This week’s Soften Saturday features a guest post from Celeste of The Lazy Radical.  These words seem especially important this time of year.  Winners and Losers If you think only in terms of two choices (good or bad, winning or losing, success or failure), then you see people in those terms too. You’re either a… 

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I’ve been thinking a lot lately about habitual vocabulary, words I say often that aren’t necessarily in line with where I am headed in life.  Words that contain more power than I would like to give them, words that serve no positive purpose in my life, words that don’t feel good, words I need to… 

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Several months ago the brilliant Erin Brown wrote about filtering her Facebook experience.  I put her plan into place and it works. I want to share with you how you can do the same! Here’s the scenario:  you have a Facebook friend who brings you down.  Her posts make you feel bad, she’s a Negative… 

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Today’s Soften Saturday is short and sweet. Perhaps more important at this time of year than any other, be mindful of where your attention is going.  To keep our energy flowing in a positive way, it’s crucial to focus our attention on the people and opportunities that bring good into our lives. I get that… 

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With Thanksgiving just around the corner, holiday stress is starting to sneak in for many of us.   Worrying about getting it all done, fear of the in-laws judging your cooking, dreading the office party, agonizing over how to handle meddling family… Can you relate? I’m going to share with you ten tips for softer… 

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One of my favorite ways to spend an afternoon is visiting an art museum.  While at the Crystal Bridges museum, I was struck by the many artistic representations of the female body. Some are lithe, dancing with light:   Others are young and stoic.   And others represent powerful, strong, sturdy women. If artists are… 

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