Recently I asked my Twitter and Facebook communities for tips on Surviving the Holiday Madness. Along with their tips, many people told me why the the holidays cause them stress. Manu said that he gets hung up on thinking about gifts. To combat this, he…
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It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas!
Read moreToday, Matthew & I ventured out into the cool December air in search of the perfect Christmas tree! After a little bit of searching we found the perfect balsam fir. ♥ Picking out & decorating the tree are a couple of my favourite holiday traditions.…
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Poetry Friday: Thrush | Louise Gluck
Read moreThrush | Louise Gluck Snow began falling, over the surface of the whole earth. That can’t be true. And yet it felt true, falling more and more thickly over everything I could see. The pines turned brittle with ice. This is the place I told…
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SWAN: Three Happy Things
Read moreSWAN (Stop Wasting Away Now) is a weekly dose of inspiration from me to you. Each week I will make a short video post about something on my mind. The posts will be unscripted & shot straight from my soul. Stop wasting away now, life’s…
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No Alcohol November: The Results
Read moreLast month, I embarked on a No Alcohol November Challenge. My reasons for starting the challenge were not perfectly clear. I said that I wanted to experience all of the things that people report after giving up alcohol—optimized health, weight loss, increased focus, motivation, and…
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Reminder: Only 2 Days Left for Pre-sale Discount!
Read moreIt’s been a quiet week around these parts, friends! I’ve just returned from a conference down in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The conference was a success but I got entirely too little sleep. The bright side is that I had the most gorgeous view of…
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Beat Anxiety, Overcome Depression: The Book
Read moreDear Friends, I’ve been blogging for three years now. Creating this site—evolutionyou.net—has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. Although I have made no money through this venture, I’ve been been paid thousands of times over through the kind words & gratitude…
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Poetry Friday: A Brief for the Defense | Jack Gilbert
Read morephoto taken with instagram A Brief for the Defense | Jack Gilbert Sorrow everywhere. Slaughter everywhere. If babies are not starving someplace, they are starving somewhere else. With flies in their nostrils. But we enjoy our lives because that’s what God wants. Otherwise the mornings…