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Finding the reasons to keep going during and after a Burn-out

Burnouts are not the end

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Burnout doesn’t arrive suddenly. It builds quietly — in the late nights, the emotional load you keep carrying, the responsibilities you can’t put down, the expectations you keep trying to meet, despite your disagreement with the strategies chosen for you. One day you wake up and realize you’re running on fumes. Your mind feels foggy, your body heavy, your motivation gone. Even the smallest tasks feel like mountains.

If you’re here, reading this, you’re likely somewhere in that landscape. And the truth is: burnout is not a personal failure. It’s a sign that something in your life has been asking for attention for a long time.

I am not telling you to push harder. This is about rediscovering the reasons to keep going — gently, honestly, and in a way that honors your humanity and your true self

1. Acknowledge Where You Are — Without Judgment

Burnout thrives in silence. The moment you name it, something shifts.

Saying “I’m exhausted”, “I’m overwhelmed”, or “I can’t keep going like this” is not weakness. It’s clarity. And clarity is the first step toward healing.

You don’t need to fix everything today. You don’t need to be strong right now. You only need to be honest.

2. Your Body Is Asking for You — Listen

Burnout is not just mental. It’s physical.

  • The tight chest
  • The shallow breath
  • The constant fatigue
  • The tension that never releases

These are not inconveniences. They are messages. Your body is not betraying you — it’s trying to protect you. When you start listening, even in small ways, you begin to reconnect with yourself.

A five-minute walk or a yoga practice.
A long exhale.
A glass of water.
A moment of stillness in meditation

These tiny acts are not insignificant. They are lifelines.

3. Strip Life Back to What Is Essential

When everything feels heavy, it’s often because you’re carrying too much. Burnout invites you to simplify:

  • What can be paused?
  • What can be delegated?
  • What can be released entirely?

You don’t need to rebuild your life today. You only need to remove what is draining you the most. Sometimes the reason to keep going is simply this: There is a lighter way to live, and you deserve to find it.

4. Reconnect With What Once Brought You Joy

Burnout disconnects you from yourself. It numbs the parts of you that used to feel alive. But joy doesn’t disappear — it just gets buried. Think back:

  • What used to make you feel grounded?
  • What made you feel creative?
  • What made you feel like you?

You don’t need to force joy. Just create space for it to return. Even a spark is enough.

5. Let Yourself Be Supported

Burnout isolates. It convinces you that you must handle everything alone. But healing happens in connection. Reach out to someone you trust — a friend, a partner, a colleague, a mentor.
You don’t need to explain everything. You don’t need to be eloquent. A simple “I’m struggling” is enough.

Let people show up for you. Let life show up for you. You are not meant to carry the world on your own.

6. Remember That Burnout Is a Transition, Not a Destination

Burnout feels final — like you’ve hit the end of your capacity. But in truth, burnout is a threshold.

It’s the moment your mind, body, and spirit say: “This way of living is no longer sustainable.”

It’s not the end. It’s the beginning of a different chapter — one with more boundaries, more rest, more alignment, more truth. Your reasons to keep going don’t need to be grand or dramatic.
Sometimes they are as simple as:

  • “I want to feel like myself again.”
  • “I want to breathe more easily.”
  • “I want to live a life that feels like mine.”

These reasons are enough. You are enough.

7. Your Future Self Is Waiting

Imagine yourself six months from now — rested, clearer, more grounded, more connected. That version of you is not a fantasy. They are the natural result of small, compassionate steps taken today.

You don’t need to know the whole path. You only need to take the next gentle step. Your future self is already reaching back toward you.

Final Thoughts

Burnout is not a sign that you’re broken. It’s a sign that you’ve been strong for too long without enough support, rest, recognition, acknowledgement or nourishment.

Finding the reasons to keep going is not about forcing motivation. It’s about rediscovering yourself — slowly, kindly, and with deep respect for your limits.

You are allowed to rest. You are allowed to change. You are allowed to hesitate and make mistakes. You are allowed to begin again and you don’t have to do it alone.

Remember : Everything will be ok in the end, and if it’s not ok, it’s not the end!

Residential Certified Tarot Reading Course in Southwest France

Learn how to read tarot cards and develop your intuitive powers.

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The Fool’s Journey Riders-Waite Deck

Residential Certified Tarot Reading Course in Southwest France

DATE: 25TH October – 01st November 2026

LOCATION: South West France between Bordeaux and
Toulouse

ABILITIES: From Beginners to Advanced

LANGUAGE: English

Where the ancient wisdom meets the whisper of the historical lands, unlock your intuition…

Journey into the Light Mystical Arts and Unlimited Souls are beyond excited to announce this comprehensive Residential Tarot Reading Course. It’s located in beautiful South West France. The course takes place in a magical area between Bordeaux and Toulouse.

This Workshop will be Tutored by Natascia from Journey Into the Light Mystical Arts. She will collaborate with me, Virginie, from Unlimited Souls.

Natascia is the recipient of a long line of talented esoteric professional who publishes often Youtube readings on her Channel. Natasha is a powerful empath. She is a clairsentient teacher. She will bring you onto a self-discovery path beyond your wildest dreams!

I will offer daily meditation and yoga start of the day and cook delicious meals for your stay.

During this week we will be diving deep in this beautiful art that is Tarot Reading. Whether you are an absolute Beginner, an Intermediate, or an Advanced reader, do not miss this opportunity. You will learn new ways to interpret the Tarot. At the same time, you will open and deepen your intuition.

For further information on how to book please e-mail:

journeyintothelighttarot@gmail.com

virginie@unlimitedsouls.com

What is INCLUDED :

  • Full Board includes Bed, Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner for the whole week. Enjoy a Buffet Continental Breakfast. Savor freshly made in-house delicious and healthy Vegetarian Meals.
  • Course Materials + 1 Rider Waite style Tarot Deck.
  • Whole Tarot Reading Initiation Classes.
  • Yoga & Meditation Morning Classes.
  • Evening gentle restorative Yoga evenings.
  • Amazing Costumed Halloween Party on site.
  • Certificate of Attendance.

What is NOT INCLUDED:

  • Transport from Toulouse (Airport or Train Station) to the
    Venue – this can be arranged at an extra cost.
  • Private Tarot Readings.

Investment

  • From 1850€ per person sharing for the whole week. Different Room types and rates available.
  • A 30% NON-REFUNDABLE deposit will be needed to hold your spot in the course. The rest of the payment must be completed 45 days before the course starts. This must be done on or before September 10th, 2026.
  • PAYMENT TYPES:

Join us

Spaces are limited to 13 participants ( with a minimum of 5) to ensure an intimate and powerful experience.

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Transformation

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Hello readers and followers,

I have been quite remote for a good while : I was in my chrysalis.

I changed nearly 9 months ago into the mother of a wonderful little prince and I feel that my professional life is also changing.

I feel more ready to embrace my qualification as a Kundalini Reiki Master and I am more inclined to support individuals out of their paradigms and into the light through Tarot and Oracle cards readings, aromatherapy and herbology, colorful and charged craft jewellery (malas…) , custom yoga and meditation practice and of course Ho’oponopono practicing and coaching. I am getting more confident because I know all I do comes from an authentic, loving point of view and my heart center.

So obviously my business is evolving, it is moving towards a different vibration. Now that I am also free from the rat race daily job, I can fully focus on being myself. I am supported by my partner and by my motherhood : my little boy made me my full self.

But more importantly I am fully surrendering to the Universe’s Master Plan and I am trusting that there’s a path for me.

So please forgive me for being silent and making promises of yoga classes that didn’t materialize yet,  it takes a while to adjust all the bits and make the pieces fit into the puzzle that my life is.

I am still me and I still offer my services as advertised here but expect some transformation! Because in fact I don’t believe people stay the same all their lives. We do have to remain to our true nature but essentially, organically we all renew and get reborn on a regular basis. Not only on a spiritual and emotional level do we all go through roller coaster rides, our cells get changed on a regular level. We go through cycles and we emerge different than what we used to be on a regular basis.

The common agreement is that our whole body renews itself on a cellular level every 7 years, even though each type of cell has a different renewal cycle time. I happen to believe 7 years fits me : my life gets transformed more or less every 7 years. But I recon each individual has a different chrysalis time. So please, tell me what is your cycle ?

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Eating mindfully…

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I am drawn to talk more and more about my choices in terms on food lately: Why don’t I eat meat for the last 13 years ? My main concern is related to the way the animals are treated, including how they are killed. I want to avoid putting what I qualify as tortured beings in my body.

But lately I am pushed to consider even further than that. It started with all the diseases like mad cow disease, foot an mouth disease, etc… It made me think that maybe Nature intended for us not to consume so much meat.

Then studies started to relate meat consumption with diseases such as Alzheimer, and cancer.  Many would explain that the way we feed our cattle is causing damage upwards of the food chain…

2 years ago I was tested for food intolerance and found out that I was intolerant to dairy and eggs… It was devastating news for a French person addicted to cheese like me ! But I read more into it and found out that there are different degrees of intolerance and different kind of dairy products. I also found out that cow milk is probably bad for you, contrarily to all ancient beliefs, it actually is damaging for bone coherence and depletes calcium rather than supporting its absorption : http://saveourbones.com/osteoporosis-milk-myth/

And then there was this video about how milk cows are treated…https://www.facebook.com/vegetik/videos/1073972219314651/

In the same way, I am mindful of the very little differences between Caged, Non Caged, Free Range, and Organic chicken and eggs : http://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/think-you-know-free-range-and-cage-free-chicken-think-again/ and http://www.salon.com/2011/01/20/what_chicken_labels_really_mean/

I saw a truly terrifying video on Facebook of the way cows are killed. It must have been removed because I can’t find it anymore. After seeing this, no one could ever convince me that these poor peaceful loving animals are not tortured… And what gives us the right to slaughter living beings? How are we “better” than them ?

I am not trying to convince anyone to stop eating meat and I am certainly not saying that I am perfect. The fact that I still eat fish and seafood shows some level of hypocrisy in my beliefs… But I just want to make you aware about what you eat. In fact, I really like the Christian’s tradition of giving grace before a meal, it came from paganism by the way.

And I would like to invite you all to be conscious of what you will be made of  because all the cells you put in your mouth will either be the resource to make new cells in your body or they will become waste, recycled.

Here is a meditation from Thich Nhat Hanh on how to eat mindfully which helped me understand and be more aware : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxE9g5iVf74

I invite you to try… And share your experience and opinion on the matter in the comments.

Start giving unconditionally: Generosity Pays !

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Sometimes around Christmas, I get in a craze of Giving Mood… I buy stuff for my family and friends, I treat people to anything they desire when I can, I cook and bake and go mad with giving giving and giving some more ! People who know me should agree that I am a giver, sometimes at my own cost. But that’s the way I am and, call me selfish, I get so much happiness from Giving !

So Now, apparently it is time for me to remind you all to be generous and why…

With the guidance of a yoga guru friend of mine, I have started paying more attention to people in need around me. He gave his students some challenges : to give to someone in need, and to talk to a stranger. I started bringing the 2 challenges together, I put together some sanitary and basic hygiene products in little bags and distributed them to some homeless people I saw in town. I started to chat with these homeless people and I asked them about their journey… I was most of the times overwhelmed by their courage and their generosity, but what happened to me EVERY time is that I received something in return : the gift of a smile, some gratitude, a small token of their own making, a warm greeting the next time I was coming near them, a wonderful story, a hug, a glint in their eye, an idea for how to help others better … I never left them with less than I brought them!Giving_Quote_FreePrintable_2

You might have heard about Abundance, and the Law of Attraction and the Secret. There are loads of talks, posts, feeds and so forth about these topics lately, everywhere ! Well I happen to believe that the Universe is one energy, all the same. I happen to know that when you create a gap, the Universe has an irresistible urge to fill it with something. Ho’oponopono gurus call it the state of zero, and they say that the gap is filled by inspiration from the Divine. But,hey that’s the catch : you don’t ONLY get inspired from the Big Joker… When you give or when you let go of something, don’t forget to add in a pinch of Gratitude (remember my blog about Gratitude ?) and you will notice that your life will fill in with more of what you are grateful for, without failure !

So start giving now, start being generous, Pay it forward ! You might think that it means you’re losing or wasting something, or you might even believe that generosity is a selfish act that makes you feel better about yourself… Don’t listen to the little demon on your shoulder saying that : it’s your greed and your ego talking. You don’t need most of the stuff you have accumulated. All you need is LOVE! Yes the Beatles were right : that’s all you need to exist! That’s all you need to feel alive, that’s all you need to keep going, that’s all you need to be able to give in return (I will write a blog about how Simple Life should be and about how little you need things)… And if you give your Love without expecting anything in return, if you give your Love unconditionally, you will ALWAYS get it back one way or another.

And remember the Universe is a Big Joker : you might not get a biggy in return, it might not come back to you as you expect it… Look for the little pieces of joy and happiness around you, see the Goodness of your life, of your heart, of other people’s heart; see the Beauty all around you; it’s there, in the small details. Like these beautiful flowers, they come in instant of your life that you expect them the least :

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Leave the Big Picture to the Big Joker : Happiness is in the little moments. They are precious. Decide to see them NOW because only YOU can be the master of your Happiness. Choose LOVE, choose to be Happy (see my other blog on the topic )! It’s like that at first, and once you notice the little moments, the impeccable miracles around you, you will start to be grateful and then they will multiply and flood your life ! Gratitude is an amazing Key to so many things…

I am so Happy right now, my heart is overflowing with Gratitude for everything I have experience, for what I am now receiving and for whatever comes next !

So here is a challenge for all of you : what are you doing this Christmas to make a stranger happy ? Which bit of you or you possessions will you give away to someone who needs it more? Please comment, please share your experience, create a bit of Joy, restore everyone’s Faith in Humankind !…

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Embrace Change !

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People who know me well would probably tell you that I am an optimist and I always try to see the good sides of situations and people. And damn straight, I am! In fact the opposite is quite daunting to me : I strongly believe that focusing on the faults and criticizing people actually bring most people on a downwards and extremely counter productive spiral of thoughts.

I KNOW for having experienced it that Positive and Mindful Thinking can look like a naive and simplistic way of looking at life; but really, for me looking at things negatively make me feel this lady’s frustration !…

(long version : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cT_Ulmcrys )

Seriously ! Who has the luxury to be able to waste the Power of their Mind to Negativity ? (I will blog about this again in details soon : your thoughts are powerful!)… Me I’d rather spend my energy looking for Beauty. Nevertheless, as I am human, the fact is, some things really trigger me back to the shadows… And one of these triggers is what I call “immobilism” : people who really really don’t want to change anything in their lives, are devoted to the pas, traditions and routines, spend their energy into maintaining and worshiping long gone memories…

Particularly there is one sentence that I hear and really ticks me off : “we always did it like that!”If we don’t try something new, how do we know that there isn’t anything BETTER than what we always did ?  Repeating over and over the same thing “because we always did it like that” is bound to become tedious in the long run, don’t you think ? What was the best way of doing things in the 30s or the 90s is not really adaptable to today’s ways…

I ranted about French people before and here we go again: we are the most complaining and protesting people in the world in my sight and hence we are the most resistant to change ever! As French people, our reputation is that we protest and strike a lot… In France, there are laws from Napoleon’s era which, if the Government dares to want to change, drive everyone in the streets in protest! I am not saying that Laws should all be changed, a lot of the Human Rights are probably the most Universal timeless Laws ever. But do we still need laws that say that “it is forbidden to die on a commune if you don’t have a cemetery plot within the boundaries of that commune” (yes there is a law that says that…!)? And do you really think that, because the status of the Economy 50 years ago made it possible to support and aid people a certain way, it can always remain like that ? The idea that laws and rights are “acquired” forever really makes little sense…

If nothing ever changed, we wouldn’t have evolved from nothingness into an amoeba, then a mammal, then apes, then humans ! Life is CHANGE. Things evolve, this is how Nature works, so we might as well get with the new times! One definition of Death is that there is not more change in our body. Do we really want to accept a static “life” because “we ALWAYS did it like that”?

If nothing ever changed, wouldn’t our lives be boring ? Don’t you actually get the most excited when something new is coming ? I do !

If nothing ever changes, we would not integrate technology in our lives. (I can hear you think about the Amish community, but, no actually Amish are not the most amazing “immobilists” of all times in my books! They just take way longer to embrace new technologies because they spend time evaluating if it’s good for them and the simple life they aspire to, and I respect that deeply. However these very long discussions are because of our ingrained Fear of Change!

And most importantly, if nothing ever changed, we couldn’t welcome Love in our lives. I don’t think there is anything more dramatically shaking in life than falling in Love. But if we are not ready to let go of our habits and routines, Love will more likely not find its place and even more, it will not stay in our lives. Because, no matter how you see it, we need to make compromise in relationships (all of them) and, let’s face it, making compromise involves a change of the way we think.

Furthermore, if we stay the same all our lives, more likely we will have regrets, because we systematically will “live” lives that were not meant to be ours, we derive from the signs and the Path that was designed for us. Someone I call my mentor for this reason, Late Jean-Jacques Mérie, a beautiful and multi-talented being, told me this very little, seemingly insignificant phrase when I was a teenager and it blew my mind and changed the way I saw my life. He said : “In the end of your life, you need to be able to say to yourself : “I did some good to myself!””.

This reminder to avoid having regrets is thoroughly and intrinsically linked with the connection I have with Change. I see change as a passing, an evolution, a transformation. I choose to see Change as a Positive Thing.

The way I look at it is very well summed up by the simple words of Jim Rohn :

I’m not sure why these words made so much sense to me when I first read this, but what I really mean by this is : YOU ARE THE MASTER OF YOUR LIFE, ONLY YOU CAN MAKE IT BETTER! So welcome the Transformations and the Changes in your life with Joy : they might be difficult times but they are Gateways to wonderful new situations !…

I would really like you to comment on this and start discussions : what changed your life ? What brought you to step out of a dark downwards spiral of doubt or depression ?

 

Embrace your Unihipili and reconnect with your Joy!

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Today, after and amazingly fun weekend full of giggles, I felt drawn to be reminded to connect with your Unihipili, your Inner Child and heal him/her.

 

You have neglected him/her for too long. It’s time to please allow your Inner Child to come back to you, to be healed, to ask him/her for forgiveness and to let him/her know how much you love him/her.

To help you, I found this beautiful video from one of the Ho’oponopono Masters, Dr. Ihaleakala Hew Len :

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Once you have gone through this very emotional and intimate experience, take your Unihipili by the hand and go HAVE FUN !!!! Reconnect with the JOY you felt when you were a Child, connect with the careless giggles, find your innocent mischievous self, do crazy things, jump in puddles, draw a purple and turquoise elephant, see pineapples as potential toys, smile, dance and sing, PLAY and embrace the whole lot of who YOU really are….

Start today to make the world a better place by uplifting your spirit because it all starts with you. Once you’re happy, think happy thoughts and radiate happiness, people around you will join the smiles and experience your happiness. It all starts with you, it all starts with how well you’re connected with your Unihipili.

For me, at first, my Unihipili was really wary and wouldn’t talk to me… But overtime, the wounds scared, the cleaning worked and the relationship was healed. Now we are buddies, she laughs with me, we dance and play, she shows me how to be more spontaneously, I get some lessons from her everyday!

What was your first attempt at talking to your neglected Unihipili ? Please comment

Stop, Look and Go! Embrace the power of Gratitude : it changes everything !

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Today, in this Thanksgiving period, we are all reminded of the importance of Gratitude. In my Ho’oponopono practice, the THANK YOU has a special place. It’s often in the end of the mantra. But really, Gratitude is the Beginning of Everything !

Firstly “Thank you,” is a Ho’oponopono cleaning tool that invokes the whole process of repentance, forgiveness, and transmutation, We can be thankful for everyone and everything that crosses our path, even (maybe especially!) those who trigger us or make us upset. Because if we choose to open to the beauty and be grateful for what surrounds us and what we already have, the Beauty and the Love take seeds in our Gratitude and Manifestation germinates from the combination !

In France, we complain a lot. I often say to French people ranting that they need to stop being so French ! Believe it or not, we, the French, are rarely happy and I think it’s because we are seldom grateful… We can complain about everything : a lumpy bed, a sore back, a cold coffee or tea, the weather, the bad manners of others, politics (of course; my pet peeve !), the cost of life, work… the list is endless! But when we learn to truly appreciate what we have been blessed with, the way we see our surroundings changes and our life becomes lighter:

  • Instead of complaining about a lumpy bed, be grateful you have a bed at all, you could be sleeping on the floor in the street, in the cold. Now you feel how lucky you are that you have a bed, don’t you ?
  • Instead of noticing your sore back, be grateful that you can feel your body and that you are alive ! Do you see how blessed you are to be allowed to feel ?
  • Your cold coffee or tea isn’t just that, it’s a blessing that will help you to start your day ! Do you know it’s still working when it’s cold ? Do you feel how lucky you are that you can have a coffee or a tea ?
  • You can hardly change the weather so why complain about it, instead recognize its blessing : it warms you and Mother Earth when it’s warm, it nourishes the grounds when it rains, it helps Nature sleep and restore itself when it freezes. Do you see how being a part of these cycle is a teaching in itself ? Be happy we have seasons for they help us see cycles are beneficial and changes are a good thing! (I will write a blog on that theory of mine soon).
  • Be blessed that you have crossed the path of someone who upset you by his/her bad manners for that was a lesson you might have needed to be reminded of. Don’t you feel lucky that you have been taught manners ?
  • Say Thank You for politics because they are a sign that we have and are forever evolving.
  • Decide the cost of life is a blessing because it challenges you to work harder and better to earn more.
  • And be grateful for work as you are blessed to have a job so you can feel useful !…

Every day we need to be grateful and GIVE THANKS. Make it a habit. This can be applicable to ALL aspects of our life. Furthermore, I choose to be optimistic and grateful because it actually generates more reasons to be grateful for ! Let me explain…

In Japanese language there is a term  : “on”.  The meaning of “on” often includes a sense of gratitude combined with a desire to repay others for what we have been given.  It’s not just that we feel grateful, or that we express our gratitude, but that we actually experience a sincere desire to give something back.  It’s an appreciation that stimulates a sense of obligation, but not an externally imposed obligation, more a sense of obligation that arises naturally within us as we recognize how we have been supported and cared for by others.

And you probably know or have heard of the “Law of Attraction” and “The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne: thinking and projecting happy thoughts and intentions give us the power create our Reality and make these happy thoughts happen. And what can be happier than a wholehearted sense of pure and deep Gratitude? I believe and I have received plenty of demonstrations that setting your mind to “Thank You” mode says to the Universe “I already have plenty” and that, funnily enough, triggers the Universe to send more your way ! (Ask me for examples if you want, I can’t quote them all, this post would be way too big).

One of my favorite quote from “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho is : ” Once you make one step towards your dream, the whole Universe conspires to help you.” So if you combine this with the desire to give something back in the Japanese “on”, it all makes sense that the Universe will help us manifest the things we are grateful for. Choosing and developing an attitude and a habit of sincere and “heartfelt” gratitude for your current blessings unleashes the power for manifesting and receiving many more !

I am so grateful today ! I was inspired to write this blog by this dear soul buddies of mine who keep reminding me to slow down, take the time to smell the flowers and absorb !  Many thanks to them both! And I also found inspiration from Brother David Steindl-Rast’s Ted Talk : “Want to be happy? Be grateful !” So as this delightful Benedictine monk says, remember the lesson of when you were a child taught how to cross the street and “Stop, Look and Go!”; set some gratitude reminders on your path and more importantly, start counting your blessings right now…

What are you truly and deeply Grateful for today ?

Share in the comments, make the list long, Really Feel it, and Meditate on it, I am sure you will at least feel happier; and that more things to be grateful for will come your way!

 

 

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