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How to Build a Library Worth Having

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We all need to build a good library. You can start this process of building your library like I did. Let your library show you’re a serious student. Your library will become your mental food—your food for thought. They also provide a list of the best books ever written, and I’ve used it as a centerpiece for my library.

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How to Stand Up for Yourself

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The director of a small but busy public library in the Midwest, Marcia Fanning (not her real name) says she was meek and didn’t really stand up for herself for many years: “I let people walk all over me, and I ended up being really unhappy a lot of [the] time.”. Best practices for standing up for yourself.

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Bibliotherapy: Boost Well-being and Find Community With a Therapeutic Book Club

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They can focus on fiction or nonfiction, have themes to guide book choices, and be organized through places like work, school, professional organizations, religious groups and libraries. Libraries are also an up-and-coming place to find bibliotherapy book clubs.

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Headspace vs. Calm: Which Is Right for You?

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Calm is better than Headspace in: Greater variety of sleep tracks Cohesiveness with meditation instructor Tamara Levitt Overall ambience and sound quality More content for child and adolescent sleep and behavioral issues Larger meditation library to explore. Headspace guides you to a healthier, holistic lifestyle.

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Why You Should Keep a Journal

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Your library. This is the library that taught you, instructed you, helped you defend your ideals. Your library— the books that instructed you and fed your mind and soul—is one of the greatest gifts you can leave behind as a legacy. These are the ideas you picked up and the information that you meticulously gathered.

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The Best Meditation Apps for Anxiety

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But one of our runners-up might be yours! Finding the right app for you depends in part on personal taste and lifestyle. But Headspace also provides a video library that includes dance, yoga and body core exercises. We found our favorite app specifically designed to overcome stress. Try Calm at the App Store. Insight Timer.

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13 Best Meditation Apps to Add Mindfulness to Your Self-Care Routine [2021]

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For starters, it offers a vast library of more than 100,000 meditation and music tracks. But don’t worry if that huge library of meditation exercises sounds intimidating. Plus, you’ll find a library of more than 500 guided meditations arranged by topics such as stress relief and focus. Insight Timer ranks as the No.

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