Celebrating Me. Celebrating You.
A few years ago I read Gretchen Rubin’s bestselling book, The Happiness Project. I took away many *things* from that book, namely: Happiness is what you make it. Instant gratification can cause long term unhappiness. (I talked about it here before.) The notion of of whether you’re an abstainer or a moderator. In a nutshell, [...]
You know those days when you’re reading blog posts from other writers you respect and you come across THE post? THE post that makes you nod your head up and down in agreement? Our guest poster, Julie C. Gardner, is one of those writers whose audience often is seen nodding their head in agreement and [...]
I find that some things give me an immediate pleasure about doing them, only to be disappointed later with the consequences of my choice. Conversely, the things that don’t give me immediate pleasure give me long term happiness. Gretchen Rubin talks about it in her book, The Happiness Project. If I choose the cake today, [...]
Mazel Tov. Two very innocent and well meaning words. They make up the Hebrew phrase used to express congratulations. And yet, having these two words spoken to me a few days ago struck me as the very antitheses of happiness. I was being congratulated on being pregnant. Except that I am not. Pregnant that is. [...]
As Just.Be.Enough. closes the door on week three of the Striiv to Be Enough challenge, the team is wondering more and more what we ever did without our Striiv devices. Robin took her Striiv to work for a total of 31,847 logged steps. Stephanie trounced the team with her 39,248 steps during this third week. Kelly [...]
My mind on our dance party, I bounced up the stairs to Abbey’s room, grabbing the latest dance mix, or possibly the Fisher Price bath time CD, from her dresser. Within seconds, I hurried down the stairs quickly and gracefully. Unfortunately, my fleece socks didn’t cooperate, and instead of lightly skipping, they slid, taking me [...]
Week Two of the Striiving To Be Enough challenge is coming to a close. This week, the challengers went head-to-head in step counts and in finding the time to take steps each day. The JBE team knows what it is like to have a crazy day, just like everyone else. Sick children, sick spouses, traveling [...]
Imagine feeling taller. Imagine feeling stronger from the inside out. Imagine knowing and BELIEVING that you are strong. Just.Be.Enough.
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