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Together We are Resilient

Resilience is a word that people like to throw around as if it signifies far less than it does. Often people add an element of whimsy to it by saying things like “We’ll bounce back.” or grabbing a platitude like “We’ll be stronger than before.” What isn’t often discussed is that resilience takes consistent, committed, and very hard work. Resilience is yet another one of life’s many journeys that is infinitely more about the path itself than any hypothetical destination.

That’s part of what makes resilience so difficult….Read more by clicking the title or icon for this post.

Together We are Loved

Here at Happily in Progress we believe that we are #lovedtogether and we are so excited to share the love we are feeling from you! Stay tuned for a special Mother’s Day giveaway this upcoming weekend and for more tips, ideas, and strategies to show yourself some love during our #mindfulinmay focus this month!

As a nod to all we are all experiencing right now and to highlight the theme of #lovedtogether that we have seen throughout this COVID-19 experience, here’s a little something one of our authors wrote. We hope it brings a smile and reminds you of the journey we all sometimes take, regardless of the storm, until we remember that it is together we are better, together we are stronger, together we are beautiful, and together we are unstoppable. While this poem is specific to our current reality, we have found that focusing on the role love takes on in any difficult situation helps to remind us of what really matters.

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Happy Earth Day!

Earth day means a lot to us here at Happily in Progress. We are all not only passionate about being physically, mentally, and emotionally in progress, but also about helping our world become a little better day by day. What better way to shout our passion about this beautiful planet and all the beauty that inhabits it, all the beauty still waiting to be explored, and all the beauty desperate to be saved than to celebrate this day!

There are many ways to honor this day, and @travelandleisure (original article HERE) inspired us to put our own spin on a list of ways to celebrate #earthday from home!!

Here is our take based on their list: … Read more by clicking the icon or title of this post!

Together We Are Healed

There’s a funny thing about darkness. When you are alone, it seems bigger. Stronger somehow. The same is true of secrets. When we hide them, they grow. You know, come to think of it, it works that way with a lot of things we might want to hide – how we feel, an action we regret, a mistake we’ve made. It works that way with anything that might cause shame. When we feel shame creeping silently toward our doors, we lock things down and shoo everyone away trying to make sure that when it arrives there is nobody around to see. Nobody to hear. Nobody to judge.

The problem with this tendency to hide, is that when we let these things grow, they can feel too big, too heavy, and too overwhelming to ever let go. What if…. Click the Icon or title to read more.

Together We Are Unstoppable

Unstoppable used to be a word that seemed fictional. I mean, let’s be real for a minute here – there are many things that stop us in our tracks. The idea of unstoppable, though, has shifted over time. It no longer congers up images of indestructible Avenger-like hero-esc strength. It doesn’t feel like man-of-steel, bullet-proof living. This shift in understanding of what it truly means to be unstoppable has become something more, and in reality, something so much better… Read more by clicking the icon or title.

Mindful Monday “To Do” List

We’ve got a little #mondaymotivation coming your way. For today, allow normal “To Do” lists to take a backseat. There is no MUST that needs to govern the day. Instead, take a few minutes to complete this mindful “To Do” and let us know how well your day goes. .. Read more by clicking the icon or post title.

Together We Are Beautiful

Today we are celebrating the official public launch of the Happily in Progress brand – a brand centered around mental and physical health, things that are good for the heart and soul, and ways to bring goodness, laughter, light, and hope into the world!

And as we start out, we want to invite YOU – yes, exactly who you are, right now in this moment – to be a part of this journey with us! We know that we are all #bettertogether and that to create a community that stands for each other – reaching out with a little light and a little love – we need to celebrate the #beauty in each of us that, when acknowledged, seen, heard, and shared, draws us all together. There is beauty in our #brokenness, beauty in our #strength, beauty in our #kindness, beauty in how we #think. There is beauty in our #progress, beauty even when we fall, beauty knowing we are #notalone, beauty so personally unique, it fundamentally connects us all…Read more by clicking the title or icon!

Together We Are Strong

Today my heart and mind are focused on music. I love the way that music can transport us away from our current reality and into a place where relaxation reigns and worries and anxieties can drift away on the notes and lyrics. Music can bring us together and connect us – even when vast distances in mind and body keep us apart.

If we were going to create a soundtrack filled with tunes that would spur us on together, gaining strength as we surged forward, it might include songs like these… Read more by clicking the title or icon!

Trust me, I’m trying.

It is almost the weekend and I am beside myself with excitement and anticipation. That seems so odd to me. I mean…what will I do that is that much different from today? I think it has to do with permission to feel all the feels and do what my body needs to do in response. Every day this week I have felt on edge – trying so hard to do things right, trying to meet my needs and the needs of those who depend on me, trying to be positive and realistic at the same time, trying to not let anxiety get the best of me. But tomorrow, nobody expects anything of me. Tomorrow, I can let down. Tomorrow I can give my brain and heart permission to process or not, to be active or not. Permission to just be…. Read more by clicking the title or icon!