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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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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…

May 01

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Rejuvenate and Reconnect in Nature

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

“I believe the world is incomprehensibly beautiful — an endless prospect of magic and wonder.” ~ Ansel Adams In just a few days I am going to the mountains for a women’s retreat and I am so excited! The rejuvenating power of nature is so deeply magical and the beauty fills…

Apr 16

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Cultivating Faith as a Powerful Tool for Growth

By Kelley Grimes Decrease Stress, Gratitude, Growth, Joy, Love, Mindfulness, Peace, Weekly Muse 15 Comments

"Finance your faith not your fear." ~Carolyn Myss When life offers us obstacles and challenges to overcome acting from faith and not fear is a powerful choice. Choosing faith over fear requires that we cultivate belief, positive expectation, and trust. Since we know that fear can limit our ability to take inspired action,…

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,…

Mar 20

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Choose Laughter to Embrace Self-Nurturing

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

“I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It's probably the most important thing in a person.” ~Audrey Hepburn I totally agree with Audrey! I love people who make me laugh. I believe…

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…

Feb 06

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4 Steps to Identifying Your Needs

By Kelley Grimes Gratitude, Growth, Health, Joy, Love, Mindfulness, Peace, Self Compassion, Weekly Muse 24 Comments

“If you don't know what you want, you'll never find it. If you don't know what you deserve, you'll always settle for less. You will wander aimlessly, uncomfortably numb in your comfort zone, wondering how life has ended up here.” ~Rob Liano Many of us spend so much of…

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…

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Cultivate Space For a Thriving Life

Learning to Listen to and Love Your Body

Rejuvenate and Reconnect in Nature

Cultivating Faith as a Powerful Tool for Growth

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

Choose Laughter to Embrace Self-Nurturing

The Self-Nurturing Practice of Reclaiming Your Beautiful Body

Yearning for More Peace and Ease?

4 Steps to Identifying Your Needs

Nurturing Your Adventurous Spirit

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