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Nov 13

Create Your Own Mini Retreat

By Kelley Grimes Creativity, Decrease Stress, Gratitude, Growth, Health, Inspirations, Joy, Love, Mindfulness, Peace, Self Compassion, Weekly Muse 10 Comments

"Self-care is never a selfish act - It is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer others.” ~Parker Palmer What an amazing week of self-nurturing I had last week! It began with a writing retreat in Palm Springs and…

Nov 06

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Bringing Presence As Your Gift this Holiday Season

By Kelley Grimes Creativity, Decrease Stress, Gratitude, Growth, Joy, Love, Mindfulness, Peace, Self Compassion, Weekly Muse No Comments

“Peace begins when expectation ends.” ~Sri Chinmoy At our “Self-Nurturing Through the Holidays" workshop on Saturday, my daughter Fiona and I started by asking each participant what they found stressful about the holidays. A common answer from the three generations of participants present was expectations. Participants explained that unrealistic expectations…

Sep 04

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Lessons Learned in London

By Kelley Grimes Creativity, Decrease Stress, Gratitude, Growth, Joy, Love, Mindfulness, Peace, Weekly Muse 8 Comments

“I'm a big believer in living life as an extended working vacation.” ~Victoria Moran Returning to London after twenty-eight years has been so wonderful! This is the first international travel my husband and I have taken together except a lovely trip to Vancouver, Canada six years ago. We had…

Jul 03

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Nurturing Creativity and Growth Through Music

By Kelley Grimes Creativity, Decrease Stress, Gratitude, Growth, Inspirations, Joy, Love, Peace, Self Compassion, Weekly Muse 18 Comments

“If you cannot teach me to fly, teach me to sing.” ~J.M. Barrie I love to sing! I have been singing since I can ever remember with my earliest memories walking around my house, yard, and neighborhood singing. I find music to be deeply self-nurturing and my husband and I…

Jun 08

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Cultivate Space For a Thriving Life

By Kelley Grimes Creativity, Decrease Stress, Gratitude, Growth, Joy, Love, Peace, Weekly Muse 8 Comments

"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” ~Viktor E. Frankl I recently went to visit my daughter for the weekend in Santa Cruz. The idea for the visit was…

May 15

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Yogis at the Women's Retreat Learning to Listen to and Love Their Bodies

Learning to Listen to and Love Your Body

By Kelley Grimes Creativity, Decrease Stress, Gratitude, Growth, Health, Joy, Love, Mindfulness, Peace, Self Compassion, Weekly Muse 14 Comments

“And I said to my body, softly, I want to be your friend. It took a long breath and replied, I have been waiting all my life for this.” ~Nayyirah Waheed At a Women’s Retreat in the mountains near Big Bear earlier this month, my daughter Fiona and…

Apr 03

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Rest: An Essential Part of Living a Rich and Full Life

By Kelley Grimes Creativity, Decrease Stress, Gratitude, Growth, Health, Joy, Love, Mindfulness, Peace, Self Compassion, Weekly Muse 10 Comments

“The wise rest at least as hard as they work.” ~Mokokoma Mokhonoana I often say that I have a rich and full life. This is usually in response to someone reacting to my very full schedule by saying wow, you are so busy. Although my life may appear busy,…

Feb 20

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The Self-Nurturing Practice of Reclaiming Your Beautiful Body

By Kelley Grimes Creativity, Decrease Stress, Gratitude, Growth, Health, Joy, Love, Mindfulness, Peace, Self Compassion, Weekly Muse 4 Comments

“I finally realized that being grateful to my body was the key to giving more love to myself.” ~Oprah I regularly hear from women of all ages how unhappy they are with their bodiesand how they wish they looked different. That got me thinking...we would not want our…

Feb 13

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Yearning for More Peace and Ease?

By Kelley Grimes Creativity, Decrease Stress, Gratitude, Growth, Health, Joy, Love, Mindfulness, Peace, Self Compassion, Uncategorized, Weekly Muse 16 Comments

“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” ~Buddha Whenever I am asked what qualities I would like to invite into my life, I always answer more peace and ease. Like many people, I often feel overwhelmed by all of the responsibilities in my life and weighed down…

Jan 23

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Nurturing Your Adventurous Spirit

By Kelley Grimes Creativity, Gratitude, Growth, Health, Inspirations, Joy, Love, Weekly Muse 19 Comments

“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.” ~ Jawaharlal Nehru I was reminded recently of how self-nurturing an adventure can be! As I shared…

Creativity

Create Your Own Mini Retreat

Bringing Presence As Your Gift this Holiday Season

Lessons Learned in London

Nurturing Creativity and Growth Through Music

Cultivate Space For a Thriving Life

Learning to Listen to and Love Your Body

Rest: An Essential Part of Living a Rich and Full Life

The Self-Nurturing Practice of Reclaiming Your Beautiful Body

Yearning for More Peace and Ease?

Nurturing Your Adventurous Spirit

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