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How to Help In A World of Hate

By Jan BowenPrivate MusingsNo Comments

The world is frequently in turmoil. Current events often seem more like a cautionary movie than real life. Hate crimes, riots, rhetoric. Turning off the media isn’t a solution to ending the upheaval. The events don’t end. Their impact on the world and individuals has already occurred. But staying in pain isn’t useful. It doesn’t help the world and it…

August 17, 2017

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The Surprising Benefits of Puzzles On the Brain

By Jan BowenPrivate Musings2 Comments

So many of us turn to puzzles or problem solving as a way to relax. Crossword and word puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, mysteries, and other brain games are all used as a way to relax. What is the inherent trait of a puzzle or a problem that soothes, even while they present a new type of challenge? Puzzles captivate us at…

March 27, 2017

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The Benefits of Sharing Your Story

By Jan BowenPrivate MusingsNo Comments

Can you dare yourself to rise to the challenge to speak up? We all have a story. It's what makes us a person with a history. Our story is our tale of how we got to be who we are and what happened along the way. Within that story is often a message. A message that the community we are...

March 13, 2017

6 Ways to Increase Growth and Potential

By Jan BowenPrivate MusingsNo Comments

A new year -- time for fresh potential. Time for new beginnings, resolutions, decisions, lists. So many options can feel overwhelming, confusing, or discouraging -- the antithesis of motivation. Yet, January is a tremendous opportunity for assessing our alignment, charting our route to happiness, and determining our goals. There are few times automatically built in to our natural year and...

December 30, 2016

5 Ways To Power Up and Embrace Your Life Purpose

By Jan BowenPublished ArticlesNo Comments

Take action now. Do you spend time thinking about how much effort you put into your day or life, and stressing about the potential impact your effort did or didn’t have? Do the topics of life purpose and passion simultaneously inspire and terrify you? Stop stressing! The irony of life purpose is that everyone is living a life of purpose....

November 10, 2016

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How to Be of Service and Absolutely Make a Difference In the World

By Jan BowenPrivate MusingsNo Comments

When was the last time you thought to “be in service”? I’m not talking about the kind of service we do if our job is customer service but the concept of what it means to be in service to another person. “Nothing truly valuable arises from ambition or from a mere sense of duty; it stems rather from love and...

November 6, 2016

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The Difference Between Passion and Purpose

By Jan BowenPrivate MusingsNo Comments

Passion, purpose and the path between — what’s the real secret to living a fulfilled life? Do all the questions you hear about purpose and passion lead you farther away from a resolution? Themes and opinions on the topic vary, leaving speculation to whether they're the same thing and if they last a lifetime. Do you even really have to...

October 24, 2016

Living an Intuitive Life

By Jan BowenPrivate MusingsNo Comments

What does it mean to live an intuitive life? Very simply, it means allowing your intuition to guide you through life. It doesn't guarantee a simple life, or a perfect life, or all your dreams-come-true. But it does bring peace of mind, fulfillment, deep joy, freedom from anxiety, and a conviction of purpose. And those are qualities we all say...

September 16, 2016

Struggle Is Part of the Wheel of Life

By Jan BowenPrivate MusingsNo Comments

Celebrate your wins and honor your struggle. Why we need to commemorate all our experiences. Some time in the course of our life, many of us seem to adopt an idea that when life is difficult, we have done something "wrong". We strive to reach the times when all pieces of life are moving along in a cadence and "life...

August 11, 2016

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6 Powerful Ways To Trust Your Instincts (They Make A Big Difference)

By Jan BowenPublished Articles2 Comments

Going with your gut is more important than you think. What would you do if you had a guarantee that you wouldn't fail? A guarantee that you would be safe, and life would be even more radiant than you’re hoping? Would you take more risks to reach your dreams? As humans, we're a perfectly calibrated structure of innate wisdom. The...

August 3, 2016

How to Help In A World of Hate

The Surprising Benefits of Puzzles On the Brain

The Benefits of Sharing Your Story

6 Ways to Increase Growth and Potential

5 Ways To Power Up and Embrace Your Life Purpose

How to Be of Service and Absolutely Make a Difference In the World

The Difference Between Passion and Purpose

Living an Intuitive Life

Struggle Is Part of the Wheel of Life

6 Powerful Ways To Trust Your Instincts (They Make A Big Difference)

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