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Just Breathe

Just Breathe

Research shows that our brains connect different emotions with different breathing patterns. Deep breathing can even trick your brain into different emotions that soothe stress. When you are happy, your breathing is regular and steady. When under stress or feeling...

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Joy Doesn’t Care About Your Waistline

Joy Doesn’t Care About Your Waistline

If you’ve spent any time with us at Project Forgive, you’re quite clear that joy matters. Our ongoing mantra that “Joy is a Habit” is the theme of our Facebook Lives and even our Facebook Group. (Go here to join our group♥) With that said we recently found this...

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The Joys (and Fun!) of Being Older

The Joys (and Fun!) of Being Older

We’re sure many of you can relate to this fun and funny writing about having what we need later in life. We love to give credit to writers. Right now it’s unknown to us. If you know who wrote it, please tell us. It’s exquisite, so enjoy. “I have everything that I...

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Saying Thank You To Your Body

Saying Thank You To Your Body

We found this piece of exquisite writing and thought it was definitely worth your time. It was for us. Enjoy.♥  Your body is not your masterpiece — your life is. It is suggested to us a million times a day that our BODIES are PROJECTS. They aren’t. Our lives are. Our...

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Obvious and Not So Obvious Recycling

Obvious and Not So Obvious Recycling

I cringe every time I leave a store and see myself and other shoppers with carts full of items in plastic containers and plastic bags. You, too? The latest research shows about 35% of us recycle. Add in the fact that about 17% of what we put in the recycling bin...

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Self-Care & Forgiveness Brings Joy

Self-Care & Forgiveness Brings Joy

It's funny, it's taken me a long time to grasp that self-care, making joy a habit (despite all the stuff going on in the world) and Forgiveness, kind of all go together. When you're struggling with something (ie. low-pay, caregiving, a crappy boss, rude relatives, a...

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Rules To Teach Our Sons and Grandsons

Rules To Teach Our Sons and Grandsons

We found several lists for raising a wonderful son. These items below are a compilation of the ones we love the best. Enjoy. 1. Never shake a person’s hand sitting down. 2. Don’t enter a pool by the stairs. 3. The man at the BBQ Grill is the closest thing to a king....

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