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    New Podcast Coming! Stay Tuned for The Sparkle Hour

    February 22, 2017 - By 

    I’m SO excited to announce that The Blessings Butterfly and Nicole Lewis-Keeber Coaching have teamed up to create something extra special for our fans: a new podcast!  We are currently recording our first season and we would LOVE to hear from you about what topics, tools, tips and tricks you want to hear about the most. The Sparkle Hour is a fun and powerful podcast designed to engage, inform, and empower smart women. We speak primarily to women who want to have a stronger mindset around themselves and their money, learn how to navigate the rough times, and set themselves…

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    #MondayMantra – I Set Healthy Boundaries For Myself 

    February 20, 2017 - By 

    “I set healthy boundaries for myself.” You get to decide what is acceptable behavior and what is not. You choose what supports your best health and what doesn’t. You define and create the rules for living a life that you love, and that framework is what builds the healthy boundaries that suit you best. Honor them in yourself to live a more peaceful life. 

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    When Anger Is Killing You & How I Am Learning to Manage My Anger

    February 15, 2017 - By 

    Anger- there is no shortage of it. Even though for my own health and sanity I take care to spend the bulk of my time around people who are positive, mellow, and well-suited to handling stress, this powerful emotion is one that never seems far enough away.  All I have to do is take a quick scroll through Facebook or Twitter to see and feel the anger, wrath, or full-blown rage seeping through post after post after post, from the POTUS to the online trolls and everywhere in between. It’s exhausting, and I believe it is killing us. Now wait…

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    Friday Faves - inspiration

    #FridayFaves: Loralie Young, A Letter To My Skin

    February 10, 2017 - By 

    IT’S FRIDAY! YAY! FRI-YAY!  It’s Friday and I’m excited to bring back my Friday Faves, a spot where I get to feature some of my favorite people and share what they are doing. Today I get to share an incredible article from Loralie Young, a talented artist and beautiful soul living in Cambodia.   I met Loralie online through the magic of the Facebook. I had seen her casually online in a group hosted by Kathleen Shannon and Emily Thompson called Being Boss (OMG I LOVE THOSE LADIES! ::Fangirl Moment::) but we only really connected when she commented on a…

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    Staying Positive While Feeling All the Feelings

    February 8, 2017 - By 

    Do you ever sometimes think that if you aren’t laughing through difficult circumstances and challenging moments that you are somehow doing it wrong?  I mean, you are pretty much a superwoman as it is, so shouldn’t you be able to handle every single setback with perfect grace and a smile on your face? Um, hell no. Let’s talk about being authentic. Hear me, you badass warrior princess, you are 100% allowed to feel ALL of your feelings. Including Frustration. Anger. Disappointment. Sadness. And yes, even Fear. You get to feel these without apology and you don’t have to pretend that…

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    #MondayMantra It is Safe for Me to Go Deep

    February 6, 2017 - By 

    Today I had the honor and pleasure of interviewing my cousin, Nicole Lewis-Keeber, for a new podcast that we are co-hosting (more on that later). One of my very favorite things about her is her willingness to go deep and be transparent on any topic, even ones that are messy or difficult to talk about.  It takes incredible courage to show up and be honest with yourself in the difficult conversations.  Self-awareness can be messy, but I’m learning that it’s in our willingness to go there that we can truly heal ourselves and create powerful new possibilities for our lives. …

  • Friday Feels - inspiration

    #FridayFeels My Pledge 

    February 3, 2017 - By 

    I am a peaceful warrior, and This is my Pledge: I will Resist the Hate. I will spread Love. I will live to Encourage, Empower, and Inspire. ❤ I believe that we are all created to live in peace, safety, and freedom- beginning with love for self and extending that to each other.  I don’t want to live in a world that turns its back on suffering, that shuts its gates based on religion or ethnicity, that discriminates against women and people of color and people with disabilities and people who are poor and people who are not heterosexual.  …

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    Tears in the Texaco

    February 1, 2017 - By 

    This morning, a complete stranger made me cry in the Texaco parking lot. I had just finished getting my car quick-washed and was getting ready to merge into the exit lane, just waiting for a little more space to open up.  My latte was just the right temperature.  I had just cleared some space in the cup holder after giving $1.50 in quarters to a homeless man named Alfred.  I was feeling pretty excited, as I was on my way to celebrate birthday lunch with my bestie. Just started to roll into the open space in front of me when…

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    #MondayMantra Live a Life Worth Loving

    January 30, 2017 - By 

    Do you love your life? I do!  If you aren’t totally in love with the life you’ve created for yourself, today is the day to begin resetting your intentions.   It’s likely that you already have many things in your life to be grateful for and that you can build on; you probably don’t need a complete life renovation, just some tweaks and shifts to increase your happiness. Begin with this positive mantra, and allow yourself to be open to any specific changes that you need to make moving forward.  “I Live a Life Worth Loving.”