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I was taking my daily morning walk a few days ago. I was doing something quite out of character as I walked - rather than looking up and...
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Grace Tallman
Dec 30, 20234 min
5 WORDS TO LEAVE BEHIND IN 2024
Have you ever stopped to think how much power your words pack? Words are the most potent weapons available to human beings. An individual...
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Grace Tallman
Nov 26, 20235 min
BE YOU!
What does it mean to be you? Other people may have the same eye colour, height and weight, and even the same name. If you search for...
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Grace Tallman
Nov 12, 20234 min
LIVE YOUR LIFE WITH NO REGRETS
Bronnie Ware, a palliative home-care nurse in Australia works with patients who are nearing the end of their lives. In her book, The 5...
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Grace Tallman
Oct 22, 20233 min
WHAT IS YOUR ANGER TRYING TO TELL YOU?
Anger is a highly misunderstood emotion. Anger can be a frightening phenomenon, both for the individual experiencing it and those toward...
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Grace Tallman
Jul 31, 20236 min
BOOST YOUR SELF ESTEEM
WHAT IS SELF-ESTEEM? Self-esteem is an overall evaluation of one's worth or value. It is also referred to as self-worth, self-respect,...
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Grace Tallman
Jul 3, 20233 min
STOP JUDGING; START LOVING
Judgment is the opposite of love. You cannot love someone when you are busy judging them. In her book, Judgment Detox, Gabrielle...
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Grace Tallman
May 7, 20235 min
STOP PROCRASTINATING: DO IT NOW!
My mother-in-law was a shining example of efficiency and organization. I wondered how her kitchen counter was always cleared, her house...
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Grace Tallman
Apr 10, 20232 min
FINDING YOUR LIFE PURPOSE
“The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere.” – Michel de Montaigne It has been estimated...
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Grace Tallman
Mar 17, 20233 min
HOW TO BE HAPPIER
All of us want to be happy, whether we admit it or not. Yet few of us have any idea of how to go about achieving this goal. In this blog...
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Grace Tallman
Feb 12, 20233 min
How to Forgive Yourself
This post is a follow-up to my previous one on Becoming Your Own Best Friend. Maya Angelou said it so well: "...if you live, you will...
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Grace Tallman
Jan 15, 20233 min
Stop Beating Yourself Up and Become Your Own Best Friend
Why is it so much easier to be kind to other people while at times we treat ourselves as our worst enemy? Why do we treat ourselves with...
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Grace Tallman
Dec 18, 20223 min
HOW TO STOP CARING SO MUCH ABOUT OTHERS' OPINIONS
I was thrilled to find Michelle Obama's new book; The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times at the local library. There was no...
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Grace Tallman
Nov 21, 20223 min
FORGIVENESS: IS IT HUMANLY POSSIBLE?
On May 3, 1980, Cari Lightner, a 13-year-old girl, was killed by a drunken hit-and-run driver in Fair Oaks, California. The 46-year-old...
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Grace Tallman
Oct 23, 20223 min
I CAN DO HARD THINGS
Glennon Doyle is the author of Untamed, the book that became a rousing bestseller in 2020. She is the co-host of a podcast called We Can...
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Grace Tallman
Aug 1, 20224 min
STRESS: FRIEND OR FOE?
WHAT IS STRESS? Stress is a highly subjective phenomenon. Take for example the riders on The Bat roller coaster at Canada’s Wonderland....
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Grace Tallman
Jul 3, 20223 min
Healthy Boundaries For People -Pleasers
“Boundaries are the distance at which I can love you and me simultaneously.” ― Prentis Hemphill. I love this tongue in cheek definition...
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Grace Tallman
Jun 5, 20223 min
10 Ways to Boost Your Self Esteem
What do you feel when you look at yourself in the mirror? Is it a feeling of satisfaction and acceptance? Or is it a feeling of judgment...
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Grace Tallman
May 8, 20223 min
Are You a Hostage of Your Own Mind?
A hostage is someone who is being held captive against their will. What a shock it is to discover that we often are held as a prisoner,...
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Grace Tallman
Dec 26, 20212 min
Develop an Attitude of Gratitude
Almost any self help book you read will have a chapter or section about the importance of gratitude. "Be thankful for what you have:...
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