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Planning a Successful Yard Sale

Looking for a way to make extra money? A yard sale (or garage sale) can provide a great opportunity to generate revenue and clear out some of the old, but sellable items. In order to be successful, you’ll need to do some proper planning. Listed below are a few Mindful tips that can help. Tips for…
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Go Out and Touch Someone

Science tells us that humans are healthier and live longer when we live as a community and are close to one another. There are many ways to touch and be touched to get healthy and feel loved. When we touch another or are touched by someone we experience a relaxing and healing feeling. This is…
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Add More Honey To Your Life

Thanks to bumble bees, who pollinate 80% of our nation’s crops, we can indulge in delicious honey. On average, Americans consume about 1.5 pounds of honey per person annually. It can bring a natural sweetness to everything you eat and drink. From sweetening teas to marinades for grilling, honey also has surprising health benefits. Honey…
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Take the Afternoon or Weekend to Meet Your Neighbor

How well do you know your neighbor? Decades ago, strong neighborly connections were common, but today this isn’t the case. This is a shame as a Mindful community begins with a mindful neighborhood. According to the Pew Research Center, a study found that only 19 percent of American adults knew all of their neighbors. Twenty-four…
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Stress Busting School Lunches for Happier Kids

A healthy lunch can make all the difference at the office and they’re also important for our kids’ health as well. With more than one-third of American children and adolescents being overweight or obese, it’s important for us to be concerned with what our children eat. Packing our kids a homemade lunch can help lower…
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Food Poisoning: A Summer Health Challenge

In recent years, we have been experiencing unpredictable weather. In some American regions there have been unseasonably hot and humid summer weather. And temperatures are likely to continue to rise upwards this year. With temperatures in the mid-90’s and upwards, there are more opportunities for food spoilage than ever before. Food poisoning becomes a summer…
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Fight Freelance Stress!

Millions of Americans sitting in cubicles have fantasized about quitting their jobs and being their own boss. When you work for yourself, as a freelancer or contractor, you have a lot of freedom. However, with this freedom comes a lot of freelance stress. Freelancers are part of a large number of non-traditional workers known as…
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August is Relaxation Month

Relaxation is Critical For Your Health Relaxation practices create better health by lowering your blood pressure, reducing your heart rate, quieting, and restoring your busy brain. Take a few minutes several times during your busy day to renew and refresh your SELF. Relaxation practices are essential for your mental, physical and spiritual health, as well…
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Back-To-School Pandemic Stress

Returning To School During the Pandemic This is a school year like no other we have ever known. Many of us are sending our children back to school virtually while others are going back into the classroom. Either version of the return to school this year is creating lots of stress and anxiety.  Managing Back…
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Fair-Trade Shopping Made Easy

Shopping is a great American pastime that even those on a tight budget can manage to enjoy every now and again. Fortunately, more consumers are participating in ethical shopping, better known as fair trade. This trend of shopping continues to do the world of good. Fair trade products promote international equality. These products are made…
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