Conscious Cool Chic

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I stumbled upon a quote the other day that made me exhale slowly and calmly:

This was one the top favorite guest posts of 2011, and my guess is because Bridgette Boudreau's wisdom with this Top 10 list just shines through the screen. How about we all make a resolution in 2012 to remember #10?

This week's guest post contribu...

At this place, in this moment, what are you celebrating in your life?

A beautiful answer from astrologer Pam Younghans:

"Today I am celebrating th...

We are always using our personal power through the choices we make with our energy.  At any given moment in a day, we are making unconscious or conscious choices about what we want to direct effort towar...

Please welcome Tess Marshall for our October interview! Tess writes the blog The Bold Life, so I was happy to ask her a few questions about her daily inspirations, being bold in the real world, and what she has up her sleeves in the next few months. ~Molly

Molly: Your writing and blog offers ric...

This week's guest contribution is from Colleen O'Grady, a mixed media artist who specializes in murals, trompe l'oeil paintings, sculptures, and ceiling art. She discusses how she moves through the "mind monkeys" and connects to her True Self.

Trying to tame the mind has always been a challeng...

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I breathe. 

Well, it is clearer to say that I let the breath breathe me. 

Well, it’s...

Artwork by Daniel B. Holeman

To create peace means to have loving thoughts where none currently exist. To create peace means to shine light on places, internal and external, that are experiencing darkness. To create peace means to r...

The past few years have held great change and shifts on all levels of personal and collective being. Perhaps what you thought would transpire did not. Perhaps what you wanted to avoid came forward almost instantly. Perhaps what you wanted the most disappeared and has yet to re-appear. Perhaps you have been surprised by new joy and sources of abundance ...

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I've been working away on various writing projects and books, and as I go along, I occasionally find my Ego-mind kicking in with edits and revisions: "Don't say that! Don't put that out there! Wait, there's a better way to say that so you won't sound ...

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My right ankle has been hurting slightly for the past week. It came out of no...

I am so excited to be featured on Tiny Buddha this week - one of the biggest blogs in the world!  Below is the article I wrote specifically for this influential website. If you are a creative person who occassionally deals with self-doubt and comparison, you may relate to these thoughts.

I was raised Catholic in the 1950s, so most things in my world were black and white then: from the saddle shoes on my feet, to the TV screen in the living room, to the nuns’ habits at Our Lady of Guadalupe Elementary School. There were Rules: Rules of Right and Wrong.  Absolute Rules about what You Must Do and what You...