I love to journal. I started keeping a journal when my kids were young. It gave me a little escape and a way to put my thoughts on paper. I am a thinker, so if I don’t get some thoughts out of my head and on paper, I’d probably go crazy. That is one of the reasons...
As I was planning to publish this post on expressing your creativity, I just thought something was missing. I didn’t know what it was, but the universe has a way of providing those answers. The first email I read this morning was from Hay House, one of Wayne Dyer’s...
Have you ever thought about what it means to live in the moment? Wayne Dyer describes it this way, “Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal. Live this day as if it were your last. The past is over and gone. The future is not guaranteed.” Emily Dickinson says,...
Do you find yourself judging others or being jealous of what someone else has? Whether we mean to or not, we commonly look at others and feel jealousy, opinion, or judgment towards how they look, act, or possess. We are not mean-spirited people; judging and jealousy...
New Year’s resolutions are meant to be made to improve our lives in the coming year. Usually, they are meant to change an undesirable trait or behavior or accomplish a personal goal. We tend to make the same resolutions year after year and rarely achieve them. If...
I have been a member of my book club, A Novel Sisterhood, since it started on June 28, 2001, and it has been going strong ever since. At our last gathering, I asked the ladies to give me their best books of 2018 to share them with you. (For an easy reference and...
Hi! I’m Laurie Jonas. I created Living Marvelously to encourage midlife women to rediscover their purpose, follow what brings them joy, and design a next chapter that feels truly fulfilling. Have a look around!