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Jan 23

The Nurturing Power of Nature

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

“If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.” ~Vincent Van Gogh I have been on the most amazing adventure and witnessed so much beauty over the last few weeks. My epiphany that I needed to allow the adventure to unfold instead of getting stuck in my expectations was...

Jan 09

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Allowing the Adventure to Unfold

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

“The sooner we let go of holding on, the sooner we can hold on to the beauty of what's unfolding before us. Nothing was ever meant to stay the same forever.” ~ Julieanne O’Connor I have so needed to be reminded of Juieanne’s wisdom about letting go and allowing the...

Jan 02

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Obedience to Joy

By Kelley Grimes Decrease Stress, Gratitude, Growth, Inspirations, Joy, Love, Self Compassion, Weekly Muse 4 Comments

“Sorrow prepares you for joy. It violently sweeps everything out of your house, so that new joy can find space to enter. It shakes the yellow leaves from the bough of your heart, so that fresh, green leaves can grow in their place. It pulls up the rotten roots, so...

Nov 29

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The Healing Power of Presence

By Kelley Grimes Creativity, Decrease Stress, Gratitude, Growth, Health, Joy, Love, Mindfulness, Peace, Self Compassion, Weekly Muse 6 Comments

“I have come to see the cultivation of mindfulness as a radical act - a radical act of sanity, of self-compassion, and ultimately of love.” ~Jon Kabat-Zinn I am so inspired by Jon Kabat-Zinn’s wisdom and always share this quote in my “Healing Power of Presence” mindfulness workshop. On Monday,...

Nov 13

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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...

Aug 21

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Miracle Hunting

By Kelley Grimes Gratitude, Growth, Health, Inspirations, Joy, Love, Peace, Weekly Muse 20 Comments

“Miracles happen everyday, change your perception of what a miracle is and you'll see them all around you.” ~Jon Bon Jovi I have just returned from a remarkable week of healing and transformation in Maui. The beginning of our vacation started with a bang - literally. At 2am the morning...

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...

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The Nurturing Power of Nature

Allowing the Adventure to Unfold

Obedience to Joy

The Healing Power of Presence

Create Your Own Mini Retreat

Bringing Presence As Your Gift this Holiday Season

Lessons Learned in London

Miracle Hunting

Nurturing Creativity and Growth Through Music

Cultivate Space For a Thriving Life

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