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What I Learned the Year We (Nearly) Skipped Christmas

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My suitcase was packed, my traveling clothes all laid out. This trip was part birthday gift, part Christmas escape, part Florida homecoming. My mom tried to help by encouraging me to like stuff that other girls my age liked: clothes, boy bands, teen magazines. We’d watch Christmas movies and wrap presents.

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16 planet-friendly gift ideas, recommended by TED speakers

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And then there are the environmental harms caused by the gifts themselves, which could include polluting fast fashion items , plastic toys made from fossil fuels, or sweet treats that are driving deforestation. . Editor’s note: One of the greatest gifts you can give is the gift of lifelong learning. Learn more here. ].

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Episode 376: Hypnosis and Being Productively Present with Erika Flint

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Erika Flint uncovers how being in the present moment boosts productivity. Shopping for new clothes can be needlessly stressful so why not let Stitch Fix make it easy by doing the work for you so you can spend time doing the things you love instead. Hypnosis is a powerful way to reprogram how we think and feel. Talking Points.

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Want More Charisma? It All Starts with Your Mind

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And it can be learned. Yes, external stuff can help, from clothes to voice to smiles and hand gestures. A gift of presence. Jordan (along with her devotion to Shakespeare and her lovely lopsided smile) is how present she was. But perhaps her greatest charismatic gift is her almost palpable concern for others.

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49 Life Lessons In 49 Years Of Living

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It allows you to customize your own learning path. When you meditate, you anchor yourself in the present. Time is a gift; use it for what truly matters. Investing time in learning every day pays long-term dividends. Always keep a set of workout clothes ready. Always keep a book next to your TV remote.

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Steel Magnolias, Barbie, and Other Wise Women – In Celebration of a Complicated Women’s History Month By Bonnie Low-Kramen

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We can learn from their loving fearlessness to look life squarely in the face and tell it like it is. Olympia loved that at the beginning of the movie, the women could be seen as the beloved and well worn Southern female stereotypes – preoccupied with gossip, clothes, hair, flowers, and food.

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Feeling stuck? Guilty? Overwhelmed? Try clearing these feelings out of your home

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And we’re not acting on it or learning from it — it’s just sapping our energy and our joy. When we commit to our present homes, we also commit to our present lives. Gifts you feel like you should keep, but don’t actually like. Clothes you don’t like but feel you need to wear to look “presentable” to others.

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