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“A Self-Care Reminder”

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This time of year has a way of pulling us in every direction – plans to make, places to be, and people to take care of, but somewhere in the middle of all that hustle and bustle is YOU!

And YOU matter, too!

So, today, give yourself permission to slow down. If you’ve been working all day, come home and let the world quiet itself for a moment. Slip into something soft, breathe deeply and allow yourself to unwind.

And if you’re in the middle of a busy day, carve out even five minutes just for you: read a few pages of a book, sip something warm, listen to calming music, or simply sit in silence and let your mind rest.

Self-care isn’t selfish – it’s necessary. When you nurture your own heart, you make more room for joy, patience, and love to flow into everything else that you do.

Take a moment today, and everyday because you deserve that much – and so much more.

Wishing you love and light,

~Anne Dennish~

“A Sunday Reminder”

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Here’s a little reminder for you on this Sunday:

“You are not too much. You are just enough for the right hearts.

So go ahead, take up space, speak your truth and continue to shine your light!”

The world needs your light.

And the world needs you.

Happy Sunday, my loves.

Wishing you love and light,

~Anne Dennish~

“The First of the Month”

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I love the first day of the month, no matter the month. It’s a feeling from childhood of the excitement of the first day of school, or how you felt on Christmas morning, not knowing what “Santa” brought you. The memories of those emotions always come back to me on the first of each month because there’s an excitement of not knowing what the month will bring. It’s as if we’re given another month to get things right or do them better than the month before. 

It’s a new month with no mistakes in it. It’s a new month to change things, to do things differently, or to do what it takes to live your best life.

Here’s to the new month of July and all that it can bring to you…to all of us.

Welcome this first day of July with open arms, a delicious iced coffee and a mindset that this month will be filled with all that you want!

Life is filled with endless possibilities and with each new month there’s a renewed sense of gratitude for receiving the gift of another month to live your best life.

And by the way, the iced coffee is optional! LOL!

Wishing you love and light,

~Anne Dennish~

“A Moment of Grace”

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Today I decided to be gentle with myself. Not Lazy. Not unmotivated. Just gentle, because sometimes the strongest thing we can do is give ourselves permission to take a breath, to rest, to heal and to simply be. Life doesn’t always need a battle plan – sometimes it just needs a moment of grace.

What would happen if today, just for today, you softened your heart towards yourself?

Try it and let me know how you feel.

Today it made me feel calm, peaceful and filled with a hope that all things are possible.

Wishing you love and light,

~Anne Dennish~

“Discernment Is A Gift”

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“Discernment” is a gift, not a crime. 

It’s not always easy to say “no” to someone you love or to call out behavior that hurts, but discernment isn’t judgement. It’s wisdom shaped by experience, boundaries and care for one’s own peace.

If someone hides things from you, excludes you or treats you like an afterthought, that’s NOT YOUR FAULT for noticing it. It’s their fault for denying transparency.

You’re not walking away because you want to hurt them. You’re stepping back because you deserve honesty and that’s not selfish. That is self-respect.

And don’t you deserve that?

Wishing you love and light,

~Anne Dennish~

“Choose YOU!”

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You’ve given so much to others – your time, your love, and your energy. But this week? Make a little promise to yourself: choose you! 

Choose what feels right. Choose rest when you’re tired, adventure when you’re brave and quiet when your soul needs to breathe. 

The world can wait, your spirit can’t.

Let this be the beginning of the week that you come home to yourself.

Wishing you love and light,

~Anne Dennish~

“Finding Gratitude in the Mess”

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Gratitude isn’t just for the good days. It’s for the messy ones. It’s for the mornings when the coffee spills, the text you hoped for doesn’t come, or when your heart feels heavier than you had wanted it to.

It’s for the days when all you can say is, “At least I’m still here.”

Sometimes, the bravest thing we can do is whisper “thank you” in the middle of the storm.

Find one thing today, one tiny thing, and hold onto it like a lifeline.

The light is still there – and you’re still here.

Wishing you love and light,

~Anne Dennish~

“Dreams, Magic and Adulting”

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“Magic.” I love that word. 

“Dream.” I love this word, too.

“Adult.” I’m starting to believe that this is the word that makes us forget that the above two words are still possible.

I love being called a “dreamer” even though some of the people that call me that don’t necessarily mean it as a compliment, but more as someone with no grasp on reality. That’s so not true. It means that I still believe that all things are possible.

And “magic?” I believe in it. I have seen it on the faces of two people in love, and heard it in the laughter of a child. I have tasted food that reminds me of my childhood and  smelled the familiar scent of a loved one that’s passed on. Those things are magical!

And” adult?” This is a term used to depict our age but I believe that we’re as young as we feel. All too often the labels we’re given dictate who we are, what we do or even what we believe in. 

I believe that growing old is a gift and believing in dreams and magic is a blessing. 

I am a person who is grateful to be growing older as a dreamer who still believes in magic. 

Do you?

Wishing you love and light,

~Anne Dennish~

“When Doves Fly”

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I’m always amazed when life offers you a “you don’t see that too often” moment! I had such a moment this morning. The windows are all open and I decided to finish my book while having my morning coffee. I heard a car stop right in front of my porch and three men hopped out with a crate. One of the neighbors was walking by and I heard them say to her: “Do you want to watch us release our homing pigeons? We’re really excited!” Of course, she said “yes” and I immediately put my book down and went out onto my front porch.

They gently opened the crate door and two beautiful white pigeons, also known as “release doves,” flew out. I watched them fly far away and within minutes turned back. It seems that one was completely trained and is teaching the other one to return home. They lived a few miles from here and were going back home to where they would return.

This was truly one of those “you don’t see that too often” moments in my life because I have never seen that before. 

It was such a beautiful sight to see, and I read that two doves flying together represent peace, harmony, companionship, support, hope and love. What a beautiful meaning!

Happy Sunday and I hope you have a “you don’t see that too often” moment in your life.

Wishing you love and light,

~Anne Dennish~

“If You Can’t Be Kind, Please Be Quiet!”

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My desk is in front of two large windows in my house, giving me a wonderful view of the neighborhood. This morning as I sat here writing with my windows down enjoying the cooler weather, I saw a neighbor from down the street come walking towards another neighbor walking their dog. Their exchange was right in front of my windows. 

The neighbor down the street walks up to the woman walking her sweet Bichon and hands her something that she dropped in her yard. The woman, who recently moved in here, thanks her with a smile.

I thought that this was a nice encounter between two neighbors, but it wasn’t. The woman begins to lecture her in a very nasty tone, telling her never to walk through her yard again and that it’s against the rules. The woman apologizes yet the other one keeps going at her. 

This is a person that lives a few houses away that has a negative and nasty attitude towards her neighbors, including me, and for no apparent reason.

Why do people have to be mean and unkind? 

I feel incredible sadness when people are not kind, whether it’s to me or to someone else. I truly don’t understand why anyone would choose to be cruel to another human being but they do. 

I will never understand how someone can find pleasure in intentionally hurting another. I know that there are plenty of reasons WHY they’re like that, but they have a choice NOT to be like that. Life has handed me some painful and hurtful situations but I never let them turn me into a mean person. I don’t care what has happened to me in my life, I would never intentionally hurt someone else. I know how it feels and it’s extremely painful to be abused, be it emotionally, mentally or physically.

Be kind as often as you can. 

And to my neighbor down the street: “If you can’t be kind, please be quiet.”

And that goes for anyone else who is unkind to others.

Wishing you love and light,

~Anne Dennish~