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Viewing The World Through The Lens of Appreciation.

Here's the invitation: As you traverse your world today, observe yourself as you observe the people, and things, around you.

We may not realize it, but most of us have a default mode of looking at...wait, more accurately, "looking for", what is wrong, what is stupid, what is irritating.

Frank Gjata

Embracing softness in the face of adversity.

Many of us tense against the adversities blowing us off our planned trajectories—the flat tires, the breakups, the diagnoses that come out of nowhere and thwart the best laid plans. We resist these things until we have no other choice but to stare down the barrel confronting us. This is our way of protecting ourselves, creating a shield between our most tender selves and the outside world.

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5 Ways to Address Depression

Depression can be a challenging and overwhelming experience, but there are ways to help manage and alleviate symptoms. Taking a mindfulness, whole person approach can help you address the root causes of your depression and develop strategies to manage your symptoms. Here are five ways to help when you are feeling depressed.

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The Power of Words

How much power does a single word have? The great American poet, Emily Dickinson, has said, “I know nothing in the world that has as much power as a word."

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We Are All Magnets

(Whether we repel or attract is up to us.)

Ever meet someone who is genuinely magnetic, and seems to attract just the right people and things into their lives? What is it about them that makes them so magnetic?Is it some special trait? Something they’re just born with?

Frank Gjata

4 Steps To A Softer Surrender.

A Dance Of Doing And Being.

Every goal requires a dance of doing and being. There are steps you must take to bring forth a vision, but there comes a point where action alone won’t help you realize this goal.

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Love Is Sticky.

(Two Tips To Make New Commitments Stick.)

Greetings lovely peeps!

See below a couple suggestions to support and activate your intentions, any time of the year, and make them stick (no pun intended.)

Frank Gjata

Stock Up On Self Care.

(2 Ways To Serve Up Self Awareness This Holiday.)

The holidays can be the most wonderful time of the year, but they can also be the most stressful.

So, it’s a good idea to be prepared…and to be proactive with our self care.

2 Ways to Serve Up Self Awareness this Holiday!

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A Month Of Gratitude

November is officially upon us, and with November comes button-popping holiday feasts and the giving of thanks. There could not be a better time to center in on gratitude. The outer world that you experience is a direct reflection of your inner reality. When you carry with you an attitude of gratitude, you begin to experience the world through a new lens.

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"Halloween Is Over. So Why Do I Still Choose To Wear A Mask?"

It's time to take off the mask.

Frank (founder of Conscious Ink) and I were talking the other day. I was sharing with him how I participated in the T-Rex (blow-up costume) Stampede that happens at the end of October every year in downtown Nashville. I was telling him how fun it was and how goofy we all were and so carefree. He brought up how it can be so freeing to hide behind a mask (of sort) and be your most free and authentic self in moments.

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Believe It. Or Not?!

"Pardon me, would you happen to have a delicious belief I can borrow?”

Ever notice how the majority of the people in our lives have some very different experiences? Some get parking tickets. Others don’t. Some get charged bank fees. Others don’t. Some seem to experience a charmed life, while others seem to go through some kind of daily living hell.

Frank Gjata

Dropping Shame

Wizard of Wizardry at Conscious Ink

If a perfect person doesn't exist, and mistakes are how we grow and learn, how did we get to this place where our world is so full of shame?

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