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- Need a Confidence Boost? Practical Tips to Try!
Welcome to the Rise & Transcend Podcast, your go-to source for personal growth and self-improvement. I’m your host, Michele O’Donnell, and today we are diving into a topic that’s vital for success in… Read more: Need a Confidence Boost? Practical Tips to Try! - Being Mindful: What, Why, and How?
In today’s newsletter, we’ll be diving into the transformative power of mindfulness practices. We will discuss what exactly mindfulness means, the benefits for you, and ways to incorporate this into your life.… Read more: Being Mindful: What, Why, and How? - 4 Steps to True Happiness
In this article I’m going to explain to you the 4 steps to change your life right now so that you can have a happier life. We all think more money will… Read more: 4 Steps to True Happiness - 3 Steps to Find Out Who Exactly You AreIn this newsletter I’m going to explain the 3 steps to find out who you really are. You might think you know yourself quite well. But do you, really? The world is… Read more: 3 Steps to Find Out Who Exactly You Are
- Hello 2024
Goals/Intentions And so it is!! - Goodbye 2023
Here I am, sitting at the kitchen table where it’s warm. There are only six more hours left of this night, this month, and this year. I’ve been quite reflective of the… Read more: Goodbye 2023 - How Can I Live in the Present?
Do you feel overwhelmed? Do you have too much on your plate? Are you too busy with all of life’s activities to catch your breath? Do you wish you could just stop,… Read more: How Can I Live in the Present? - How Can I Feel Like I Belong? 10 Tips to Help!
Do you feel like you just don’t fit in or belong in social settings such as groups, communities, or even family? From time to time, you might feel that you don’t belong… Read more: How Can I Feel Like I Belong? 10 Tips to Help! - Let Me Show You the Biggest Mental Health Hack
Did you know that we all can feel better for free? Yes, there is a free and quick resource for our physical, mental, and spiritual health? Quick & free, you say? Indeed,… Read more: Let Me Show You the Biggest Mental Health Hack - Changing Our Story: Eight Steps for Success
Do we have a story we tell ourselves? How does our story manifest? Is it possible to go about changing our story? Our thoughts are the stories we tell ourselves in our… Read more: Changing Our Story: Eight Steps for Success - Use These 14 Tips to Relieve Depression
Disclaimer: I am not a professional expert on this subject, but I have bouts of depression that I suffer from time to time. I’m sharing my experience and giving you suggestions on… Read more: Use These 14 Tips to Relieve Depression - 3 Tips to Manage Anxiety
Is too much stress starting to affect your everyday life? In this article we will discuss a few things contributing to your stress and 3 solutions that you can do right now… Read more: 3 Tips to Manage Anxiety - What the Heck is Samhain?
Samhain is an ancient pre-Christian fire festival marking the third and final harvest and is celebrated anywhere between October 31st and the first week of November. It is a transitional passage marking… Read more: What the Heck is Samhain? - Autumn Equinox
What is the significance of the Autumn Equinox? Autumn Equinox is celebrated around September 21 of each year and signifies the end of the growing season. This would be the second harvest… Read more: Autumn Equinox - 5 Simple Ways to Connect to Nature for Mental Health
Are you feeling stressed, worried, or anxious about things that need to be done? Are you depressed about the events going on in the world and feel that there is no hope… Read more: 5 Simple Ways to Connect to Nature for Mental Health - Beltane – The Green Half of the Year
The temperature is getting warmer. The grass is greener. Birds are everywhere chirping their songs and greeting us in the morning. It’s time for the flowers and vegetation to shoot up from… Read more: Beltane – The Green Half of the Year - What Does the Wheel of the Year Mean?
The Wheel of the Year is all the Pagan holidays or High Days and Cross quarter days celebrated in the span of a year. There are four High Days and 4 Cross… Read more: What Does the Wheel of the Year Mean? - One Year Since You Left
Letter to my brother In just a few days it will be one year since you passed. I still think about you every day and feel you around me – making fun… Read more: One Year Since You Left - Opinions and Chaos
Opinions and the chaos that follows is quite overwhelming: How to cope with the nonsense in these times. What does the Oracle of the Land say? I’ve been having a meltdown in… Read more: Opinions and Chaos - Lughnasadh: Beginning of the Harvest
Lughnasadh is the beginning of the harvest season. It’s when the first grains and fruits are ready to be picked, consumed, and preserved. This usually takes place around August 1st but does… Read more: Lughnasadh: Beginning of the Harvest - Setting Intentions with the New Moon
Have you been thinking about setting new intentions or goals and committing to them? A perfect time to begin setting new intentions or refining prior intentions is with the onset of the… Read more: Setting Intentions with the New Moon - Summer Solstice
Summer Solstice is the longest day and shortest night of the calendar year. In the Northern Hemisphere it is around June 21st and in the Southern Hemisphere, it is around December 21st.… Read more: Summer Solstice - Full Moon Energy for Release
Is there such a thing as Full Moon energy? What does the Full Moon mean to you? Do you think of crazy things happening? Werewolves? Why is there such stories around this… Read more: Full Moon Energy for Release - How to Manifest with the Moon Cycles
How to manifest with the moon cycles? Is that even a thing? Does the Moon have any significance other than looking pretty and lighting our way at night? Does the Moon have… Read more: How to Manifest with the Moon Cycles - Magic of the Dark Moon
Is there magic in the dark moon or any phase of the moon? Look around through your spiritual eyes and you will see that there is magic all around us. The power… Read more: Magic of the Dark Moon - Owning Land Again: Our Journey
Our journey to owning the land of our dreams took over a year and 5 long months of the mortgage process. I’ve refrained from writing about it until now. Here is our… Read more: Owning Land Again: Our Journey - Introducing Myself to the Spirits of the Land
We found our property! Although it’s not official or final yet, we are definitely getting this piece of land. I thought it would be a good time for introducing myself to… Read more: Introducing Myself to the Spirits of the Land