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Beyond the Reading: Self-Satisfaction

We all see the articles talking about which steps to take towards happiness, how to improve self-confidence, how to become satisfied with your life, how to appreciate what you have, etc. But what about self-satisfaction? Now, we don’t mean being smug or overly proud of ourselves. We are using 'self-satisfaction' to describe a justified happiness… Continue reading Beyond the Reading: Self-Satisfaction

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Beyond the Reading: Empowered & Assertive

Today's reading brought a message of self-empowerment. We are to be more confident, stronger in our convictions, willing to do what it takes to get our voice heard. We need to step into our own power, believe in ourselves, and finally break free from what is holding us back. But Warrell (2015) says it best,… Continue reading Beyond the Reading: Empowered & Assertive

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Beyond the Reading: How Confidence Leads to Success

Today's reading brings with it an intoxicating confidence sure to lift anyone's energy. The King of Pentacles not only represents achieving the type of success everyone wants, but also encourages the type of confidence that allows you to offer advice to others. You know these people. These are the people that seem to always have… Continue reading Beyond the Reading: How Confidence Leads to Success

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Beyond the Reading: Seizing Opportunities

Take advantage of what comes our way, act quickly, pursue it because we don't know for how long this opportunity will be available. There's an urgency attached to the words 'seizing opportunities'. We don't want to let something good pass us by. We don't want to be the one that missed out on something. We… Continue reading Beyond the Reading: Seizing Opportunities

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Beyond the Reading: Putting Yourself Out There

When I was six years old, another child in my first grade class was having a birthday party. This was someone that I had played with, so when others started receiving their invitations and I didn't receive mine, it made perfect sense in my child brain that I should call this girl. Here is the… Continue reading Beyond the Reading: Putting Yourself Out There

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Beyond the Reading: Celebrating Success

We've put in the work, we've sacrificed even when we didn't want to, and today's reading is letting us know that it was all for the best. We did it. We made it. It was worth it. If there was ever good news, this would be it. So why is it leaving us with the… Continue reading Beyond the Reading: Celebrating Success