It’s easy to tell someone to “face your fears,” but not so easy to do it. I have a lot of fears. A lot of them have to do with animals of some sort. Bears at my cabin, bats in my house, going out in the dark alone because something might jump out at me, or falling...
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...
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!
