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52 Simple Ways to Create a Beautiful Space by artofabeautifullife.com | Free, Printable Download

52 Simple Ways to Create a Beautiful Space

This is a system for those of us who struggle with organizing and staying organized. This is for those of us who get overwhelmed with big projects.

This is my system for the year. Things have gotten out of control over the last few years. I need a system. A simple system to regain control of my space. And because life has been so crazy, I need it to be a manageable system, something that will not overwhelm me or make me want to quit the first month. But it needs to be something that at the end of the year, I will feel more peaceful about my space.

52 Things is a series of simple projects over the year designed to de-clutter, organize, simplify, and make your life more beautiful. Each week is one simple project designed to concentrate on one small area. A large project can become overwhelming. This often keeps us from even starting. With these small, but very purposeful projects, you will find it easy and feel productive as you take one small area at a time and transform it a beautiful space. These are manageable tasks and can usually be done in a small block of time, but over the course of the year, a lot of little things will add up. Click here to read more and to download the free, printable calendar…

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One Word Necklace - Inspirational Jewelry by artofabeautifullfie.com

One Word for the Year

As the new year approaches, this is a time that many of us are choosing our one word for the year. It is when we choose a word, one word, that is speaking to us, calling to us. Instead of focusing on too many things, it is a way of keeping one goal in front of us all year. It could be a word in an area we would like to grow, a way we want to be, a life philosophy, or a goal. Continue reading to find out what my words were last year, and what words are speaking to me now.

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10 Ways to Make Beautiful Resolutions and Goals and Keep Them

10 Ways to Make Beautiful Resolutions and Goals and Keep Them

Are you making resolutions right now for the New Year? It is the 31st, and this is what I will be doing as I ring in the new year. I just started thinking about mine. I am not going to sweat that. I’ve gone into January working on mine. We can do this anytime during the year, whether it’s December or July. It’s always a good time to make resolutions and goals. Goals give us focus. Whether you are setting goals for the New Year, or you are setting goals in the middle of the year, goals give us focus, and when action follows this focus, we create an energy and momentum. This is where the magic happens. This is the place you want to live. Read more on… 10 Ways to Make Beautiful Resolutions and Keep Them.

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The Journey Awakens the Soul | Read more... artofabeautifullife.com

The Journey Awakens the Soul

I discovered that it is sometimes on the journey that we find ourselves. -Topaz

I have learned that we do not always have to have strong feelings about something for it to be the thing that will move our soul, for it to awaken our soul. The soul is often awakened on the journey. We just must begin the journey. We must take the journeys, lots of journeys. We have to take that first step. We have to say yes. This is the place where life is lived. This is where we get those experiences that stay with us for a lifetime. These are the things that make our life. These are the things that…

It was when I took the journey that…

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This could be your butterfly moment. | Read more... artofabeautifullife.com

The 30 Day Challenge We Need to Do for the Rest of Our Lives

This 30 day challenge has been the single, most life altering challenge I have done to date. This is an update on the last 112 days. If we feed our bodies every day, we need to be just as  intentional about feeding our minds. I challenge you to do this 30 day challenge…maybe even for the rest of your life.

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Be As You Wish to Seem - It just might be who you were created to be. | Read more... artofabeautifullife.com

Be As You Wish to Seem

Be as you wish to seem. -Socrates

How we wish to seem might be telling us who we really want to be, maybe even who we were created to be, but we are stuck, stuck in old patterns, hurts, habits, thoughts, and actions. Maybe we just haven’t learned all we need to learn yet. Maybe we are still in the design process…

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You Are My People | Read more at... artofabeautifullife.com

You Are My People

Tribes are a beautiful thing. These are our people, the people to whom we belong and who belong to us. While we can have many friends, our tribe is special. It is those to whom we are truly connected in a very deep and real way. They are never farther away than a phone call. They know our stories. They have our back. They celebrate with us…the little moments and the big moments. They pour into us. They help us pluck up courage and chutzpah when we need it. They make us feel… (read more)

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Purpose in your heart and soul today to create a beautiful life in the midst of a mess. ~Topaz | Read more... artofabeautifullife.com

You Are Not Alone: A Letter to Those Who Are Struggling

Dear Friends,

There are a lot of hurting people out there. You may be one of those. Life is hard. I know mine is. I don’t talk about it, because I prefer not to focus on those things. This blog is my escape from it. It’s my place to help me get through the hard stuff. It’s conversations I have with with you, with myself. It’s things God shows me, and writing helps me to process it and organize my thoughts. It gives me vision, courage, and inspiration. I am writing all of this to say that I do not want anyone to read what I write and feel… (Read more…)

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I Am Making a Memory by The Art of a Beautiful Life | Read more... artofabeautifullife.com

I Am Making a Memory

If you read nothing else today, read this…

It is a beautiful way to live when we are fully living in a moment, knowing everything that it is worth. Always be aware of the beautiful moments we are etching into our hearts to become beautiful memories to keep forever. May your life never be the same after you read this article.

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Making a Dent in the Universe | Read more artofabeautifullife.com

Making a Dent in the Universe… The Things That Matter

Life is short. People matter. Kindness matters. Little gestures matter. That kind thought you are thinking of someone right now could sow seeds of greatness in their life. It could be the thing that might begin to slowly turn everything around for them just because someone, just because YOU, spoke a kindness from your heart or reached out to them in some way.

Show up. Speak up. Live the story you want to tell. BE the MAGIC. This is where life…

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