by Julia Carpenter | Jul 7, 2022 | Anxiety Relief, Health, Letting Go, Stress Relief, Uncategorized
Today I was enjoying an early morning hike, and about halfway through the hike, there were two women sitting on a bench and meditating. I thought, “How wonderful! They are taking a moment to pause.” What does it mean, to pause? Pause. intransitive verb. 1:...
by Julia Carpenter | Jun 2, 2022 | Fighting Depression, Letting Go, Resilience, Stress Relief
This morning, I went on a hike because I was feeling a bit anxious today and needed get my body moving to move those feelings out of my body. I was hiking on a trail that I’ve hiked many times before. I became lost in thought. Then, I snapped out of it, and...
by Julia Carpenter | May 5, 2022 | Change & Transition, Fighting Depression, Inner Strength, Letting Go, Resilience
A couple of weeks ago, my son brought home a sprout planted in a little cup of dirt. He had grown the sprout from a seed. Once he was home, he watered it one tablespoon a day, as instructed by his science teacher. It grew. And then… we went out of town for a week. The...
by Julia Carpenter | Apr 7, 2022 | Anxiety Relief, Happiness, Letting Go, Releasing Anger, Resilience, Stress Relief, Uncategorized
This morning, I was reminded of the beauty of having the ability to pause. My son told me to “Please stay right there and don’t move.” Well, that made me feel a little anxious right away because we were in the midst of getting ready to go to school and we have...
by Julia Carpenter | Mar 31, 2022 | Change & Transition, Fighting Depression, Happiness, Hope, Letting Go
Sometimes we get mired in the story of our trauma. We focus on having to fix all these different parts of ourselves. It’s like we get trapped in it. It’s time to allow yourself to see beauty within and without. I was reminded of this the other day when I took a...
by Julia Carpenter | Jan 27, 2022 | Change & Transition, Happiness, Inner Strength, Letting Go, Releasing Anger, Resilience
I’ve been noticing color lately. It’s a pretty big deal. For a long time, I was gravitating towards grey, black, and white. But, lately, as I’ve been making deep soul fulfilling changes in my life, I’ve been moving towards colors – all the beautiful...