Do the dishes for a roommate, husband, or family member. Go out of your way before they get home to take care of a mess they were probably dreading
Call your grandma(s). Remember that your grandma was once your age, and that she understands more than you think she does
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Bake or buy cookies for a neighbor. Simply knock on their door and tell them you wanted to give them something sweet for the holidays! From the series: 25 Days of Darling Photo Credit: sn0w-angel.tumblr.com
Continued from 25 Days of Darling
This Advent Season, we want to challenge you to make giving part of your daily routine
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We all have them: difficult members of our family, or awkward friends. When we see them crossing the room to possibly engage us in conversation, we wish we were suddenly invisible. Or, they are the type who will not speak to you until you speak
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We love to admire figures like Mother Teresa, who literally embodied service in their being and gave their lives for others. Some days we long to leave our reality and sail across the world to help those in need. Yet we often find ourselves trapped
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What sets humans apart from the rest of creation is the ability to use our minds to imagine, critique, reason, or create ideas. Animals do not “think” about what they are going to do in the morning, or create art for art’s sake. Our brains are
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Dreamers are often those folks that sip coffee with unkempt hair and twiddle a pencil over a well-worn journal. There is a certain characteristic of freedom and mystery in their step and presence that intrigues those around them to get a peak into the daily
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She walks with a slight hop in her step, shoulder blades back, concentrated. A nutrition bar in her purse in the case of no lunch break, she truly, “has it all together.” Some women stand out in grade school as future CEOs. You find them telling
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Oh, how we all long for beauty! Mysterious and diverse as it is, we capture it, photograph it, and worship it, often forgetting how fleeting it is—like sand in an hourglass. However, in order to hold and keep beauty, we must build it solidly from
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Personality is design in spirit form. Design is our personality in tangible form. The way we present our personality to the world creates a certain predictability that makes people say, “oh that is so you.” Style is set apart from time. It permeates not only the
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There is nothing like a warm, cozy home with soft lights, soothing scents, and a love that seems to bounce around the room engaging every heart present. Or perhaps the feeling of excitement that builds as your heels click on a pathway that leads
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The ancient King Solomon wrote the words “pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones,” and in contrast, “a gossip separates close friends.” From the beginning of time humans have dealt with communication issues and emotional pain. Yet, although
abderian : adjective : given to incessant or idiotic laughter.
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Sometimes in life we just need a fresh start, a new perspective. A good starting point is to draw, collage, or paint your new "life motto." All you need is old magazines, scissors, a glue stick, a piece of white paper, and an art pen. Begin by
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What is it about horses that intrigues the spirit and sparks the imagination? I only know that every little girl dreams of having one, and maybe every big girl, if we're honest. Romance. Beauty. Power. Gentleness. Peace. All these virtues exist within the eyes of
Painted on "cat eyes" were a popular beauty trend in the 50's 60's, but also can make a strong, beautiful statement now. But first, to start you must purchase an excellent black eyeliner. We like L'Oreal Extra-Intense Liquid Pencil Eyeliner. ($8.49 at Drugstores). Follow these simple visual steps
Everyone believes in something. Whether its in themselves, their career, a loved one, a religious system, or a god(s). What we sometimes forget is that what others believe is perhaps just as real or important to them as our belief system is to us. Often
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This saying is often used for children in a classroom, but it seems as if we still need it as adults…let's be sure we think wisely before we speak to our friends, family, colleagues, or significant others. The more we acknowledge the weight of our
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The world screams at women: “This is what you should be, right now.” Ten minutes later, the standard changes, and women run to catch up. Darling challenges women to become what they are made to be. It combats the model of today’s society that commands
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What does it look like to be curious versus judgmental? Photo Credit: lottaagaton.blogspot.com
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Maps of the United States always remind me of grade school, and the days when our teacher would talk to us about travel. I memorized all the states, picked the ones that were my favorite shapes, and decided Tennessee would be the place for me.
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“The highest reward for man’s toil is not what he gets for it, but what he becomes by it.” -John Ruskin
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“The next best thing to being wise oneself is to have companions who are.” -CS Lewis
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My Ukranian Grandma, Donna, is a self-taught, gourmet cook. She loves to hand-write me recipes and send them in the mail. This is one such recipe that I hope you enjoy
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Sometimes when you see an old, wrinkly grandma, your first thought is "awe, how cute," but not much more. Or, she is that old person walking miserably slow on the sidewalk that you can't pass, or perhaps driving terribly because she can no longer see