking all your worries to bed with you, read this. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/grief-affirmations-heal 2019-07-30T14:31:32-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_-_2019-03-17T150222.499.jpg?v=1552849750 Grief Affirmations: 5 Messages to Help You Heal, Not Just Survive Grief isn’t a straight, paved road. If you could some help navigating the twists and turns, take these grief affirmations. They don't deny what hurts. They honor the losses engraved on your heart, the love that runs like a river through your soul. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/resilience-quotes-courage-to-continue 2019-03-17T14:38:14-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_-_2019-03-17T143108.350.jpg?v=1552847893 25 Resilience Quotes to Fuel Your Courage to Continue Resilience is a gift, one you gain the hard way. You don't grow resilient by fighting what happens, but by honoring the struggle. And that's one of the hardest things there is to do. So, read these resilience quotes. They'll inspire you to keep going. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/happiness-jar-pick-me-ups 2019-03-18T09:53:10-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_-_2019-03-18T095300.892.jpg?v=1552917190 What’s in My Happiness Jar This Year: Pick-Me-Ups to Inspire Your Jar If you want inspiration... every single day, make a happiness jar! Fill it with quotes, poetry, affirmations, journal prompts, song lyrics, anything else that makes you feel good. All you need is a jar of your own choosing, scraps of paper and a pen. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/easy-meditations-for-the-holidays 2019-03-17T14:29:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_-_2019-03-17T135526.322.jpg?v=1552847325 5 Short, Sweet & Easy Meditations for the Holidays Need help letting go of what you think this season should be like, so you can find more joy in it? Try these easy meditations. They're perfect for the busy seasons of life. No matter what’s going on or how long your to-do list is, there's space for peace. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/holiday-affirmations-shine 2019-03-17T14:15:56-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_100.jpg?v=1552846547 5 Holiday Affirmations to Help You Shine Wherever You Go Need a reminder to keep shining your light, no matter what other people are doing? Take these holiday affirmations and remember just how much of a difference you make, every single day. Be a shining example of what’s possible. We need that kind of light. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/living-in-the-moment-poem 2019-03-16T19:59:29-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_89.jpg?v=1552780760 A Poem about Living in the Moment and Feeling Like a Miracle Your life isn't just about paying bills and getting the work done. If you need to heal your relationship with time, read this poem. It'll remind you what living in the moment means: peace, grace, the hope that life doesn't have to be so hard. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/7-self-care-gift-ideas 2019-04-18T08:59:32-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_28.jpg?v=1551036464 7 Self-Care Gift Ideas That Are a Joy to Give & Receive Shopping for the people you care about doesn’t have to be a pain. Check out my favorite self-care gift ideas to make your giving (and receiving) a whole lot more enjoyable! https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/self-worth-not-determined-by-these-things 2019-03-17T16:37:49-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_-_2019-03-17T162659.370.jpg?v=1552855063 Your Self-Worth Is NOT Determined By These Twelve Things If your thoughts feel like enemies, read this. It's a note to self: your self-worth isn't a measurable thing. You can't measure the immeasurable. You're worthy, simply by being here, as you are. That's no mistake. It took so much to get you here. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmations-for-peace-trusting-life 2019-07-30T16:22:15-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_98.jpg?v=1552844127 5 Affirmations for Peace That Starts with Trusting Life When life is too hard, turn to these affirmations for peace. They'll help you trust where you're at and have hope in what you can do from here. So you can live the way *you* want to, no matter what. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/compassion-quotes-love-when-its-hard 2019-03-17T19:20:13-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_-_2019-03-17T191755.586.jpg?v=1552864761 30 Compassion Quotes to Help You Love When It's Hard Read these compassion quotes to inspire how you love today. They'll remind you: people don't always need you to fix their problems. They need you to meet them where they are, as they are. When you do that, you leave them with more hope than they had. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/open-letter-to-the-universe-thank-you 2019-03-19T10:32:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_-_2019-03-18T090537.907.jpg?v=1552914745 An Open Letter to the Universe: Thank You for Another Chance If you're dying for new energy, read this open letter to the universe. It'll inspire you to live the way YOU want to live, no matter what other people are doing, no matter what happened yesterday. Don't take this chance to be here, alive, for granted. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/companies-natural-body-care 2019-03-18T08:11:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_-_2019-03-18T081010.932.jpg?v=1552911062 3 Companies I Love for Natural Body Care (Hair, Face & Skin) A little TLC can go a long way. If you want to take better care of yourself this season, here are the places I love to find natural body care. No toxic junk allowed. Because your body gives you this experience called life. Give it what it needs to thrive. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/brendon-burchard-quotes-bring-the-joy 2019-03-18T09:27:45-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_-_2019-03-18T092644.838.jpg?v=1552915665 25 Brendon Burchard Quotes to Help You *Bring* the Joy Stop waiting to live. Stop waiting for other people to make you feel better about your life. This is *your* life. If you could use some motivation today, read these Brendon Burchard quotes. The man's words will remind you how magnetic your energy is. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/grief-and-the-holidays-how-to-cope-help 2020-11-11T12:16:27-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_-_2019-03-18T100221.144.jpg?v=1552918599 Grief and the Holidays: How to Cope, How to Help, with 10 Ideas for Both You don't move on when you lose someone you love. You can move in, and move forward, but not past what happened, what's lost. When it comes to grief and the holidays, or anytime, you can't rush your healing. What you can do is honor them in new ways. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/gratitude-journal-prompts 2019-03-18T08:22:35-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_-_2019-03-18T082047.226.jpg?v=1552911749 19 Gratitude Journal Prompts for More of What You DO Want Think of these gratitude journal prompts like a treasure hunt. You're finding things other people miss. Use them to see what’s already working in your life so you can make more of *that* your reality. Be the one who sees beauty, then makes more of it. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/words-of-affirmation-loved-ones 2019-08-06T11:12:58-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_37.jpg?v=1551041736 Thoughtful Words of Affirmation to Speak to Your Loved Ones If your love language is giving & receiving words of affirmation, this is for you. If your loved one lights up when you give them words of affirmation, try these ideas to help you send love their way. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/15-phenomenal-brene-brown-quotes-from-an-interview-with-marie-forleo 2019-03-18T08:47:31-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_-_2019-03-18T084333.353.jpg?v=1552913251 15 Phenomenal Brené Brown Quotes from an Interview with Marie Forleo You should read these Brené Brown quotes. They'll inspire you to speak your mind and do it with heart. To be brave enough to belong to yourself, wherever you go, as you stand up for what’s right. They're from an interview with Marie Forleo (so good). https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/mantras-for-presence-heal-time 2019-03-17T15:32:25-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_-_2019-03-17T153119.808.jpg?v=1552851138 5 Mantras for Presence When You Never Have Enough Time If you have a hard time with... time, try these mantras for presence. Use them in your meditations or anytime to get back to peace. Back home to yourself, right here. No matter "how much time" you have. You might even fall in love with being alive again. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmations-to-feel-better-right-now 2020-02-17T09:44:30-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_66_b3e9d96f-44d8-4b9d-a64d-ba3f3efc13fe.jpg?v=1551896205 10 Affirmations to Feel Better Right NOW Affirmations are powerful because they’re declarations of what’s true, for you. Use these affirmations to feel better (not later, but right now) so you can live the way you want to live. And you don't have to wait for anything or anyone else. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/eckhart-tolle-quotes-peace 2019-03-17T14:49:18-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_-_2019-03-17T144429.540.jpg?v=1552848542 30 Eckhart Tolle Quotes for Peace Right Here, Even After Everything For the kind of wisdom that only comes from someone who "walks their talk," read these Eckhart Tolle quotes. The man's words will inspire you to stop fighting against what you don't like. And instead, witness it, allow it, and turn it into something else. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/things-to-stop-doing-list 2019-03-18T08:36:20-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_-_2019-03-18T083352.808.jpg?v=1552912580 My “Things to Stop Doing” List (to Inspire Yours) Less doing might lead to more of everything that matters. If your brain & body & soul are begging for a break, check out this list of things to stop doing. It'll inspire you to nix what's not working for you. So you can let go of it & feel so much better. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/poem-beauty-slowing-down 2019-03-17T14:56:45-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_-_2019-03-17T145506.314.jpg?v=1552848959 A Poem about the Beauty of Slowing Down Now is always the right time. For breathing deeper, paying closer attention, making the most of your time here. Read this poem about slowing down to help you connect with the beauty of your own existence. So you can feel your life, while you're living it. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/ted-talks-on-anxiety-heal 2021-02-09T11:40:31-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_-_2019-03-17T162219.322.jpg?v=1552854153 4 TED Talks on Anxiety to Inspire How You Heal and Feel If your head could use some fresh air, watch these TED Talks on anxiety. They'll help you embrace life for what it is, and yourself for who you are. You might even find something new to embrace: a new life, a new hope, new energy. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/real-love-quotes 2019-03-21T08:35:07-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_-_2019-03-17T172554.253.jpg?v=1552858516 20 Real Love Quotes to Inspire Every Relationship You Have Real love feels like freedom and flow and, well, love. Take these real love quotes. They'll inspire you to do things from a place of "already enough," "already so loved." To give what you want to receive, to open your heart and remember why you're here. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/reasons-why-life-is-beautiful-worth-living 2020-03-15T15:34:14-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/elora-allen-788104-unsplash_6cc51262-87d7-42a9-8750-f5dedeebf957.jpg?v=1551113582 25 Reasons Why Life Is Beautiful and Worth Living Whatever you think about it, life is beautiful. Even after things fall apart. Regardless of how things fall back together. You were given life. Don’t miss out on this chance. Read these words to help you honor the beauty inherent in every experience. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/yoga-lessons-that-helped-me-live-again 2019-03-17T17:06:07-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_-_2019-03-17T165237.352.jpg?v=1552856767 8 Yoga Lessons That Helped Me Really Live Again Yoga on your own terms, in your own time... that feels like love to me. If yoga is one way you heal, too, from the terrible things you've been through, read these notes. Whatever you're healing from, you can learn to love better, even after everything. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/authenticity-quotes-right-for-you-right-now 2019-03-17T17:20:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_-_2019-03-17T171922.485.jpg?v=1552857604 20 Authenticity Quotes for the Life That’s Right for You, Right Now What was right for you then may not be right for you today. Where you used to be silent, now you speak up. Where you used to be loud, now you're gentle. You're allowed to evolve and expand and subtract from your life whatever isn't true to you anymore. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/words-of-encouragement-friend 2020-01-09T10:13:57-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_22.jpg?v=1551027281 Sample Words of Encouragement for a Friend in Need At some point, you’ll need these words of encouragement for a friend. When that time comes, I hope you find the courage to let them feel whatever they’re feeling without needing to fix it for them. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/lists-to-make-stressed 2019-03-21T17:21:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_92.jpg?v=1552823906 30 Lists to Make When You’re Stressed to the Max When you're stressed out, too stressed out, try making one of these lists instead. It's a brilliant way to counter the thoughts that are driving you crazy. The simple act of putting your thoughts somewhere else makes space for new energy to come through. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/40-timeless-tom-petty-quotes-to-honor-his-endless-contributions 2019-03-17T08:26:22-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_95.jpg?v=1552825572 40 Timeless Tom Petty Quotes to Honor His Endless Contributions Life can be too hard, but Tom Petty's music was a way out. He was an example of the pursuit of freedom, passion, doing what you love, doing nothing halfhearted, standing up for what's right. If his music makes you feel things, read these Tom Petty quotes. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/5-accessible-ways-to-take-care-of-yourself-today 2019-03-17T08:47:55-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_96.jpg?v=1552826865 5 Accessible Ways to Take Care of Yourself Today Burnout means it's time for space-making. Read this post to get you thinking about all the ways you can take care of yourself today. So you can be lighter, freer. So you can move forward without leaving any part of you behind. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/daily-affirmation-for-peace-i-am-grateful 2019-05-06T12:52:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_68_ec7ad35e-cdeb-46cb-bb4c-18ec45a4afd3.jpg?v=1551898622 A Daily Affirmation for Peace Within: I Am Grateful Gratitude allows us to show up in the moment with a quiet knowing that all is well. To help you feel that peace inside, read this affirmation. You don't need to forgive or forget all the terrible things that happened before you can say, "I am grateful." https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-embracing-seasons-of-life 2019-08-01T10:08:29-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_40.jpg?v=1551043413 20 Quotes about Embracing All the Seasons of Life As you enter a new season of expansion, it’s OK to be uncomfortable. New beginnings can be messy. Read these quotes to remember that all seasons of life, even the ones you like the least, represent new life. Hope can carry you through every season. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/poem-open-your-heart-healing 2019-03-17T08:55:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_97.jpg?v=1552827301 A Poem to Open Your Heart to Healing, On Your Own Terms In your own due time, in your own way, one breath at a time. That's the best way to heal. If you're not sure how you'll make it through this, read this poem. Open your heart to things happening *for* you. So your whole life has room to breathe and change. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/power-of-forgiveness 2019-08-01T10:11:56-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_99.jpg?v=1552828128 The Power of Forgiveness to Make Your Whole Life Better, Lighter Forgiveness gives many things, like freedom from having to drag around the weight of what everyone else does. It's a process. The longer you hold a grudge, the longer it takes (usually) for a grudge to stop holding you. But there’s hope still, even here. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/universe-quotes-spiritual 2019-06-24T11:30:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_41.jpg?v=1551043698 25 Universe Quotes for Your Spiritual Contemplations (P.S. You’re Everything) While you’re reading these universe quotes, you might feel a tremendous sense of belonging. Also, freedom from the struggles of being a human. You might even remember who you really are. (Hint: you’re more than you think, more than what they say.) https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/self-care-ideas-exhausted 2019-03-17T09:23:12-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_94.jpg?v=1552828983 4 Self-Care Ideas to Breathe Fresh Air Into Your Mind Here’s some good news: self-compassion and self-care are learnable skills. It might be a long, slow journey, but you can change the way you think about and treat yourself. If you could use some help here, try these self-care ideas. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/mindfulness-practice-changing-seasons 2019-03-16T18:33:25-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_84.jpg?v=1552775597 A Mindfulness Practice Inspired by the Changing Seasons When you let the heavy things go, you can breathe a little deeper. But if you're having a hard time with that right now, use this mindfulness practice to make things easier. It'll help you let your thoughts go just as easily as they came. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/depression-quotes-hope 2019-03-16T17:15:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_83.jpg?v=1552770926 20 Depression Quotes to Plant Hope in Your Soul And if today you could use more light, read these depression quotes from souls who understand. There's room for you here, a place under the sky, under the stars and on the earth that brought you here... on purpose. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/louise-hay-affirmations-you-can-heal-your-life 2019-03-16T19:12:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_85.jpg?v=1552777971 11 Life-Changing Louise Hay Affirmations: You CAN Heal Your Life You should be the one telling yourself the things you need to hear. In honor of the queen of positive self-talk, here are some Louise Hay affirmations to help you heal and feel and live the way *you* want to. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/self-acceptance-quotes-bring-you-home 2019-03-16T16:29:06-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_81.jpg?v=1552768146 20 Self-Acceptance Quotes to Bring You Back Home There's room enough for everything you feel and everything you are. There's space for doubt and for compassion. If you feel incomplete, you're in the right place to remember your own wholeness. Read these self-acceptance quotes to find your way home. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/10-ways-to-love-yourself-fiercely 2020-10-24T16:38:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_65_cffd472c-6e33-4bd5-a9ad-be8d74374a36.jpg?v=1551895568 10 Ways to Love Yourself Fiercely, Like You Really Mean It When you muster the courage to love and embrace yourself... all your humanness, flaws, and rejections included... you open new doors. They lead to genuine connection with others, purpose in your work, joy in the middle of everything. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmation-keep-learning-expanding-opening 2019-05-06T12:54:22-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_57_9f346f41-5d0f-4d27-94ab-bf2740b7ec20.jpg?v=1551889770 An All-Embracing Affirmation to Keep Learning, Expanding & Opening Learning is a gift, even when pain is our teacher. Try leaving more room in your life to breathe. Be teachable, and know you don't need to know all the answers. Read this affirmation to help you keep learning and hoping and loving, even after everything. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/suffering-quotes-inspire-how-you-grow 2019-03-16T16:15:44-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_80.jpg?v=1552767337 25 Suffering Quotes to Inspire How You Grow Through This Beautiful people don't just happen. If you're not sure how you're going to make it through this, read these suffering quotes. They'll inspire you to take what you've been given and give back differently. So you can grow through your pain, and be new. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/when-things-are-falling-apart 2019-08-05T13:33:09-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_91.jpg?v=1552822917 When Things Are Falling Apart, Read These 10 Notes When everything feels like it’s falling apart, read this. Sit with your discomfort, and see what's underneath: stillness, where every feeling, thought, and life comes from. This is where you build from. Now, after the pieces are scattered. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/self-care-quotes 2019-03-16T20:07:31-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_90.jpg?v=1552781193 30 Self-Care Quotes So You Can Give the World the Best of You Taking care of yourself is the long-term approach to contributing anything meaningful to the world. If you're having a hard time being nice to yourself, read these self-care quotes. Being good to you is one of the greatest things you can do for others. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/journaling-prompts-for-stress-relief 2019-03-15T11:59:33-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_76.jpg?v=1552665573 11 Journaling Prompts for Stress Relief, So You Can Live Better Sometimes, paper is the best listener. It doesn't matter if you love to write or not. If you want to feel better, try these journaling prompts for stress relief. Use them for self-discovery, recovery, and to clear out the cobwebs in your head. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/yoga-quotes-inspire-your-practice 2019-03-14T20:56:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_69.jpg?v=1552611400 40 Yoga Quotes to Inspire Your Practice, and Life Yoga philosophy speaks of timeless beauty and wisdom, and the practice itself is a vehicle for unraveling the beauty and wisdom within you. So you can live and love better in the world. If you could use some grace on the mat, read these yoga quotes. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/poem-about-life-beauty-being-here 2019-03-15T11:27:47-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_75.jpg?v=1552663666 A Soulful Poem about Life and the Beauty of Being Here, Together If you want to *feel* like your life is one big miracle, read this poem about life. It's about you, and that place where you feel like everything is as it's meant to be. It'll remind you that you can be at home, wherever you find yourself. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/benefits-of-loving-yourself 2019-03-15T12:20:35-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_77.jpg?v=1552666835 5 Benefits of Loving Yourself, Just the Way You Are Just by being here, you bring something new to the world that wasn’t here before. And you’re worthy of being here. If you need help believing that, read this. One of the benefits of loving yourself is the connection you'll feel... to everything. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmation-negative-thoughts 2019-03-15T10:20:58-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_71.jpg?v=1552659650 An Affirmation for Your Negative Thoughts (P.S. They're Not YOU) Ruminating on painful memories and problems holds you back from living a life that feels good to you. If you could use more light and relief today, read this affirmation. It's a breath of fresh air for your mind. And a reminder: you're not the thoughts. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/healthy-living-quotes 2019-03-15T09:54:20-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_70.jpg?v=1552658052 30 Healthy Living Quotes for Healing Your Whole Self in Your Own Time You're more resilient than you might've ever given yourself credit for. If you need that reminder today, read these healthy living quotes. They'll inspire you to embrace your healing without forcing or rushing anything. There's more grace that way. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmations-mentally-exhausted 2019-03-06T14:51:17-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_69.jpg?v=1551901877 5 Life-Giving Affirmations When You’re Mentally Exhausted Maybe you haven’t been getting enough sleep, or you’ve been grieving, or working so hard on something that matters. If you're mentally exhausted, read these affirmations. They'll breathe fresh air and inspiration into your life. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/ways-to-feel-better 2019-03-16T19:22:46-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_86.jpg?v=1552778566 3 Accessible Ways to Feel Better When You Feel Low It’s hard to feel better when you've been feeling stuck for so long. If you could use some inspiration today, read this. There are so many ways to feel better, and you don't have to deny how you feel to get there. All of your feelings are guides. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/i-will-rise-again-poem-resilient 2019-03-16T19:27:50-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_87.jpg?v=1552778869 I Will Rise Again, a Poem about How Resilient You Are Come what may, I will rise again. And you, too. You’re wired to fall and rise back up, always one more time. If you're not sure how you'll do it this time around, read this poem. It'll remind you how resilient you were made to be, how much hope there is. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmations-healing-your-body-being-your-friend 2019-05-06T08:04:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_88.jpg?v=1552780410 22 Affirmations for Healing Your Body & Being Your Own Friend You don't need to fight your body, or hate your body, or give up on anything. Try these affirmations for healing your body instead. One heartbeat at a time, you can feel better. And the way you speak to yourself, treat yourself, can change everything. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/gratitude-affirmations-happiness-hope 2019-07-22T08:59:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/hannah-coleman-636848-unsplash.jpg?v=1551030203 20 Gratitude Affirmations for Deep Happiness & Hope for the Future Life doesn’t respond to what you want. Life responds to what you pay attention to. But it’s not easy to feel grateful when things aren’t going right. Read these gratitude affirmations to help you ease into a new state of mind. No forcing. No rushing. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/positive-energy-quotes-attract-what-you-want 2019-08-07T14:15:53-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_55.jpg?v=1552569709 25 Positive Energy Quotes to Help You Attract What You Want If you're ready to attract something new into your life, read these positive energy quotes. Because what you place your attention on grows. And you're more likely to seek creative solutions when you feel supported, guided, and powerful enough to change. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/how-to-keep-your-peace-toxic-environment 2019-03-14T09:22:12-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_54.jpg?v=1552568483 11 Ways to Keep Your Peace in a Toxic Environment Sometimes your positive energy can spread like wildfire and inspire the same in others, but so many times, that's not the case. When you're stuck in a toxic environment, how do you keep YOUR peace? It's not easy. But these 11 ideas can make it easier. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmations-for-abundance 2019-03-14T13:59:36-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_63.jpg?v=1552586357 11 Affirmations for Abundance to Make You Feel Supported & Enough (You Are) If you're ready to live the way you want to live, no matter what, read this. It's about you and your potential. These affirmations for abundance will help you tune into the support and guidance that's always with you. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-stress-feel-better 2019-08-07T14:23:32-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_59.jpg?v=1552571944 20 Quotes about Stress and Giving Yourself a Break Your greatest power lies in how you experience your experiences, but it's hard to change that. If you're ready to feel something different, read these quotes about stress. They'll remind you how powerful you are, and what you can do from here. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/be-still-my-soul-poem 2019-03-14T20:48:23-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_68.jpg?v=1552610896 Be Still My Soul, a Poem about Slowing Down & Living Deeply When you stop rushing so much, you can feel your life as you live it. If more wonder and flow sound good to you this week, read this poem. It'll remind you... to be still, my soul. To honor the beauty that others don't even notice. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/brene-brown-quotes-courage 2019-12-20T13:37:31-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_55.jpg?v=1551111440 These 25 Brené Brown Quotes Will Give You Courage to Love You need to read these Brené Brown quotes. They’re courage when you’ve forgotten your own and light when you’ve lost hope. Brené's work on courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy has inspired millions to love openly, even when it’s risky. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/how-to-love-yourself-practices 2019-03-15T10:39:34-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_72.jpg?v=1552660185 How to Love Yourself (and Really Mean It): 5 Helpful Practices How to love yourself. Ah, what a trip. Self-love is about respecting the entirety of your story, not just the good parts. Want to feel better about your place on earth? Read this. You might find the thing that helps you fall in love with being alive again https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/29-life-lessons-to-live-by 2019-03-29T12:37:55-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_73.jpg?v=1552662038 21 Life Lessons to Live By, So You Can Be in Love with Being Alive Again If you forgot how much of a gift it is to be here at all, read this. This is your life, after all. It should be full of wonder because the fact that you're here is the greatest miracle of all. Less stress, deeper love... you deserve that much. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/summer-affirmations-enjoy-your-company 2019-03-15T11:21:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_74.jpg?v=1552663246 7 Summer Affirmations to Help You Enjoy Your Own Company It's hard to love your life if you don't get along with the person living it. If you want to make the most of this season, read these summer affirmations. They're fuel for your best life. Use them to water the flowers you *want* to grow. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/summer-quotes-enjoy-the-season 2019-03-13T12:33:50-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_53.jpg?v=1552494808 30 Feel-Good Summer Quotes to Help You Enjoy the Season You’re Breathing If you want to turn your stress into something that feels lighter, read these summer quotes. They'll help you find the beauty tucked away in the nooks and crannies of your life. The kind of beauty that other people don't even notice. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-hope-lift-your-spirits 2019-08-13T13:51:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_52.jpg?v=1552494204 30 Refreshing Quotes about Hope to Lift Your Spirits Not sure how you're going to make it through this? Read these quotes about hope and feel better about what's in store for you. When you can wait without anxiety, you might find just how much purpose, how much potential, you have here. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/simple-deep-breathing-exercises 2019-03-14T11:37:27-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_60.jpg?v=1552577837 3 Deep Breathing Exercises for Calm Even When It's Chaos Need a simple way to handle stress... better? Try one of these three deep breathing exercises. They'll help you feel more in control over how you experience your experiences. So you can live, love, and heal better. This is your life, after all. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/poem-letting-go-feel-free-again 2019-08-12T14:30:50-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_50.jpg?v=1551107339 Read This Poem about Letting Go… So You Can Feel Free Again Letting go of the past, the hurt, the perfect picture in your head — that’s NOT so easy to do. Still, it’s worth a shot trying. Read this poem about letting go to feel a little freer. You deserve that much. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/fathers-day-quotes-dads-passed 2019-06-14T14:25:45-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_24.jpg?v=1551027897 22 Father’s Day Quotes for Dads Who Have Passed A son’s first hero and a daughter’s first love… that’s what a gift a great father is to his children. These Father’s Day quotes are in honor of the man you miss so much it hurts, but whose love and light will forever guide your way. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-strength-dont-feel-strong 2019-03-14T09:39:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_57.jpg?v=1552570784 20 Quotes about Strength When You Don’t Feel Strong Your strength isn't in feeling strong, but in showing up anyway. There's value in facing your fear, feeling the pain, and respecting the struggle. There's strength in your hope & grace in your resilience. Read these quotes about strength to feel stronger. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/how-to-keep-a-journal 2019-03-14T09:51:08-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_58.jpg?v=1552571401 How to Keep a Journal + the One Journaling Rule I Follow A journal is forgiving. You don’t have to be anyone other than who you are (and you don’t have to be an author or a teenage girl) to enjoy the benefits of the process. If you're not sure how to keep a journal that works best for you, here are some ideas. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/meditation-for-anxiety-overwhelm 2019-03-23T07:07:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_61.jpg?v=1552578891 A 4-Minute Meditation for Anxiety and Overwhelm Meditation is more accessible than you might think. Sure, meditating for 20 minutes a day has some serious benefits, but you only need a few minutes to make a big difference. This 4-minute meditation is living, breathing proof. If you want peace, try it. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/100-positive-affirmations 2019-03-14T13:18:25-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_62.jpg?v=1552583905 100 Positive Affirmations to Make Your Life Feel Like Your Own Tell yourself the things you need to hear, the things you want to come true. Here are 100 short and sweet affirmations, perfect if you're ready to feel, heal, love, and live better. Find your favorites and use them every day to make your life your own. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/eloquent-june-quotes 2019-03-14T09:33:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_56.jpg?v=1552570343 30 June Quotes for a Million Moments of Joy What a perfect month to stop waiting to start living, to start reaching into the soul of every single moment and finding the magic contained in it. If you're ready to embrace something new, read these June quotes to inspire that newness. That grace. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/poem-mystery-of-life 2019-08-13T14:28:29-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_43.jpg?v=1552488182 A Poem to Help You Embrace the Mystery of Life Life is a dance between form and space, visible and unseen, the obvious and the mysterious. If you want to be full of wonder (instead of wonder) today, read this poem. It's about the mystery of life and all the grace that can be found there. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/things-to-keep-doing-feeling-sad 2019-03-13T11:07:14-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_44.jpg?v=1552489625 4 Things to Keep Doing When You’re Feeling Sad Feeling sad is part of of living a full life. Remember this: you’re more than your emotions, and your emotions will morph into messengers that guide you in the direction you’re meant to go. There's nothing wrong with being sad. It means you're alive. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/when-life-is-dreary-let-the-sunshine-heal-your-humanness 2019-03-13T11:26:08-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_45.jpg?v=1552490665 A Positive Affirmation to Step Into the Light, So You Can Heal If you need more light today, read this positive affirmation. It'll pull you out of the dark and help you step into the light, and heal... one breath at a time. Use this affirmation to remember how resilient you are, how much potential you have. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/favorite-morning-affirmations 2019-03-13T11:48:29-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_47.jpg?v=1552492062 5 Favorite Morning Affirmations for Starting New, the Way YOU Want To There’s a certain kind of magic in the morning, and it’s no wonder why: it’s the perfect time and place to start new. Start your day with these favorite morning affirmations. So you can feel the way you want to feel, before anyone else has a say. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/happiness-quotes-keep-going 2019-03-13T11:52:29-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_48.jpg?v=1552492349 30 Happiness Quotes to Keep You Going with Hope, and a Smile If you could use a pick-me-up, read these happiness quotes. It's easier to smile when you remember how far you've come, how much potential you have, how much of a gift it is to be here, alive, at all. You deserve that kind of life. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/positive-affirmation-protect-your-energy 2019-03-13T12:04:45-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_49.jpg?v=1552493085 A Positive Affirmation to Protect Your Energy with Love Let love lead the way with this affirmation. It'll help you protect your energy without going on the defensive. You'll feel powerful inside, before anyone else has a chance to make you feel anything less than that. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/appreciation-poem-abundance 2019-03-13T12:10:58-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_50.jpg?v=1552493448 An Appreciation Poem for True Abundance in Life If you're wondering how you'll get through the suffering, read this appreciation poem. It's about you and your potential grow into a deeper experience of being alive. Your power to see things in a new light, and to find purpose in nearly anything. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/daily-positive-affirmations 2019-03-05T17:58:54-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_45_d732979a-3a91-4365-9b65-295c375f2030.jpg?v=1551826699 31 Daily Positive Affirmations for a Miraculous Month Use these daily positive affirmations to embrace each new beginning this month brings. Use them to describe who you are, who you want to be, and what you want to see more of. Use one for the whole month, if it resonates with you right now. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/oscar-wilde-quotes-about-love-life 2019-03-13T12:17:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_51.jpg?v=1552493816 25 Oscar Wilde Quotes about Love, Life and Everything in between If you could use some wit and wonder today, read these Oscar Wilde quotes from the late 19th century Irish novelist, essayist, poet, and playwright. They're about you and how valuable you are, how much room there is for mystery, and what a gift life is. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/healthy-positive-mantras-love-your-body 2019-03-12T14:43:11-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_41.jpg?v=1552415574 5 Healthy, Positive Mantras to Inspire How You Love Your Body You can't enter the world someone other than who you really are and expect to be loved for who you are. You need to be the one who validates your own self, who respects your own physical presence on earth. Come back to these mantras when your own value. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/earth-day-quotes 2019-03-11T13:03:09-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_30.jpg?v=1552323767 22 Earth Day Quotes to Celebrate Your Connection to Everything Words can only point to the miracle of being alive. If you want more wonder in your life, read these Earth Day quotes. And then go outside to appreciate the miracle it is that we're all here on this blue and green planet, together. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/no-more-suffering-poem-about-freedom 2019-07-31T10:00:56-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_33.jpg?v=1552392302 No More Suffering, a Poem about Freedom There comes a point when you’ve had enough suffering. You still have pain, but you want no more suffering because of that pain. You want freedom. That’s what this poem is about. If you want to feel lighter, read this. It might be exactly what you need. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/sanskrit-mantras-for-hope 2020-05-13T17:34:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_34.jpg?v=1552393949 8 Sanskrit Mantras for Hope When You Need It Most If you need a little more light today, try these Sanskrit mantras for hope. You’ve been given another day of life, after all, and with it the chance to breathe in and out something new. Hope is what comes first, before you have anything to look forward to https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/stress-quotes-grow 2019-03-12T09:22:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_35.jpg?v=1552396941 21 Relieving Stress Quotes to Help You Grow Through This What if you stopped trying to calm the storm, and focused on calming yourself first? The storm will pass anyway. Read these stress quotes to help you find and bring meaning into whatever you’re going through, so you can make something beautiful out of it. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/universe-box-less-anxiety 2019-03-12T09:41:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_36.jpg?v=1552398048 How to Make a “Universe Box” for Less Anxiety & More Hope If you need some help letting go of what's weighing you down, here's some inspiration. It's called a "universe box" and you can use it to make it through whatever you're going through... with less anxiety and more hope. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/body-positive-mantras 2019-03-12T13:46:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_37.jpg?v=1552412764 5 Body Positive Mantras to Write on Your Heart You're so much more than your physical body, but whatever intelligent source you came from didn't bring you here on accident. You're a way for the universe to know itself better. Read these body positive mantras to remember how valuable you are. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/healing-self-love-quotes 2019-03-12T14:10:30-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_39.jpg?v=1552414230 23 Self-Love Quotes, Because You're Not Here to NOT Love If you're willing to love yourself but you're not sure how to get there, read these self-love quotes. They'll encourage you to let your compassion go full circle. Because you're not here for anything less than love. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/timeless-words-of-wisdom-from-my-dad 2019-03-12T14:27:38-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_40.jpg?v=1552415250 Timeless Words of Wisdom from My Dad If you, too, have someone you look up to, someone who loved despite all the hell they went through (or maybe, because of it), read these words of wisdom. They're from my dad, who did that. Who laughed harder than anyone I knew, even after everything. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/mantras-for-healing-mind-body-soul 2021-05-31T12:55:52-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_38.jpg?v=1552413687 3 Mantras for Healing Your Mind, Body & Soul Wellness means taking care of your life because you love being alive, not because you don't want to be sick. If you want to do more than survive, use these mantras for healing. They'll help you take care of yourself because you love how that feels. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/feeling-hopeless-read-these 2019-03-12T11:57:44-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_31.jpg?v=1552398512 When You’re Feeling Hopeless, Read These 5 Notes Feeling hopeless? That means you're human, and that you're close to something new. Read these notes to remember that even when you don't feel strong, your being here at all speaks to the greatest miracle of all. And where miracles exist, so does hope. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/wayne-dyer-quotes 2019-03-11T12:56:10-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_29.jpg?v=1552323370 40 Wayne Dyer Quotes about Your Power to Change The late Wayne Dyer remains a beloved pioneer in the personal development realm. He taught that the power of the mind creates your reality (or at least co-creates it). If you want love to be your greatest gift to the world, read these Wayne Dyer quotes. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/spiritual-poem-calm-connected 2019-03-11T09:39:08-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_28.jpg?v=1552311541 A Spiritual Poem to Help You Feel Calm & Connected to Everything Who you *really* are has less to do with how hard life can be, and everything to do with the light you’re here to bring. Read this spiritual poem to feel like all is well, underneath all the noise and heartache. It'll remind you why you're here. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-beauty-is-everywhere 2019-09-16T07:57:42-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_47.jpg?v=1551106340 19 Quotes to Help You See That Beauty Is Everywhere Beauty is everywhere. Even after heartache, tragedy, every terrible thing. You’re not fashioned only by what happens to you, but by how you love anyway. Read these quotes when you need help finding the splendor of being here. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/healing-thoughts-trust-the-process 2019-03-11T09:29:38-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_26.jpg?v=1552310967 Healing Thoughts to Help You Trust the Process If you’re facing something you'd rather not be facing, read these thoughts to help you to trust the process you're part of. Hope doesn't come after you have all the answers. Hope is what comes first. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/feed-your-positive-possibilities-poem 2019-03-05T18:16:19-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_36_79a8561e-af7d-4c3b-b48f-b6f86583e99c.jpg?v=1551827779 Feed Your Positive Possibilities (a Poem) When you think about what you really want, you feed your dreams — you water the roots of the flower that has yet to bloom. Read this poem to inspire you to give your positive possibilities a bigger place in your heart, so you can enjoy each step. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-reading 2019-08-20T16:10:25-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/alice-hampson-5714-unsplash.jpg?v=1551030028 40 Quotes about Reading to Inspire Your Love for a Good Book Reading is an adventure for the heart. It expands your mind and gives life more LIFE. You’ll enjoy these quotes about reading if you, too, think a good book is the best kind of journey to be on. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-making-new-friends 2019-08-20T16:13:13-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_29.jpg?v=1551036672 25 Quotes about Making New Friends (And Starting Again) You’ll have your goodbyes, but you’ll have a new start with everyone you meet. Read these quotes about making new friends to celebrate the people you’ve loved, and the ones you haven’t even met yet. There’s always room in the heart for one more friend. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/without-your-love-poem 2019-03-11T08:59:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_25.jpg?v=1552309158 Without Your Love, a Poem to Help You Say "Thank You" "Without your love... I would miss so much life." If there's someone you want to thank for what they've given you, read this short love poem. It's for them and all the life they bring into your life. For all they've helped you through. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-home 2019-02-24T16:44:24-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_43.jpg?v=1551044664 30 Quotes about Home Being a Room in the Heart Home could mean a person, a place, a state of mind, or peace inside. For me? Home is but a room in the heart. And it’s only through love that you can ever truly feel at home. Read these quotes about home if you think so too. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/grief-quotes-love-never-dies 2019-03-11T08:16:25-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_21.jpg?v=1552306558 21 Grief Quotes That Highlight the Love That Never Dies It hurts because it mattered, and it will always matter. I've learned that grief is another name for Love and that no matter how deep your grief makes a home in you, love will always leave a window open. A window for fresh air in the middle of the storm. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-feel-better-about-life-yourself 2019-03-11T08:22:30-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_14.jpg?v=1552306950 20 Quotes to Make You Feel Better about Life (and Yourself) Because we all need a reminder (or twenty) that it’s all going to be okay, here are some quotes to make you feel better about life and your place in the world. Your being here isn't an accident; you have the entire universe beating inside of you. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/keep-going-quotes-hope-lost 2019-09-23T09:37:33-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_58.jpg?v=1551113935 30 Keep Going Quotes for When Hope Is Lost You’re here and you’re breathing and it’s still your turn. If you feel like there’s no more hope left for you, read these keep going quotes. They’ll help you change the memory of the past and the confusion of the present into new hope for the future. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/reasons-why-i-love-meditation 2019-03-11T08:42:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_23.jpg?v=1552308117 8 Reasons Why I Love Meditation Meditation helps you break down the walls you’ve built around your heart. It's not just about clearing your mind, but dropping down into the space of your heart. So you can make room for new solutions and fresh air. If you could use a break, read this. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/letting-go-quotes 2019-03-11T08:53:30-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_24.jpg?v=1552308810 27 Letting Go Quotes So You Can Start Something New If you need more light today and help seeing how you'll make it through, read these letting go quotes. They're a breath of fresh air where you feel stuck, hope for something new when you think all hope is lost. So you can be free to receive what you need. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/self-reflection-quotes 2019-09-30T12:44:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/jon-tyson-359600-unsplash.jpg?v=1551037236 25 Self-Reflection Quotes to Help You Change & Grow, with Love You rise above your fears by facing them, not by ignoring them. You can do that because you’re not the fear or the thought or the pain: you’re the one looking at it. Read these self-reflection quotes. They'll help you look within with honesty & compassion https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/winter-quotes-comfort-serenity 2019-03-07T10:07:10-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_72.jpg?v=1551971230 21 Winter Quotes to Help You Embrace Your Season of Rest If you're wishing for warmer weather right now, read these winter quotes. They'll help you enjoy your season of rest a little more, and live this part of your life with less wishing and more appreciating. This is your life, after all. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-live-life-to-the-fullest 2019-07-29T09:13:09-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_44.jpg?v=1551103448 40 Quotes to Help You Live Life to the Fullest Each day is a new life, another chance to get it right. And life today? It’s a gift, not a guarantee. Read these quotes if you’re tired of being tired. They’ll help you live life to the fullest, to follow your heart, to see beauty where others see nothing https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/positive-new-year-intentions 2020-01-02T14:37:30-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/miti-633088-unsplash.jpg?v=1551110281 12 Positive New Year Intentions to Help You Feel the Way You Want to Feel Forget lofty expectations. How do you want your life to FEEL? Imagine you’re already whole, enough, capable. Start there. You’re not lacking; you’re getting clear on who you really are. Then use these New Year intentions to start your year with purpose. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/world-peace-quotes 2019-03-07T10:16:26-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_77.jpg?v=1551971674 33 World Peace Quotes to Keep Your Hope for Humanity Alive You make a difference with every step you take, with everything you say and do and think. It all contributes to the world you live in. If you want to teach peace instead of pain, trust instead of power, read these world peace quotes. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/self-care-strategies-relieve-holiday-stress 2020-11-11T12:16:51-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_3.jpg?v=1552165551 7 Self-Care Strategies to Relieve Holiday Stress The holidays can be merry and bright, or the days you look forward to the least. Either way, try these self-care strategies to stay cool, calm, and collected in times of stress and busyness. They’re proof that you can keep it simple. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/always-daddys-little-girl-poem 2019-03-09T18:08:32-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_12.jpg?v=1552172903 Always Daddy’s Little Girl (A Poem and Tribute to My Father) If you're a Daddy’s Little Girl too, read this poem. Whether your first love and favorite hero is close by or too far away, this is for you. It's about the kind of love that can never get too far away. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmations-for-change-embrace-this-season 2019-05-02T09:21:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/elise-st-clair-148254-unsplash.jpg?v=1551901014 7 Powerful Affirmations for Change: Embrace This Season of Your Life When the winds of change blow, don’t build walls around your heart. Build windmills and let yourself go with the flow of the universe. Use these affirmations for change to embrace this season of your life, come what may. With more grace, hope, and wonder. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/21-quotes-about-patience-to-ease-your-mind 2019-05-02T10:38:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_78.jpg?v=1551972408 21 Quotes about Patience to Help You Stop Fighting, and Start Flowing What feels like the end of the world is a path to something new. If you're ready to stop fighting everything that happens so you can flow and grow, read these quotes about patience. Sometimes, a “no” just means “not now” or “there’s something better." https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-love-journey 2019-05-02T10:34:34-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/julia-caesar-15079-unsplash.jpg?v=1556806780 18 Quotes about Love Being a Journey (The Beginning, Middle & End) These quotes about love are a tribute to you and all the ways you choose to love, even when it’s hard… whenever you can. It's all a practice and a path, and you make love your priority one decision, one breath at a time. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-let-your-light-shine 2021-03-21T12:53:29-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_19.jpg?v=1551025685 25 Quotes to Inspire You to Let Your Light Shine When you see that the light filtering through the clouds is also in you, you’ll know: you can’t lose what’s inside. You can’t lose who you are. So, let your light shine. Be the sun in someone else’s storm. It’s part of why you’re here. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/ways-to-spread-peace 2019-03-10T11:04:31-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_13.jpg?v=1552230230 4 Small Ways to Spread Peace for a Better World World peace just won't happen until we grow inner peace on an individual level. One person at a time. If you want to start building a better, kinder world from the inside out, here are four small ways to spread peace every single day. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-transform-pain-into-power 2019-08-20T14:19:54-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_79.jpg?v=1551973116 20 Quotes to Transform Pain into Power and Wounds into Wisdom Life is a gift, even when pain is your teacher. Read these quotes if you're ready to turn your pain into power, your mistakes into lessons, your doubt into hope. Move past what you think your life *should* look like and into the one that's waiting for you https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/lessons-learned-losing-a-loved-one 2020-09-28T14:25:46-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_54.jpg?v=1551111131 9 Lessons I’ve Learned from Losing a Loved One Losing a loved one teaches you things you’d rather have learned another way, but here you are anyway. You learn that life goes on even while you wish you could go back. You find love, even after everything. And it carries you and you do what you can. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/still-feel-stuck-tell-yourself-these-things 2019-03-09T17:59:20-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_11.jpg?v=1552172360 If You Still Feel Stuck, Tell Yourself These 5 Things Need a little more flow and freedom? Tell yourself these things instead. That kind of *productive* self-talk will help you break down the walls, forgive yourself and grow forward from this place. You'll feel lighter. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/inspirational-books-worth-reading 2019-03-07T09:10:59-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/syd-wachs-120737-unsplash.jpg?v=1551967850 10 Inspirational Books Worth Reading More Than Once A book can be a friend, a teacher, and a fountain of inspiration. Whatever it is you’re seeking, here are some of my favorite inspirational books to help you live the way you want to live. From one bookworm to another, enjoy. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/thoughts-feeling-stuck 2019-05-07T15:23:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_47_28061fed-6f79-4bef-aad9-07948c3e7b10.jpg?v=1551828315 Read These 5 Thoughts If You’re Feeling Stuck (You're Not) The first way to stop feeling stuck is to believe you have options. And you DO have options. Right now, you can choose another path, believe in another way. Read this to remember: there's so much more to the book than the page you think you're stuck on. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/forgiveness-quotes 2019-05-07T15:42:53-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_74.jpg?v=1551967043 30 Forgiveness Quotes to Help You Move Forward What if forgiveness changed the past, how you see it in your mind and feel about it in your heart? What if it changed the future, by changing how you lived right now? Read these forgiveness quotes if you're ready to move forward with your own life. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/16-second-meditation-for-beginners 2019-03-06T18:53:19-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_71.jpg?v=1551916389 A Simple 16 Second Meditation for Beginners Meditation doesn’t have to be as mysterious, time consuming, or impossible as it sometimes seems. Here’s a practical meditation for beginners that’ll help you calm down when you need it most. It only takes 16 seconds. You can do that. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/if-the-falling-leaves-were-our-teachers 2019-03-06T13:43:17-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_67_4289ef4e-da0d-4127-827b-1727bc28982a.jpg?v=1551897797 If the Falling Leaves Were Our Teachers… If the falling leaves were our teachers, I bet they'd have some important lessons to share. Use your imagination and read this if you could use an extra dose of wonder and inspiration today. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/lotus-flower-quotes-growth-new-beginnings 2019-06-17T17:04:16-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/vivek-doshi-1278647-unsplash.jpg?v=1551036078 20 Lotus Flower Quotes to Inspire Growth & New Beginnings The lotus is a flower with a wealth of spiritual symbolism tied to Egyptology, Hinduism, and Buddhism. The lotus reflects spiritual awakening, purity, potential, rebirth, creation, and eternity. Read these lotus flower quotes to inspire how you rise. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/autumn-quotes-magic-new-beginning 2019-05-08T13:29:32-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/jeremy-thomas-79493-unsplash.jpg?v=1551112298 26 Autumn Quotes to Celebrate the Magic of a New Beginning As the trees start to let go of their leaves, invite wonder back into your heart. For a start, read these autumn quotes. Change can be beautiful, full of hope and the magic of a new beginning. Honor this time and take your time. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/positive-affirmations-for-stress-relief 2019-03-06T18:46:44-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_70.jpg?v=1551915958 15 Positive Affirmations for Stress Relief By repeating positive affirmations, you can manage stress in a healthy way. When you need some serious stress relief, turn to these affirmations. They'll help you believe in the magic and possibility of today. And in your own potential to change. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/spiritual-quotes 2019-05-08T14:11:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_16.jpg?v=1552244216 21 Spiritual Quotes to Help You Celebrate Being Alive Life is a sweet balance of give and take, effort and surrender, dark and light. A dance between making it happen and letting things be. If you want to celebrate being here, no matter what happens, read these spiritual quotes. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmation-for-love 2019-12-10T10:37:04-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/elaine-howlin-1057972-unsplash.jpg?v=1551028900 An Affirmation for Love (That Could Change Your Life) Believe in the power and “magic” of these three words: I choose love. They can change your life. Use this positive affirmation for love to spark hope and appreciation in your relationships (including the one you have with yourself). https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/freedom-quotes 2019-07-12T10:08:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_48_52ff98df-7844-4072-9c25-ad58967fc6e9.jpg?v=1551829718 30 Freedom Quotes to Make Your Life Feel Like It's Your Own How would it feel to be openly yourself? To say no when a "yes" doesn't serve you? Sometimes, growth feels like letting go. Read these freedom quotes to get back home, back to heart, back to how you want your life to really feel. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/house-blessings-for-peace-love-happiness 2019-08-20T16:08:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_57.jpg?v=1557756341 15 House Blessings for Peace, Love & Happiness at Home When there’s love in the home, there’s peace in the heart. Use these house blessings to help you cultivate love, respect, peace, and happiness at home. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/bedtime-affirmations-peaceful-sleep 2019-05-28T12:05:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/annie-spratt-37787-unsplash.jpg?v=1551028231 10 Bedtime Affirmations for a Deep and Peaceful Sleep Imagine closing your eyes after the end of a long day and NOT taking the stress to bed with you. How nice would it be wake up in the morning feeling refreshed — mind, body, soul? You deserve that rest. Use these bedtime affirmations to get there. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/short-inspiring-messages-spark-hope-joy 2020-02-24T09:07:18-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_45.jpg?v=1551104268 10 Short Inspiring Messages to Spark Hope & Joy If you’re hungry for joy and low on creativity, these short inspiring messages are for you. They'll help you trust in the future, believe in what's possible, embrace uncertainty, worry less, love more, and keep looking up. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/the-alchemist-quotes 2019-09-16T07:30:46-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_59.jpg?v=1551114191 30 The Alchemist Quotes to Inspire You to Follow Your Heart When you follow your heart, you’ll discover a well of strength within you: the real treasure. If you need a reminder to listen to your heart, read The Alchemist quotes here. The book is a timeless tale of love and adventure, despair and possibilities. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/healing-thoughts-grieving-loss 2019-03-10T15:33:54-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_20.jpg?v=1552246418 A Few Healing Thoughts On Grieving the Loss of a Loved One Grieving the loss of a loved one is, by far, the deepest pain I know. The void feels infinite, lonelier than any silence. There's hope, though, and a love that far outlasts what you've lost. If you want to love your way through these times, read this. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmation-for-healing-i-am-whole 2019-03-10T15:19:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_19_88a4620a-d4c2-47fb-98fe-8763b67236be.jpg?v=1552245573 An Affirmation for Healing To Hold All Your Pieces Together: I Am Whole If you want to feel like you're enough but you're not sure how to get there, read this affirmation for healing. The truth is that you're whole already, even as you grow and expand. And your being here is a miracle made up of stardust and dirt. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/love-not-hate-poem-about-loving-each-other 2019-03-10T15:07:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_18.jpg?v=1552244825 Love Not Hate, a Poem About Loving Each Other If you feel like you're here to heal, not harm, read this poem. Love, not hate. Because loving yourself and loving each other is kind of the same thing. And the way you love in the face of what's unloving makes all the difference in the world. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/positive-attitude-quotes 2019-08-21T15:01:13-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/anastasia-yilmaz-555155-unsplash_c017f8ec-830e-4a3a-88db-f71e6e273639.jpg?v=1551029188 30 Positive Attitude Quotes to Inspire a Change of Heart Life is hard. Read these positive attitude quotes to remind you of your power to choose one thought over another. To make life new again. That’s a freedom that nobody can take away from you. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/water-quotes-joy 2019-07-02T16:32:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_20.jpg?v=1551026065 28 Water Quotes to Help You Feel the River of Joy Moving in You Waterfalls start with a stream. Remember that when you feel like you’re behind or not making a big enough difference. Rivers don’t crash and rush all the way to the sea. Think about that when the world feels like too much. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/i-am-not-alone-poem-about-unity 2021-05-23T11:39:55-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_17.jpg?v=1552244527 I Am Not Alone, A Poem about Unity Love is everything, which means that I am not alone and you are not alone, because we're part of everything. And everything is part of us. Read this poem about unity if you're feeling lost... and need to feel your essential connection to everything. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-healing-your-own-way 2019-08-26T16:40:29-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_46.jpg?v=1551104879 27 Comforting Quotes about Healing Your Own Way Healing takes time, and you walk that path your own way. Not because someone else told you what healing looks like for them, but because your heart showed you what it feels like for you. Read these quotes about healing for proof: you’re on the right track https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/perspective-quotes-new-thoughts 2019-05-15T07:40:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/hello-i-m-nik-279788-unsplash.jpg?v=1551038032 25 Perspective Quotes for a Fresh Start & New Thoughts With each new day comes new strength and another chance to see things in a new light. Read these perspective quotes and open your mind to the possibility that the things you look at change when YOU change the way you look at them. Life is better that way. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-darkness-and-light 2019-11-05T15:33:39-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_27.jpg?v=1551038569 23 Quotes about Darkness and Light to Help You Appreciate Both The darkness isn’t wrong. It’s part of life, a backdrop for the stars at night, the space between what you know. Darkness has a way of reminding you of the light you’ve been given on all those other days. Read these quotes to help you appreciate both. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/a-course-in-miracles-quotes 2019-08-22T10:19:31-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_15.jpg?v=1552242918 40 A Course in Miracles Quotes to Get You Back to Love (It's Who You Are) If you could use an extra dose of inspiration this week, read this collection of A Course in Miracles. They teach that returning to love is like coming home to yourself. That no matter what path you take in life, what's at the end is the same: love. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/self-compassion-when-life-is-hard 2019-03-09T17:43:05-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_10.jpg?v=1552171325 Practice Self-Compassion When Life is Hard Self-compassion when you need it most can change your entire day, your whole life. Try this practice when shame, anxiety, depression, or stress have a hold on you. It'll help you get ahold of the way you want to feel, so you can live... better. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/peace-begins-with-me-meditation 2021-04-27T18:01:20-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_9.jpg?v=1552170554 "Peace Begins with Me," a Short Meditation to Get You Through This “Peace begins with me.” It's a way of living. Try this short mantra meditation next time you feel stuck in a situation that's anything but peaceful. When you want to take what you've been giving and give back differently. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/i-am-enough-poem-about-worthiness 2019-05-28T12:01:09-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_26.jpg?v=1551029761 I Am Enough — A Poem about Worthiness Your worth goes to your core. This is the truth: You’re worthy now. You are enough, and I am enough, and this poem is dedicated to that Truth. Don’t remember that you’ve always been enough, whole, loving, essential? Read this poem. It’s a prayer, a truth. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/rumi-quotes-about-life 2020-01-02T14:41:49-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_8.jpg?v=1552170110 43 Rumi Quotes about Life to Make You Feel Wonder (Instead of Worry) If you want to feel more wonder and less worry, read these Rumi quotes about life. No matter what you're going through right now, there's something here for you. There's some light here, and hope for what you can make out of this life. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-helping-others 2019-05-16T09:54:54-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/plush-design-studio-540510-unsplash.jpg?v=1551105407 25 Quotes about Helping Others to Inspire Your Next Act of Love Helping others is one way to honor yourself. That’s because we’re connected on a deep level. Read these quotes about helping others and remember: even when you think your kindness goes unnoticed, it's essential. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/positive-thoughts-hard-times 2019-08-22T11:31:11-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_7.jpg?v=1552168286 20 Positive Thoughts to Help You Through Hard Times None of us are immune to negativity, tragedy, living through things we never imagined we'd have to live through. If you feel like you’re buried in dirt, remember these things. Remember you’re in a position to plant positive thoughts: seeds for tomorrow. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/growth-quotes-make-it-through 2021-05-16T09:28:25-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_6.jpg?v=1552167063 33 Growth Quotes, Because You Can Make It Through This If you'd rather grow through what you're going through, read these growth quotes. They'll remind you of your own potential and of how strong you can be, even when you don't feel it. You're strong enough to live a life that you're proud of, no matter what. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/loving-kindness-meditation 2019-03-09T16:22:31-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_5.jpg?v=1552166551 A Short Loving Kindness Meditation to Sweeten Your Whole Life Try this loving kindness meditation when you feel disconnected from someone you love. Or when you can't let go of a grudge. Or when you're having a hard time forgiving yourself. It'll sweeten your whole life, which is to say: you'll feel better, faster. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/flower-quotes 2019-07-02T16:33:33-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/kelly-jean-189004-unsplash.jpg?v=1551044340 30 Flower Quotes That Tell You about Your Own Beauty Flowers are symbols of hope. They grow out of dark, cold ground after such a long time. Read these flower quotes to remember: you, too, are part of the beauty of the world. You, too, can reach for the light, even after everything you’ve been through. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/nature-quotes 2019-03-09T16:12:27-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_4.jpg?v=1552165946 20 Beautiful Nature Quotes to Awaken a Peaceful Inside Spending time in nature feeds your creativity, washes your worries clean, nurtures the soul. If you'd like a reminder of all the beauty still left around you, read these nature quotes. Everything on this planet, it's all an extension of you and you, of it https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/what-is-forgiveness 2019-03-09T15:55:11-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_2.jpg?v=1552164911 What Is Forgiveness? And What It Isn’t… Sometimes, you have to let things go for the simple fact that they’re heavy. It takes a lot of energy to keep a grudge alive. What is forgiveness, then? It’s freedom, hope, peace, love. A gift of life... to yourself. When you forgive, you get your life... https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/words-of-encouragement-stressed 2019-06-20T08:50:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_32.jpg?v=1551039370 Words of Encouragement When You’re Too Stressed to Feel Blessed Read these words of encouragement when you need help seeing the opportunity in the struggle or uncovering the hidden meaning in the mess. When life feels like a big ball of chaos, there’s something here for you. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/healing-thoughts-broken-heart 2019-08-26T17:01:48-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_30_d408a9f3-8280-4996-ac11-b91b815ab54f.jpg?v=1551037666 46 Healing Thoughts for a Broken Heart (And the Love That Lasts) When your heart is in a million pieces, it feels like more than you could ever survive. But it’s calling forth an unshakable strength that you didn’t even know you had in you. If you need more strength today, read these healing thoughts. They’re light. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/meditation-quotes-come-back-home 2019-03-09T15:29:31-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_1.jpg?v=1552163371 30 Meditation Quotes to Help You Come Back Home, to Yourself Meditation is a quieting of the mind (underneath all the thoughts), a settling of the body, a knowing of the soul. Read these meditation quotes to remember who you are underneath all those thoughts, and come back home to yourself. It feels so good. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-life-is-beautiful 2019-05-22T10:22:10-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_38.jpg?v=1551042328 31 Quotes about Life to Remind You That Life Is Beautiful Life is beautiful… even after everything. Sometimes you just need to look harder to see the beauty. If you’re barely making it through, read these quotes about life. Your resilience (and the fact that you’re still here) is a kind of beautiful too. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/rumi-quotes-about-love 2019-08-20T16:14:42-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_49.jpg?v=1551107055 25 Timeless Rumi Quotes about Love to Open Your Heart Rumi is one of the most inspirational and widely-read mystical poets. He was a passionate seeker of the truth and placed great faith in living from the heart. Read these Rumi quotes about love to drop deeper into your heart. So you can feel free. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/breathing-exercises-for-stress-relief 2019-03-09T15:21:36-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/alistair-macrobert-673511-unsplash.jpg?v=1552162844 3 Accessible Breathing Exercises for Stress-Relief Breath is your most accessible tool for relieving (and preventing) stress. Don't take it for granted. Try these breathing exercises to face stressful situations and people with a steady hand and an open heart. It's better for your heart. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-mistakes 2021-05-08T12:14:37-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_80.jpg?v=1551973897 30 Quotes about Mistakes to Remind You That It’s All Good If you want to move past your mistakes, read these quotes about mistakes. They'll remind you that you're more than what happened to you. That you're human and imperfect and born for this: every up and down, left and right, setback and comeback. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/why-loving-yourself-makes-life-better 2021-04-25T11:22:38-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_76.jpg?v=1551970635 25 Ways Loving Yourself Makes Your Whole Life Better It's hard to love your life when you're mean to yourself all the time. Loving yourself isn't as easy as it sounds. Yet it's rewarding, enduring, and leads to love elsewhere. If you want to love yourself, but you're not sure if you deserve it, read this. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/how-to-be-happy-again-in-60-seconds 2019-03-07T09:23:08-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_75.jpg?v=1551968581 How to Be Happy Again in 60 Seconds If you want to know how to be happy again, first know that it’s possible. This one-minute practice can help you shift out of a bad mood and into a more positive frame of mind, no matter what's got you in a funk right now. Try it, so you can move forward. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-growing-old-young-at-heart 2019-12-10T10:30:05-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_25.jpg?v=1551028670 40 Quotes about Growing Old and Staying Young at Heart You might carry the accumulation of years in your body and on your face, but you can stay young at heart and not let the years weigh on your spirit. That’s one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen anyone do. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/words-of-encouragement-strength 2019-11-19T08:51:17-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/debby-hudson-526939-unsplash.jpg?v=1551110504 Words of Encouragement to Speak to Yourself Every Day What you whisper to yourself every day has the power to determine the quality of your life. Train your mind with these words of encouragement and become your own greatest source of courage and hope. You’ll have a strength you can rely on in hard times. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-listen-to-your-heart 2019-08-20T16:01:23-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_48.jpg?v=1551106688 40 Quotes That’ll Tell You to Listen to Your Heart (It Knows the Way) Above all other voices, listen to your heart. Trust this internal guidance system to lead you down the right path. The more you tune in, the more it’ll tell you: you’re wise, loving, kind, capable. You’ll make it through. With love, you will. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/mantras-positive-thinking 2019-07-22T09:04:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_52.jpg?v=1551109165 6 Mantras to Spur Positive Thinking (Without Denying How You Feel) There’s a power and magic to whatever you’re thinking. Positive thinking plants the seed for positive life experiences. Use these uplifting mantras to help you keep hope alive through the happy times and the hard times. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/loneliness-quotes-you-are-the-whole-universe 2019-05-28T11:58:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_53.jpg?v=1551109987 23 Loneliness Quotes That’ll Remind You: You’re the Whole Universe You’re never truly alone because all life is connected to the various expressions of itself. You’re part of life and you ARE life. You’re part of the universe that’s also inside of you. Read these loneliness quotes when you need the reminder: you belong. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/positive-new-year-quotes-new-strength 2019-05-28T12:10:37-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/annie-spratt-460959-unsplash.jpg?v=1551112104 30 Positive New Year Quotes for New Strength & Forward Movement From this moment forward, you get to decide what you move toward and away from, how you show up and respond. And you’re allowed to think new thoughts and build new strength. It's your life, after all. Read these New Year quotes to inspire every change. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/positive-affirmation-new-beginnings-miracles 2021-02-09T11:28:55-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_62_2e086ef7-06ad-431c-9795-0cf26ec3ed25.jpg?v=1551893141 A Positive Affirmation for New Beginnings and Maybe, Miracles Here’s to new beginnings, the kind that keep hope alive. Here's to the beauty and magic that a fresh new start brings. To stepping into the unknown and trusting that you'll make it through. Read this affirmation and tell yourself what you need to hear. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/best-christmas-gifts-that-money-cant-buy 2019-03-06T12:33:22-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_63_3be26d79-4629-463e-89c1-1cd314956b16.jpg?v=1551893602 The 3 Best Christmas Gifts That Money Can’t Buy The best Christmas gifts carry more weight than gold and can’t be tied with a bow. Make this holiday season less about your presents, and more about the presence of your mind, heart, and soul. Give what matters: your attention, kindness, and gratitude. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/happy-holiday-quotes-lift-your-spirits 2019-05-29T10:58:30-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_31.jpg?v=1551039002 22 Happy Holiday Quotes to Lift Your Spirits Every day is a gift, not a guarantee, no matter the holiday you celebrate or the rituals you believe in. Celebrate the miracle of being alive today, of having the chance to love and be loved, with these happy holiday quotes. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/family-quotes 2019-05-31T15:38:23-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_21.jpg?v=1551026440 40 Family Quotes for Everyone You Couldn’t Imagine Life Without It’s not what you have in life that matters, but who you share your life with. The people who lift you up, push you forward, celebrate your successes, and love you through every bump in the road… that’s family. Read these family quotes to celebrate them. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-living-in-the-moment 2019-08-27T16:53:56-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_34.jpg?v=1551039980 50 Quotes about Living in the Moment (And Finding Peace Here) What if this moment was enough? Not what’s happening around you, but the peace underneath all the noise and movement. If you’re tired of running from one to-do to the next, read these quotes about living in the moment and remember: you are enough too. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/positive-quotes-wake-up-and-live 2019-06-14T16:24:59-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_36.jpg?v=1551041417 30 Positive Quotes to Inspire You to Wake Up and Live The best way to live life is to show up for it: appreciate it deeply, experience it fully, love this chance. If you know your life could feel… richer… more sacred and alive, read these quotes. Wake up and live like this moment is the most precious gift. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-kindness 2019-03-06T12:03:46-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_61_f0efce1a-e16d-4c68-9ea8-a6c03ce1eb9b.jpg?v=1551891826 40 Quotes about Kindness to Inspire You to Be a Nice Human There's nothing more beautiful than a person who chooses to be kind in the face of unkindness. Who chooses to love, even after all the terrible things they've been through. Read these quotes about kindness to remember: how you love is your greatest gift. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/one-minute-mindfulness-meditation 2021-02-14T20:01:53-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_60_53db433d-1d7c-413e-8224-5199b4741afb.jpg?v=1551891046 A One-Minute Mindfulness Meditation for Peace & Calm Committing to a daily meditation practice is hard. That’s why I love the idea of a one-minute mindfulness meditation: you can practice anywhere, anytime. Try this when you need some more peace in your life. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/healing-poem-about-loss-love 2021-02-14T20:02:23-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_59_eb5c58df-a8da-4cea-bff9-1941ae2afce9.jpg?v=1551890550 A Healing Poem about Loss and Holding on to Love If you know the kind of pain that doesn't leave, read this poem about loss. It'll help you stop fighting against the mystery and soften into it instead. At least, for a moment. One moment of peace at a time... you deserve that much. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-change-brand-new-beginnings 2019-03-06T11:36:23-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_58_27b67630-17e5-4e26-b7ad-cc9acdde3b79.jpg?v=1551890168 35 Quotes about Change for Brand New Beginnings Change can be scary, but it can also be a friend. Through it, progress can be made and space is created for new things to enter your life. Read these quotes about change to help you focus on the positive possibilities that exist for you. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-miracles 2019-08-27T17:21:54-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_52_58de3b06-f80c-470f-af02-ad9e8e71c664.jpg?v=1551882778 31 Quotes about Miracles to Make You Feel Wonder Instead of Worry You can experience miracles in ordinary moments… all you need to do is change your mind about what a miracle is. Read these quotes about miracles to turn your perception from worry to wonder. And to know just how connected you are, to everything. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/meaningful-song-lyrics-trevor-hall 2019-03-06T09:19:06-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_32_d6c71956-c66c-48d4-853b-f41a2f85322c.jpg?v=1551881933 5 Meaningful Song Lyrics by Trevor Hall Trevor Hall’s music is an eclectic mix of acoustic rock, reggae and Sanskrit chanting. These are some of my favorite, meaningful song lyrics from him. Read them if you want to be inspired, moved, soothed, lifted, and brought down to earth all the same. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/sanskrit-mantras-for-meditation-gratitude 2020-02-04T12:14:50-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/austin-neill-442905-unsplash.jpg?v=1551053926 7 Sanskrit Mantras for Meditation and Gratitude Repeat these Sanskrit mantras for more peace inside and out. Use them in your meditation or whenever you need them. You don’t need to be grateful for why or how you hurt, but you can learn to be grateful for the paths you choose to walk down now. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/keeping-a-gratitude-journal-amplifies-happiness 2019-03-06T07:48:24-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/annie-spratt-197448-unsplash.jpg?v=1551876379 How Keeping a Gratitude Journal Amplifies Happiness Gratitude has long been praised for its ability to induce happiness and peace, even in harsh conditions, and positive psychologists point to gratitude as a reliable path to a happier life. See why writing in a gratitude journal is such a good idea. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/friendship-quotes-your-person 2019-06-14T17:01:57-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_67.jpg?v=1552608433 40 Friendship Quotes for Your Person Celebrate your person today by sharing with them one of these friendship quotes. Because: they’re your person! And life is better because they’re here. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-gratitude 2019-06-24T11:32:17-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_46_65f32539-ed68-4599-bb96-d84b3fbf7ffe.jpg?v=1551827327 45 Quotes about Gratitude and How It Changes Everything Gratitude doesn't change everything, but it does change YOU. And when you change, everything seems... different. Read these quotes about gratitude to remember: when you appreciate what you love, you're asking for more of it to flow through your life. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/short-poem-about-loss-and-life 2021-04-17T13:14:09-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_33_659905ec-64a5-4074-8900-1f8c05ea17e6.jpg?v=1551881706 A Short, Heartfelt Poem About Loss And Life This is a poem about loss AND life. It's an understanding that maybe life is actually a continuation, and it never stops at all. Maybe it's a tapestry that's woven all the time, filled with beginnings and endings, and whatever it is that doesn't end. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/goodbye-aim-happy-better-things-coming 2019-03-18T08:49:31-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/pablo-najera-663444-unsplash.jpg?v=1550951385 Goodbye, Aim Happy (better things are coming… next week!) Long story short, Aim Happy is going away next week. But don’t freak out! I have something better coming your way. Trust me. You’ll love it. Take a peek at what’s about to change (a whole lot)… https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/love-is-my-guiding-light-devotion 2019-03-21T08:12:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_15.jpg?v=1550951657 Love Is My Guiding Light — A Devotion When it comes to your healing, this is your path and these are your answers (and questions) to live. Yours entirely. But also yours to share. In other words, you don’t have to go it alone. You were never meant to. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/when-everything-sucks-and-you-need-to-change-remember-these-4-things 2019-03-05T15:05:52-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_3.jpg?v=1550862490 When Everything Sucks and You Need to Change, Remember These 4 Things https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/grief-is-an-impossible-thing 2019-04-09T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/sarah-shaffer-696002-unsplash.jpg?v=1550953001 Grief Is an Impossible Thing, and You’re Strong Enough to Love Again Grief isn’t hard. It’s impossible. Inevitable. Terrible. The consequence of love, and proof that you’ve lived… really lived. If you’ve ever survived an impossible thing, you, my friend, are brave. Truly. You are. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/youre-amazing-because-of-how-you-carry-on 2019-04-02T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/neonbrand-682216-unsplash.jpg?v=1550952783 You Need to Know: You’re Amazing Because of How You Carry On In a nutshell, you deserve to hear this… you NEED to know it: You’re amazing because of how you carry on. It’s true. So let me tell you the best way I know how. In words. (Hint: there’s a free “something” I want you to have…) https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/let-there-be-peace-on-earth 2019-06-19T11:13:10-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/lucija-ros-726123-unsplash.jpg?v=1550954174 A Prayer: Let There Be Peace on Earth, and Let It Begin with Me Peace on earth isn’t something you’ll hear about on the news tonight, but you can feel it in your heart. And that’s where all the best changes start. Here’s a prayer for peace from the inside out. Read it to balance out the sorry, worry and fear. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmations-for-healing-your-body 2019-06-19T11:12:39-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/erik-christensen-1145186-unsplash.jpg?v=1550954587 Tired of Fighting? Use These 3 Affirmations for Healing Your Body (+ A Visualization) Your body is incredible. It allows you to experience what it’s like to be conscious and alive on earth. And sometimes that hurts. If you’re dealing with chronic pain or an injury, use these affirmations. They’ll support you, however you're healing. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/prayer-for-the-lost 2019-06-20T08:53:11-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_16.jpg?v=1550951988 A Prayer for the Lost (for the people who've gone and the ones left behind) This is a prayer for the lost. It's for the people you've loved and lost and still love. It's for you when you're the one who needs to be carried. We all need that kind of help. So here's a prayer. For the love that keeps you from being too far apart. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/body-of-love-bath-ritual-meditation 2019-04-16T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Body_of_love_blog_featured_image.jpg?v=1555360240 Body of Love — A Bath Ritual + Meditation for Tonight A bath can be, well, a bath. Or, it can be a bath ritual. The difference is in the way you feel about it. In the way it makes you feel. If by Tuesday it's already been a long week, try this easy at-home ritual tonight. You'll feel so. much. better. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-rest-give-yourself-a-break 2019-03-26T06:34:45-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_14.jpg?v=1550949365 14 Quotes about Rest & Being Kind Enough to Give Yourself a Break Healing takes time and effort. Living takes time and energy. A heart that's always listening and a mind that's always learning gets tired. And when you're tired, you need to rest — makes sense, right? Read these quotes about rest if you need that break. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/visualization-for-stress-energy-bubble 2019-04-18T12:59:55-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_13.jpg?v=1550948907 A Visualization for Stress Wherever You Are (The Energy Bubble) Stress happens. It doesn’t care if you’re in the middle of a meeting or the grocery store, or cozied up on the couch. Try this visualization for stress — I call it “the energy bubble” — before anyone or anything else decides how you’re going to feel. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/you-belong-we-belong-poem 2019-03-12T07:53:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_12.jpg?v=1550948527 You Belong Because We Belong to Each Other (A Poem) You belong to yourself because you're everything experiencing itself. You look around and see other people and it's easy to think that you're on your own. But your healing is connected to mine. And your hurt. And so are your thoughts, words, and work. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/appreciate-the-process 2019-03-04T12:19:18-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_10.jpg?v=1550945623 You Need to Appreciate the Process of Things (So Things Work Out Better) When you appreciate the process of whatever you’re striving for, you create a better outcome for yourself. Because the outcome is a result of how you get there. And the energy you feed into the process has a say in how you feel when you get to its end. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmations-for-success 2019-03-04T12:17:28-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_1.jpg?v=1550857629 3 Affirmations for Success (The Kind That Feels Good Right Now) https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/signs-from-the-universe 2019-05-06T11:31:36-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_11.jpg?v=1550948206 Signs from the Universe That You’re on the Right Path (This Is One) You know when you see signs that you KNOW are meant for you? You see hearts everywhere, in the clouds and leaves, on street signs, or certain animals or words keep showing up. You feel… seen somehow. If you haven’t seen one in a while, let this be yours. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/reminders-to-breathe-deeply 2019-03-04T13:21:04-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_5.jpg?v=1550864329 Reminders to Breathe Deeply That'll Inspire You to Actually Do It https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/letters-from-the-sky 2019-08-06T11:14:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/dev-647424-unsplash.jpg?v=1550692493 Letters from the Sky: A Spiritual Writing Exercise for Hope & Strength https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/healing-yourself-8-10-seconds-at-a-time 2019-04-22T16:32:37-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/javier-canada-105843-unsplash.jpg?v=1550786677 Healing Yourself 8-10 Seconds at a Time https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/nighttime-affirmations-better-than-a-nightcap 2019-05-28T10:14:37-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/mats-peter-forss-12122-unsplash.jpg?v=1550868856 3 Nighttime Affirmations That Work Better Than a Nightcap If you’ve ever trusted in the power of a good strong drink to get you to sleep, I have something else for you to try tonight. Use one (or all) of these nighttime affirmations to clear your mind of stress and settle into a peaceful state of mind. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/mirror-gazing-ritual-saying-nice-things 2019-05-22T09:29:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_-_2019-03-18T112118.243.jpg?v=1552922489 A Mirror Gazing Ritual: Saying Nice Things to Yourself about Yourself If you believed one positive thing about yourself, how would your life be different? What’s that positive thing you wish was easier to believe? With a little practice, it WILL be easier to say nice things to yourself about yourself. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/start-small-new-year-affirmations-big-dreams 2019-05-06T11:27:14-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/sweet-ice-cream-photography-597745-unsplash.jpg?v=1550789869 It’s Okay to Start Small: 5 New Year Affirmations for Your Big Dreams https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/5-little-notes-live-for-the-moment 2019-04-22T16:53:44-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/micah-hallahan-28488-unsplash.jpg?v=1552921603 5 Little Notes to Remind You to Live for the Moment To better understand life, sink into the moment, wherever you are, without past or future. Such a simple intention can take you deeper into what you can do from here. Read these handwritten notes to remember: when you live for the moment, you really live. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/conscious-business-manifesto 2019-03-04T13:21:30-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Big_3k_featured_blog_60.jpg?v=1551189678 My Conscious Business Manifesto and a Free Guide for Yours I know two things about you. 1: You want to make the world a kinder place (otherwise, you wouldn't be here). 2: You're creative (it's in your DNA, or something). If you're combining those two things, here's my conscious business manifesto to inspire yours https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/losing-it-all-set-me-free-youre-unbreaking-too-poem 2019-06-19T11:10:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/losing_it_all_set_me_free_unbreaking_poem_blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1557151609 Losing It All Set Me Free. You’re Unbreaking, Too — A Poem about Rebirth Ever feel so broken that you know you’ll never be the same again? Maybe you feel that way now. Know this: here, after all the falling apart, right in the middle of not-knowing, you can breathe, make something new. You're breaking, and unbreaking too. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/dissolving-worry-awareness-mindfulness-practice 2019-05-31T15:42:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Blog_feat._image_4_79a95a03-693f-4200-915a-076977530b87.jpg?v=1554318299 Dissolving Worry in Your Awareness: A Mindfulness Practice Try this simple mindfulness practice next time you feel trapped by your own thoughts. It’s short and you can use it anytime, anywhere. Instead of destroying the worry, you’ll dissolve it in your focused awareness. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/prayer-for-self-compassion-broken-pieces 2019-06-04T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/prayer_self-compassion_blog_image.jpg?v=1559591090 A Prayer for Self-Compassion & All Your Broken Pieces Here's what self-compassion means: giving yourself permission to feel the way you're feeling and to be imperfect, and *still* be loved and accepted. Due for some of that kind of love? Read this prayer for self-compassion. It's mercy where you need it most https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/nature-mindfulness-walk-stressed 2019-06-14T13:33:23-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/nature_mindfulness_walk_blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1560175183 Try This Nature Mindfulness Walk When You’re Super Stressed Being in mindful contact with nature is a powerful reminder that beauty is everywhere — shining forth from every little flower and patient tree. To relieve stress and come back down to earth, try this nature mindfulness walk. It’s a breath of fresh air. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/stargazing-ritual-for-depression 2019-07-16T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/stargazing_ritual_depression_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1563216518 A Stargazing Ritual for Depression to Get You Through the Night When everything’s dark and you just can’t shake it, try this stargazing ritual to reconnect with your true nature: you’re not all light or all dark, but both. You’re the sky AND its stars. You’re not just what your eyes can see, but so much more. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmations-for-mental-strength 2020-11-23T14:53:43-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/I_am_stronger_than_I_feel_blog_image.jpg?v=1556221528 3 Affirmations for Mental Strength to Keep You Going “I am stronger than I feel.” That’s the mantra that inspired these affirmations for mental strength. Use them daily to keep your head up, heart open, and hope alive. I hope you know: you’re capable & brave & significant even when it feels like you’re not. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/what-grief-is-like-poem 2019-07-11T09:46:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/What_grief_is_like_poem_blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1556651177 What Grief Is Like: A Poem about How Grief Changes You Grief hurts. It can feel like wreckage, like being washed away and remade in a new way. We can label grief as bad, innately wrong when, in fact, it’s proof that we’ve (really) lived and loved. This poem sees grief as LIFE, part of healing, not just death. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/hooponopono-prayer-for-forgiveness 2019-07-23T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/hooponopono_prayer_blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1556744500 Ho’oponopono Prayer for Forgiveness, Healing and Making Things Right The Ho’oponopono prayer is part of an ancient Hawaiian practice & it could play a central role in your relationships & your own physical & emotional healing. Its four tenets: repentance, forgiveness, gratitude, love. Try this ritual to feel & heal better. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/mindfulness-prayer-for-stress-relief 2019-07-09T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/prayer_for_stress_blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1562618835 A Mindfulness Prayer for Stress Relief and More LIFE in Your Life There’s always something to get done. But living like that’s all you’re here for — to do all the things — isn’t much of a life at all. If you're addicted to being busy, too, take a minute for this prayer for stress relief. You'll feel better. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/bloom-from-your-wounds-grief 2019-07-02T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/how_to_bloom_from_your_wounds_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1558114687 How to Bloom from Your Wounds: Giving Grief New Meaning Let’s be honest: nothing makes death easier for the ones left behind. Yet what breaks your heart connects you to others in new ways. Through that common thread, you grow the courage to bloom from your wounds. To grow, to give, to live again. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/food-blessings-grateful-hearts 2019-11-12T05:00:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/Food_blessings_blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1559330144 11 Food Blessings for Grateful Hearts and Full Bellies https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/golden-rule-self-care 2019-07-30T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/treat_yourself_the_way_you_want_others_to_treat_you_blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1560441526 The Golden Rule of Self-Care: Treat Yourself the Way You Want Others to Treat You https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/thank-you-for-helping-me-open-letter 2019-11-14T18:58:17-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/thank_you_for_helping_me_through_Blog_feat._imabe.jpg?v=1560451816 Thank You for Helping Me Through: An Open Letter If there's someone you want to thank for helping you through hard times, read this letter. It works for the grief support or the battles with chronic illness. For the 2am tears that kept you both up. Share it if it hits home. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/low-on-self-love-keep-up-your-self-care 2019-08-20T05:00:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/low_on_self-love_blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1560460321 Low on Self-Love? Keep Up Your Self-Care: Some Words of Encouragement If your self-love is shoddy or shot, keep this in mind: your self-love might waver but your self-care doesn’t have to stop. Tiny acts of care keep you afloat in times of self-loathing. And you don't need to take care of yourself because you love yourself. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/i-want-you-to-live-poem-miracle-existence 2019-08-27T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/I_want_you_to_live_poem_blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1561039843 I Want You to Live: A Poem About the Miracle of Your Existence https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/the-soul-of-the-moment-mindfulness-poem 2019-09-10T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/the_soul_of_the_moment_blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1561387154 The Soul of the Moment: A Mindfulness Poem for a Full(er) Life The purpose of life, before anything else, is to live. You know, what’s the point of life if you’re not living it as fully as you know you could? If you know your life could feel more vibrant and full and fulfilling, read this mindfulness poem. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/reasons-to-be-kind-poem 2019-10-08T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/reasons_to_be_kind_blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1561570370 Reasons to Be Kind: A Poem to Open Your Broken Heart It takes a world of strength to bring our pain forward for someone else to see. But if we could be kind to each other, we'd open up a window for someone, and for ourselves. Read this poem to open your heart, and share it with someone who needs your love. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/weather-match-your-mood-poem 2019-09-03T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/weather_to_match_your_mood_blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1561661637 Weather to Match Your Mood: A Poem About Being Understood The right weather to match your mood: it’s like Mother Nature understands you. Here’s a little poem/ode to feeling your feelings and feeling understood when the nature around you mirrors the nature within you. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/depression-affirmations-keep-hope-alive 2019-09-17T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/depression_affirmations_blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1562084549 13 Depression Affirmations to Keep Hope Alive If you have depression and you're still here living, doing what you can, you're not only a survivor -- you're one of the strongest people. For the times you don't feel very strong or worthwhile, keep these depression affirmations close to your heart. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/i-hope-you-find-what-youre-looking-for 2019-09-25T15:22:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/i_hope_you_find_what_youre_looking_for_blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1562089195 I Hope You Find What You're Looking For ~ A Prayer-Poem I hope you look for one thing and, by chance, find something else beautiful and true. I hope that wherever you look, you see a piece of yourself in everything, in yourself an entire universe. In the end, I hope you find what you're looking for. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/grief-lasts-a-lifetime 2019-10-30T07:41:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/grief_lasts_a_lifetime_blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1562693163 Grief Lasts a Lifetime, but Love Lasts Forever (Part 1) When my brother died by suicide, I didn't know what to expect out of life after. Do you enter the stages of grief, one at a time? How long till you can laugh again? Does the pain ever go away? I learned that grief lasts a lifetime, but love lasts forever. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/grief-lasts-a-lifetime-love-lasts-forever 2019-10-30T07:41:19-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/love_lasts_forever_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1562787442 Grief Lasts a Lifetime, but Love Lasts Forever (Part 2) If you lost someone you love, how you live now is your greatest contribution to the love you shared and still share. That love is in every step you take, intimately tied to your joys and your dreams. It's an eternal river running through you. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/13-october-affirmations-for-mindfulness-magic-the-good-things-coming 2019-10-01T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/october_affirmations_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1569869989 13 October Affirmations for Mindfulness, Magic & the Good Things Coming October is my favorite month. The colors, the cooler air but still sun on your skin, the transformation that happens right in front of your eyes. Year after year, it's still a thing of magic. Read these October affirmations to help you embrace this season https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/words-of-comfort-not-ready-to-change 2019-11-05T05:00:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/words_of_comfort_not_ready_to_change_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1563388525 Words of Comfort When You’re Not Ready to Change How You Feel What if you’re not ready to change? Not ready to feel the full spectrum of your feelings? What if your healing feels rushed… even if it’s been months, years since you started hurting? This is a short note just to say… it’s OK. You’re OK. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/prayer-for-thanksgiving-togetherness 2020-10-26T15:40:46-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/prayer_for_thanksgiving_blog_image.jpg?v=1564002316 A Prayer for Thanksgiving and Togetherness This isn’t necessarily for the holiday, Thanksgiving, but now is as good a time as any to give thanks. Thanks for being alive, thanks for being together -- even if we’re only together in spirit. This prayer for thanksgiving is short and sweet. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/thoughts-on-grief-loss 2019-11-19T05:00:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/thoughts_on_grief_loss_open_heart_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1564164567 13 Thoughts on Grief, Loss, and Keeping Your Heart Open I know how hard it is to keep your heart open after it's been forcibly cracked open. I also know that it's the only way to heal, connect, and feel joy rising up through the cracks where the light got in. Here are some thoughts on grief, loss, and love. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/moon-meditation 2019-10-29T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/moon_meditation_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1564769731 Moon Meditation: A Sensory Meditation for Emotional Healing Meditating on the moon is at once grounding and uplifting. With your body resting on the earth and your eyes to the sky, it’s hard not to feel lifted out of your worries, plucked from your grievances, planted in the knowing that life on earth is a gift. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/august-affirmations-poems-prayer-for-change 2019-08-06T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/august_affirmations_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1564776747 August Affirmations, Poems + A Prayer for Change I've been working on some new prints for my people (that's youuu) and here's what I've got: 3 affirmations, 4 poems, and 1 prayer for change. Because the start of a new month is always a good time to take ownership of your life. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/winter-affirmations-for-emotional-healing 2019-12-24T05:00:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/winter_affirmations_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1565112616 10 Winter Affirmations for Emotional Healing Use these winter affirmations to help you better appreciate the season you're in. They're for your emotions: the ones that are hard to love. The ones that, when you sit with them & let them breathe & be, will teach you to see the beauty in almost anything https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/meditation-relieve-holiday-stress 2019-12-03T05:00:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/meditation_relieve_holiday_stress_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1565212311 1 Easy Meditation to Relieve Holiday Stress Try this meditation to relieve holiday stress. The idea is to let go of everything... just for one, sweet moment. And by everything I mean people, to-do lists, parties, responsibilities, expectations, anything and everything that comes with the season. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/thoughts-growth-after-trauma 2021-03-28T14:39:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/thoughts_growth_after_trauma_becoming_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1565295296 End-of-Year Thoughts on Growth After Trauma + "Becoming" https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/thoughts-on-feeling-everything 2019-12-10T05:00:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/feeling_all_of_your_feelings_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1575931712 Something to Read if You're Feeling All of Your Feelings, All At Once All the feelings: that’s kind of what happens when you’re going through hard times, or healing in the aftermath. Especially when it's the holiday season, a time of celebration, and you're hurting. And you know what? You’re allowed to feel it all. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/spiritual-affirmations-for-self-respect 2020-03-15T16:13:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/spiritual_affirmations_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1567108751 4 Spiritual Affirmations for Self-Respect and Sacred Intent I wrote these spiritual affirmations to inspire you to respect yourself, live the prayer, and do love. These aren't associated with any certain religious beliefs, just the religion of love. Here's the idea: when you love, be the love. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/chocolate-meditation-stress-relief 2019-12-17T05:00:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/chocolate_meditation_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1568921131 A Chocolate Meditation for Stress Relief and Gratitude Here's a chocolate meditation for sweet, sweet stress relief. It's the perfect sensory meditation for the cold, busy holiday season. The idea is that you use all of your senses to explore a piece of chocolate as if it was the last piece on earth. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/heartbeat-meditation-self-love-healing 2020-02-11T05:00:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/heartbeat_meditation_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1568923586 A Simple Heartbeat Meditation for Self-Love and Healing This heartbeat meditation is a beautiful way to connect with your “inner flame” and the simple joy of being alive. It's uplifting and centering, as practical as it is sacred. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/sensory-cloud-meditation-inner-peace 2020-07-21T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/cloud_meditation_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1568994404 A Sensory Cloud Meditation for Inner Peace A cloudy day is the perfect chance to meditate on the miracle of your own being here. No matter how old you are, there’s a certain wonder and lightheartedness in watching the clouds. To rekindle your interest in the world above you, try this meditation. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-planting-seeds-growth-beginnings 2021-03-28T14:39:19-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/planting_seeds_quotes_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1580078934 21 Quotes about Planting Seeds for Spiritual Growth There's something about seeing things grow, about seeing them sprout up from seemingly nowhere at all. Read these quotes about planting seeds, because it's always the season to sow a little good karma. To love better. To be in charge of your own life. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/please-help-prayer-harder-seasons 2020-04-08T15:54:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/please_help_prayer_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1572970754 Please Help: A Prayer for Harder Seasons https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/the-awakening-poem 2021-03-28T14:39:47-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/the_awakening_poem_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1573492840 A Must Read: The Awakening Poem by Judith Espinosa Judith Espinosa wrote The Awakening to help others who've endured great loss, illness, and heartbreak of any kind. People like you and me, who'd rather lay claim to this new life than live the rest of our days being victims of our circumstances. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/things-learned-from-loss 2020-03-15T16:13:12-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/things_learned_from_loss_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1573780900 25 Life-Changing Things I've Learned from Loss... So Far Grief isn't linear; more like the tides or the seasons. The more familiar I get with it, the more I see that everything in life has its seasons... including YOU. Each season of grief has its own lessons and challenges, its own weather and mood. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/what-death-taught-me-about-living 2020-03-31T05:00:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/what_death_taught_me_about_living_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1585589088 What Death Taught Me About Living Death has a way of making you come face-to-face with your life. No words can capture the entirety of how loss shapes us. But until then, here are six truths I’ve learned through my own personal experiences of love and loss, grief and growth. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmations-feeling-your-feelings 2020-03-15T16:13:24-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/affirmations_feelings_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1574785150 13 Affirmations for Feeling Your Feelings The more in tune you get with what you’re feeling, the better you can identify and meet your needs. It takes self-awareness, respect, and practice. Each affirmation here is like a “note to self.” It’s a statement of what’s true and possible for you. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/things-you-dont-have-to-do-or-apologize-for 2020-03-17T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/things_you_dont_have_to_do_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1574791401 20 Things You Don't Have to Do or Apologize For Since I lost my brother to suicide, I've been a heck of a lot more aware about what works for me and what doesn't. I've learned there are things you don't have to do -- the sorts of things that chip away at your quality of life. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmations-for-sobriety-emotional-intelligence 2020-02-10T09:46:09-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/affirmations_for_sobriety_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1579549544 20 Affirmations for Sobriety and Higher Emotional Intelligence Whether you want to get sober, stay sober, or take a sabbatical from substances for a while, I hope these positive affirmations for sobriety inspire you to love your decision, and life, even more. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/open-letter-struggling-to-change 2020-03-15T16:12:57-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/open_letter_struggling_to_change_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1576616055 An Open Letter to the Person Who's Struggling to Change I wrote this letter to someone I love who's struggling to change their life. Maybe it's for you, or maybe it's for someone you know too. This letter is a reminder that there's hope. That love can be rekindled and small changes can make a big difference. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/reasons-to-forgive-someone 2020-04-14T16:14:07-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/reasons_to_forgive_Blog_feat__image_jpg.jpg?v=1586189837 13 Good Reasons to Forgive Someone Who Hurt You It's easy to say forgiveness heals, that it's for the injured and not the offender, but it's another thing entirely to forgive. Forgiveness is a process rather than an event. It's a decision you make again and again. Here are 13 good reasons to try. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/messages-of-hope 2020-05-04T18:32:59-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/random_messages_of_hope_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1577812501 Random Messages of Hope for the Soul https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/reasons-why-i-stopped-drinking 2020-05-19T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/why_i_stopped_drinking_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1578431494 4 Reasons Why I Stopped Drinking Alcohol https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/prayer-for-new-beginnings 2021-03-28T14:39:33-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/prayer_for_new_beginnings_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1577743275 A Prayer for New Beginnings + the Strength to Love Again May we have the courage to greet each new beginning with an open heart. Whether you need to start over or keep going, I hope this prayer inspires you to keep hope alive, to trust in love one more time, and to take care of yourself along the way. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/word-for-2020-manifesto-for-magic 2021-03-28T14:38:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/manifesto_for_magic_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1578004024 My Word for 2020 + A Manifesto for Magic Your word for 2020 embodies how you want to feel most of the time and what you want to experience. It’s a touchstone for when to say, “Hell yes!” and when to say, “No, thank you.” Since my word for 2020 is MAGIC, here's a special Manifesto for Magic. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/21-mary-oliver-quotes-about-nature 2022-01-02T12:36:17-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/mary_oliver_quotes_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1587983136 21 Mary Oliver Quotes about Nature, Beauty, Devotion, and Your Place in the World Often called the most beloved poet in America, Mary Oliver was the first name I had in mind when I decided to read more poetry this year. Her deep sense of wonder, natural imagery, and simple language pulled me in; the solace I found kept me there. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/poetry-quotes-about-death 2020-07-09T14:51:58-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/poetry_quotes_about_death_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1578851001 Beautiful Poetry and Quotes about Death and Dying https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/refreshing-quotes-about-prayer-spirituality 2020-07-28T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/quotes_about_prayer_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1578951256 16 Refreshing Quotes about Prayer, However You Pray (Even If You Don't) https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/a-minute-with-you-poem-about-grieving 2020-05-04T18:33:07-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/a_poem_about_grieving_and_growing_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1579032624 A Minute With You // A Poem about Grieving and Growing When someone you love dies, you know how hard it is to grow through that. If you're intent on making beauty out of the pain, but you still can't help thinking how good it'd feel to trade everything away, for just a minute more with them, here's a poem. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/open-letter-to-my-inner-child 2020-06-16T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/a_letter_to_your_inner_child_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1579204179 An Open Letter to My Inner Child Your inner child is that innermost part of you, the "original" you, that still sees and responds to the world as an innocent child does. It's OK if you're not familiar with this term—this letter to my inner child might be everything you need to hear, too. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/self-help-laundry-list-after-loss 2020-05-12T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/self_help_laundry_list_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1587066636 9 Years After Loss: My Self-Help Laundry List It's been 9 years since my brother's suicide. Life since then has been... everything. Heavy and light. Lackluster and full of wisdom. Somehow, still beautiful. I wanted to share some things on my self-help laundry list to inspire how you carry on, too. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/what-self-care-really-means 2020-03-24T00:00:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/what_self-care_really_means_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1582130624 What Self-Care Really Means (Hint: It’s Not Always a Bubble Bath) Okay, sometimes it’s a salt bath and a piece of chocolate. But real self-care isn’t set in stone. It changes as you change. It’s changing your focus, habits and priorities when what used to work for you doesn’t work anymore. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/open-letter-to-my-younger-self 2020-08-18T05:00:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/what_i_wish_my_younger_self_knew_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1582144122 An Open Letter to My Younger Self: You'll Make It Through It’s not too late to be the person you needed when you were younger. It’s never a wrong time to give yourself what you need. If what you need is forgiveness or acceptance of who you are today or appreciation for how far you’ve come, read this. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/how-to-deal-with-grief 2020-06-23T05:00:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/how_to_deal_with_grief_blog_image.jpg?v=1583774411 How Do You Deal with Grief? This Person's Response Sums it Up. I came across an article the other week that made me stop. Since I started writing openly five years ago, I've found a lot of incredible advice online on how to deal with grief. The advice I read in this article — taken from a Reddit thread — was spot on. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/a-poem-about-what-prayer-is 2020-05-26T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/what_prayer_is_poem_blog_image.jpg?v=1584478024 A Poem about What Prayer Is There are a million ways to pray, many roads we could take that would lead to the same place. There's one thing I feel to be true about it: no matter how you pray or what you pray for, prayer is a lot like love. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/one-thing-to-ask-yourself-hearts-been-broken 2020-08-25T05:00:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/one_simple_question_to_ask_yourself_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1584987128 One Simple Thing to Ask Yourself After Your Heart’s Been Broken If you've ever thought things like "Why me?" or "What if... ?" here's another, more helpful question for you: now that you’re here, after all you've been through, what will you do? This one question plants you right here, now, where new life can grow. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmations-to-help-you-cope-with-loss 2020-09-09T12:50:58-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/affirmations_cope_with_loss_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1585590697 8 Affirmations to Help You Cope with Loss https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/i-am-of-the-earth-poem 2020-06-30T05:00:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/i_am_of_the_earth_poem_blog_image.jpg?v=1586373598 I Am Of The Earth // A Poem For some of us, we only have to go into nature to find whatever it is our soul is missing. If you're like me and find everything you need in a walk in the woods, this poem is for you. It's a way of saying, "thank you, I love you" to the beauty around you https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/being-human-is-a-guest-house 2020-08-04T05:00:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/this_being_human_is_a_guest_house_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1586551231 "This Being Human Is a Guest House" This Rumi poem is what inspired me to say: greet every experience like a chance or a teacher, if not a friend. Even sorrow has its light, beautiful things grow out of the worst times. Just ask anyone who's taken their pain and used it to do some good. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/blessings 2020-07-08T10:46:42-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/blessings_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1586897432 Blessings // for You, for the Earth, for Everyone https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/you-are-broken-but-you-are-whole-poem 2020-09-29T05:00:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/you_are_broken_but_whole_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1587412992 You Are Broken, but You Are Whole https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/affirmations-set-boundaries-with-love 2020-09-08T05:00:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/boundaries_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1594240553 10 Affirmations to Help You Set Boundaries With Love A large part of healing involves setting boundaries. Boundaries, in my own language, are the intersection at which I can take care of myself and be fully present with you. They’re guidelines for how I want to be treated and how I choose to respond. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/for-the-person-battling-chronic-pain 2020-09-15T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/dealing_with_chronic_pain_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1594308124 For the Person Who’s Been Battling Chronic Pain for So Long Now. This is a message for the person who’s been dealing with chronic pain as just another part of their life. This is to say: of course you’re still incredible. If you know someone who inspires you by how they live and love through their pain, pass this on. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/journal-prompts-make-decisions-with-integrity 2020-09-28T18:44:47-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/decisions_with_integrity_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1594748825 21 Journal Prompts to Help You Make Decisions with Integrity and Love When you make decisions from a place of love, awareness, and integrity, they're decisions you can be proud of. Use these questions and prompts to help you identify the practices that’ll keep you true to who you are and how you want to show up in life. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/the-unbroken-poem-rashani-rea 2020-10-20T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/the_unbroken_blog_image.jpg?v=1597089539 The Unbroken, A Poem about Loss by Rashani Réa https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/a-things-i-forgive-you-for-list 2020-10-06T05:00:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/things_i_forgive_you_for_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1600714228 A "Things I Forgive You For" List https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/love-again-love-again-love-again 2020-10-13T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/love_again_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1602101738 Love again. Love again. Love again. https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/native-american-prayers-for-peace 2020-12-08T05:00:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/native_amercian_prayers_Blog_feat._image.jpg?v=1605045599 5 Native American Prayers for Peace https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/celebrating-the-holidays-after-loss 2020-12-15T05:00:01-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/celebrating_holidays_and_loss_blog_image.jpg?v=1605112272 Celebrating the Holidays After Loss (Ideas) https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/gifts-of-grief 2021-03-28T14:38:16-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/gifts_of_grief_blog_image.jpg?v=1605112396 Gifts of Grief (An Incomplete List) https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/mantras-for-honoring-mother-earth-and-yourself 2021-01-26T05:00:01-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/mantras_honoring_mother_earth_blog_image.jpg?v=1605214689 Mantras for Honoring Mother Earth (and Yourself) https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/2021-resolution-take-care-of-your-life 2021-01-12T12:00:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/2021_resolution_blog_image.jpg?v=1610404927 2021 Resolution: Take Care of Your Life https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/goodbye-poem 2020-12-29T05:00:01-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/blog_feat._image_ee50267a-cf7f-40cd-ab11-97559e8bd829.jpg?v=1609200970 Goodbye Poem https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/grief-affirmations-feeling-healing-difficult-emotions 2021-01-19T05:00:01-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/grief_affirmations_difficult_emotions_blog_image.jpg?v=1610928489 9 Grief Affirmations for Feeling and Healing the Difficult Emotions https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/burn-your-thoughts-candle-gazing-ritual-letting-go 2021-02-15T12:33:06-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/burn_your_thoughts_image.jpg?v=1612125488 Burn Your Thoughts: A Candle Gazing Ritual for Letting Go https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/self-talk-when-you-cant-control-other-people 2021-02-16T05:00:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/self_talk_when_you_cant_control_others_blog_image.jpg?v=1613412548 Self-Talk When You Can’t Control Other People: 18 Affirmations to Keep You Moving Forward https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/ted-talks-suicide-grief-living-again 2021-02-28T13:33:57-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/ted_talks_on_suicide_blog_image.jpg?v=1613932346 3 TED Talks: On Suicide, Processing Grief, and Life After Cancer https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-healing-from-trauma 2021-03-02T07:15:02-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/quotes_about_healing_trauma_blog_image.jpg?v=1614645897 11 Powerful Quotes about Healing from Trauma https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/prayer-lost-loved-ones-to-suicide 2021-03-09T05:00:01-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/prayer_suicide_loss_blog.jpg?v=1615130613 A Prayer for Those Who Have Lost Loved Ones to Suicide https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/the-i-am-enough-poem 2021-03-23T05:00:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/the_i_am_enough_poem_blog_image.jpg?v=1616459892 "I Am Enough" Poem https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/questions-to-ask-yourself-for-self-healing 2021-03-30T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/questions_to_ask_self_healing.jpg?v=1616962120 7 Essential Questions to Ask Yourself for Self-Healing https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/blessing-for-you-whos-been-through-so-much 2021-04-06T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/a_blessing_for_you_blog_image.jpg?v=1617657579 A Blessing for You, Who's Been Through So Much https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/words-of-strength-when-things-dont-go-your-way 2021-04-13T19:16:22-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/words_of_strength_blog_image.jpg?v=1618178428 Words of Strength When Things Don't Go Your Way https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/practicing-courage-virtue-path-through-adversity 2021-04-20T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/courage_through_adversity_image.jpg?v=1618776474 Practicing Courage as a Virtue and a Path Through Adversity https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/they-are-not-lost-poem-loved-ones-passed 2021-05-04T06:02:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/they_are_not_lost_blog.jpg?v=1620035721 They Are Not Lost // A Poem about Our Loved Ones Passed https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/11-affirmations-for-mood-swings 2021-05-11T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/affirmations_mood_swings_blog.jpg?v=1620506502 11 Affirmations for Mood Swings https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/note-to-self-its-okay-to-take-your-time 2021-05-19T19:32:44-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/its_okay_to_take_your_time_blog.jpg?v=1621245522 Note to Self: It's Okay to Take Your Time https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/healing-quotes-being-better-not-bitter 2021-06-01T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/quotes_about_being_better_blog.jpg?v=1622495994 11 Healing Quotes about Being Better, Not Bitter https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/inner-peace-manifesto-resiliency-balance 2021-06-08T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/inner_peace_manifesto_blog.jpg?v=1623000926 Inner Peace Manifesto: An Oath of Resiliency and Balance https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/being-in-awe-of-everything-in-between-poem 2021-06-22T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/being_in_awe_of_everything_blog.jpg?v=1624228698 Being In Awe of Everything (I Find In Between) https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/let-yourself-be-a-process-too 2021-06-15T09:40:59-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/be_a_process_blog.jpg?v=1623614176 Let Yourself Be a Process, Too https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/grief-affirmations-self-healing-inner-work 2021-07-13T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/grief_affirmations_inner_work_blog.jpg?v=1626020275 4 Grief Affirmations for Self-Healing and Doing the Inner Work https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/disorientation-a-science-poem-katie-mack 2021-07-20T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/a_science_poem_blog.jpg?v=1626643348 Disorientation // A Science Poem by Astrophysicist Katie Mack https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/home-a-grief-poem 2021-07-27T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/home_a_grief_poem_blog.jpg?v=1627336097 Home // A Grief Poem https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/may-you-be-free-prayer-for-peace 2022-02-21T12:55:34-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/may_you_be_free_blog.jpg?v=1627837653 May You Be Free // A Prayer for Peace Wherever You Are https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/our-wedding-vows 2021-10-26T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/our_wedding_vows_blog.jpg?v=1635108662 Our Wedding Vows https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/blessing-for-transitions-john-odonohue 2021-11-02T05:00:01-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/a_blessing_for_transitions_blog.jpg?v=1635715152 A Blessing for Transitions (from John O'Donohue) https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/9-november-affirmations-for-perseverance 2021-11-09T05:00:01-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/november_affirmations_blog.jpg?v=1636412041 9 November Affirmations for Perseverance and Being a Work in Progress https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/a-poem-for-the-grieving 2021-11-16T05:00:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/poem_for_the_grieving_post.jpg?v=1636987753 A Poem for the Grieving https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/gift-of-self-care-when-grieving 2021-12-20T16:31:25-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/the_gift_of_self_care_when_you_re_grieving_email.jpg?v=1638122235 The Gift of Self-Care When You're Grieving https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/talking-to-grief-poem 2021-12-07T05:00:02-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/talking_to_grief_blog.jpg?v=1638832428 Talking to Grief, a Poem https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/we-rebuild-together-musings-on-life-after-loss 2021-12-14T05:00:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/we_rebuild_together_blog.jpg?v=1639432459 We Rebuild, Together // Musings on Life After Loss https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-about-grief-holidays 2021-12-21T05:00:01-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/grief_for_the_holidays_blog.jpg?v=1639766293 18 Poems & Quotes about Grief for the Holidays https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/a-letter-to-my-future-self 2022-01-04T05:00:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/letter_to_future_self_blog.jpg?v=1641161266 A Letter to My Future Self https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/heart-conversations-poem-full-version 2022-01-18T05:00:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/heart_conversations_blog.jpg?v=1642436893 Heart Conversations Poem: The Full Version 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Springtime, and Returning to Life https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/ways-to-live-with-intention-after-loss 2022-04-12T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/live_with_intention_after_loss_blog.jpg?v=1649610412 10 Ways to Live with Intention After Loss https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/springtime-affirmations-fresh-start-in-work-life 2022-04-26T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/springtime_affirmations_blog.jpg?v=1650896305 13 Springtime Affirmations for a Fresh Start in Work & Life https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/reasons-to-live-through-the-apocalypse 2022-05-10T05:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/7990/3780/articles/reasons_to_live_through_apocalypse_blog.jpg?v=1652038455 Reasons to Live Through the Apocalypse