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Create A First-Aid Kit

Every home should be equipped with a first aid kit in case of an emergency. With all the outdoor fun families tend to have during this time of year, first aid kits are essential for summer safety. Be Prepared: Summer Emergencies! There are many dangers lurking around homes during the summer. Over 200,000 lawn mower…
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Make This Summer Count

It’s summertime. The kids are out of school, the weather is heating up, and people are heading to the beach. This is usually the season of fun and relaxation, but it can also be a time of personal discovery and growth. With a little help, you can truly make summer count and have your most…
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Mindful Living Network’s Platform

Learn about Mindful Living Network®’s platform. Watch Dr Hall explain the Mindful Living Network’s platform and what it stands for. The Mindful Living Network platform is unique.  With a main goal to educate people on how to live mindfully every day, it was also created to entertain and enrich through content and videos. She also…
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A Beautiful Wedding on a Modest Budget

Weddings should be about love, but, these joyous occasions can be quite costly. With mindful planning you can have a wallet-friendly wedding. According to Brides magazine, the average cost of a wedding is $26,986, down from the pre-recession average of $28,082. This is still exceptionally high considering that the median U.S. income is around $45,000.…
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Mindful Quotes for Aging Happily

Growing old is not just a fact of life it’s also a blessing. But, when you wake up and you have aches and pains it can be hard to appreciate this miracle. Sometimes we need inspirational quotes to keep us motivated and upbeat about the future, and fortunately, some of the world’s most creative and…
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Making the Most of Educational Vacations

Are your kids experiencing summer brain drain? If so, educational vacations may be the cure. On average, students lose 2.6 months’ worth of knowledge during the summer (a majority of the loss information is mathematical computation skills). In fact, teachers usually have to spend four to six weeks going over old materials. Fortunately, parents can…
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Why Create A Mindful Family

The themes that rule our lives today are, “I just don’t have time” and “I’m exhausted.” We are overbooked, overworked and overwhelmed. Just getting done what must be done fills our days. The notion of finding precious time to learn how to create balance and to reduce our stress, to soothe our aching souls seems…
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“Upcycle” Items for the Office

We all have odds and ends around the house that we don’t know what to do with. We could recycle or donate them. Or we can take these ordinary objects and “upcycle” them into furnishings for our home or work. “Upcycling” usually requires little to no additional supplies. Remember, we are incorporating Mindful Green Living…
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Kathryn Dudeck: Hawk Hero

Meet Kathryn Dudeck, Hawk Hero. Her actual title is Wildlife Director at the Chattahoochee Nature Center. However, she is also the go-to “bird person” in Medlock Park, a nearly 40 acre neighborhood located in unincorporated DeKalb County Georgia.  Video credit goes to Matt Maguire (former Medlock Park resident) One day in June in 2014,…
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Don’t Let Your Exercise Burn You Out

A lack of motivation can hamper your exercise routine (as our previous article can attest to) but you should also consider the opposite. Some people exercise so much that they exhaust themselves. This type of fatigue is commonly known as exercise fatigue or exercise burnout and there are a few mindful tips that can help you prevent…
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