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Let it go.⁠ ⁠ * what other people think⁠ * h

Let it go.⁠
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* what other people think⁠
* how other people act⁠
* what other people do⁠
* how other people feel⁠
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When you start discerning what you can control and what you can't, life gets a whole lot lighter.⁠
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Try it this week and tell me how it goes!⁠
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Look up!⁠ ⁠ That's your homework for today.⁠

Look up!⁠
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That's your homework for today.⁠
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Have a wonderful weekend, everyone.⁠
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How do you nourish yourself?⁠ ⁠ * meeting up w

How do you nourish yourself?⁠
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* meeting up with friends⁠
* gathering with family⁠
* helping the less fortunate⁠
* communing with nature⁠
* creating beauty⁠
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Whatever's on your menu this week, savor it!⁠
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🪁 Have a great week, everyone!⁠
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Have you ever walked a #labyrinth? Or practiced wa

Have you ever walked a #labyrinth? Or practiced walking meditation?⁠
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An ancient symbol of wholeness, a labyrinth, unlike a maze, has only one path to the center and back out. Walking a labyrinth represents the journey to your own center and then back again out into the world.⁠
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Meditative walking helps reduce stress, improve emotional well-being, increase focus, and expand your awareness.⁠
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If you don't have access to a labyrinth, you can still get the benefits of slow, intentional walking. ⁠
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Here's how:⁠
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🌀 Choose a quiet place to walk.⁠
🌀 As you walk, take slow, deliberate steps, and try to focus on each physical sensation.⁠
🌀 Bring to mind a question or mantra to contemplate as you walk.⁠
🌀When you reach the center (or your destination), pause, reflect and listen for an answer.⁠
🌀 Return to your starting point, following the same path or route.⁠
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🧿Try it sometime! You'll be amazed at what you discover.⁠
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P.S. I'm ever grateful to my friend, masterful calligrapher, and gifted artist @khborkowski for gifting me with this map embellished with her hand-lettering. ⁠
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Justine Ickes Consulting & Coaching hit a mileston

Justine Ickes Consulting & Coaching hit a milestone this year!⁠
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35 years ago I boarded an AirMaroc plane headed from JFK to Marrakesh and then onto Madrid. I had $300, one duffel bag, no job, and knew exactly one person in Spain.⁠
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Just as I was about to board, my mom said, "You know, you don't have to do this."⁠
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I remember thinking, "Oh, yes, I do." I couldn't (and still can't) explain why. ⁠
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What I do know is that I'm glad I followed my heart.⁠
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Here's to 35 years of making a living from what a dear friend once dubbed my "don de la palabra".⁠
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Turns out the "gift of gab" can get you to Madrid, Sri Lanka, Istanbul, Kenya, Kazakhstan and a whole world of cool places and people.⁠
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THANK YOU to all my students, colleagues, friends, clients -- everyone who has helped me, humored me, cheered me on, hired me, and joined me on this journey over the years. ⁠
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Tomorrow is World Kindness Day! ⁠ ⁠ Being nice

Tomorrow is World Kindness Day! ⁠
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Being nice feels good, so let's get out there and spread some kindness. Here are some ideas:⁠
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🥰 Compliment at least 5 people.⁠
💸 Leave your server or barista a larger than usual tip.⁠
😘 Tuck a nice note into a loved one's bag.⁠
👐🏾 Hold the door open for someone.⁠
☕ Pay for a stranger's coffee or meal.**⁠
🎵Leave a friend a singing voicemail.**⁠
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** These two are my personal favorites.⁠
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Ready to dole out an extra helping of kindness? Give me a thumbs up in the comments and tell me what you've got planned.⁠
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