Posts by Annie
Monthly Mantra: October 2021
“I UNDERSTAND BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE THAT LASTING FULFILLMENT COMES THROUGH MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTION AND GENUINE CONNECTION.” There is no shortcut or substitute for fulfillment, though that doesn’t prevent us from trying. It doesn’t help that marketers are in our ears, constantly toying with us by showing us images of people who seemingly have…
Read MoreMonthly Mantra: September, 2021
I KNOW THAT MY INTUITION IS THE SOURCE OF MY DEEPEST WISDOM. I PROMISE TO PAY MORE ATTENTION TO WHAT IT TELLS ME. Beyond thoughts of career and relationship obligations, self consciousness, and anxiety, there is an instinctual knowing of what is and is not right for you. This natural feeling response is…
Read MoreMonthly Mantra: August, 2021
I LOOK FOR REASONS TO LAUGH. I FIND HUMOR EVEN IN ABSURD AND STRESSFUL MOMENTS. They say non-attachment is a sign of the enlightened. And non-judgment. If those are, a sense of humor must be, too. Life is absurd. There’s really no better way to refer to a reality where the concern about…
Read MoreMonthly Mantra: July 2021
I DO THE RIGHT THING BECAUSE DOING RIGHT FEELS GOOD. My sister and two of her colleagues have recently been vying for a promotion at work. The process has entailed Zoom interviews (shudder) and lots of inter-staff chatter. This manager talks to this manager who talks with their other manager, who eventually presents…
Read MoreMonthly Mantra: June 2021
“I HAVE FAITH IN MY ABILITY TO FIND ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS BEING ASKED OF ME.” Some days, I feel stymied by the questions I’m asking myself. I feel like shouting, “I DON’T KNOW, DUMMY. I’M THE ONE ASKING THE QUESTION, SO I OBVIOUSLY DON’T HAVE THE ANSWER!” That shuts me up for…
Read MoreMonthly Mantra: May 2021
“I SEEK TO ACHIEVE BALANCE IN ALL THINGS. I UNDERSTAND BALANCE IS FLUID AND REQUIRES THAT I CONSTANTLY RECALIBRATE.” Balance is elusive. Being in perfect alignment between two poles that command us to advance towards them with the falsely alluring songs of Too Much and Not Enough requires discipline and perspective. We have to…
Read MoreMonthly Mantra: April 2021
I AM HERE TO CULTIVATE, SHARE, AND PROTECT MY POSITIVE ENERGY. I ATTRACT OTHERS WHO ARE ON AN EQUAL FREQUENCY, AND OUR INTERACTIONS CREATE MORE ENERGY FOR BOTH OF US. Beyond words, beyond body language, energy is what we’re communicating to each other all the time. This energy is our true essence and…
Read MoreMonthly Mantra: March 2021
“I AM BETTER, STRONGER, AND MORE INSIGHTFUL THAN I WAS YESTERDAY. I AM MORE ALIGNED WITH MY PURPOSE THAN I’VE EVER BEEN BEFORE.” For some, the pursuit of mastery may begin as an intuitive lure, an unconscious knowing about innate knack. For others, mastery begins with amateur curiosity: “I wonder if I could…
Read MoreMonthly Mantra: February, 2021
“I TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY THOUGHTS AND MY ACTIONS. BY DOING SO, I EMPOWER MYSELF TO CHOOSE AND BEHAVE DIFFERENTLY.” I am responsible for me. I am responsible to me. Everything I do and say, that’s on me. And everything I think; that’s me, too. I might like to pretend that my…
Read MoreHappy 2021 & Introducing The Live Simply Monthly Mantra Calendar!
Welcome to 2021, and the Live Simply 2021 calendar! Each month of this year, in addition to a delightfully on-brand illustration (created for us by the illustrious Ariel Markowitz), we’re giving you an intention word and a mantra to accompany it. Read it every morning. Read it multiple times per day if it resonates…
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