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A 5-Word Phrase That Will Help You Focus + Chill

A 5-Word Phrase That Will Help You Focus + Chill

The term 'mindfulness mantra' gives me The Eye Rolls. Why? I'm not a particularly zen person. I multi-task like a tornado. I talk really fast. I FREQUENTLY START PLANNING MY NEXT TRIP WHILE I'M ON VACATION. Add to this my deeply pragmatic nature and you can imagine how proclamations about 'Serenity Now!" sit with me. I get all embarrassed and blushy and all "Is this really working? Is there a...

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True Story: I Met My Birth Mom

True Story: I Met My Birth Mom

Andrea and her adoptive parents Andrea and her birth mom. This is one of many interviews that make up our True Story series, in which we talk to people who have experienced interesting/challenging/amazing things. This is the story of Andrea and how she found her birth mom. All of the True Story interviews have a special place in my heart, but this one might hit a bit closer to home because my...

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5 (Relatively) Easy Ways To Live Your Life On Purpose

5 (Relatively) Easy Ways To Live Your Life On Purpose

How do you live your life on purpose? How do you make sure that you reach the end of the weekend, week, or year and look back - proud of what you've done? Nailah has a few ideas for us. Purpose. It’s one of those words that gets bandied about; everyone is so concerned with finding their life’s purpose or working a job with purpose or making sure that everything in their life is purposeful. For a...

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31 New Things: Eat Dinner In a Fancy Restaurant By Myself

31 New Things: Eat Dinner In a Fancy Restaurant By Myself

Would you believe that this 31 New Things goal nearly gave me palpitions? Yes. How silly is that? As I walked into The Lexington, I was literally compiling a list of solo accomplishments in my head to bouy my confidence ("Moved to New Zealand without knowing anyone to get an M.A. Crossed the border between Bolivia and Peru by myself with beginning Spanish. Navigated five different kinds of...

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True Story: I Have OCD

True Story: I Have OCD

This is one of many True Story interviews, in which we talk to people who have experienced interesting/challenging/amazing things. This is Sarah L's story. Can you tell us a bit about your background? I am a college student raised and currently living in the Washington DC metro area. I have two amazing older brothers. When my oldest brother was young, he showed some symptoms of OCD but grew out...

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True Story: I Have Aspergers

True Story: I Have Aspergers

Can you tell us a bit about your background? I live in Sweden where I was born. I have been living here and there though, the US, Japan, and I've travelled extensively. (Looking back, I travelled so much because it was easier to be a stranger in a foreign country than a stranger in my own) My parents divorced when I was 11 years old. It was a very messy divorce.My father slipped into his own...

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