Being at peace for a lot of people means being at the beach; the waves rolling in and out, the sun soaking them in warmth. For others, it’s the mountains, a certain city or house. Those places are nice, if you live nearby, or if you can visit them often, but if you only go …
Learning How You Show Love Is Important
How do you show love to other people? Are you someone who likes to give little gifts or leave little notes for people? Or would you prefer to do something for them, like helping them clean their house, or going grocery shopping for them? Learning how you show love is important because it helps you …
Q&A with Joanne Steenberg, The Love Card Lady
On this episode of The Novel Turtle Presents, I talk to Joanne Steenberg, the creator of The Love Card. The Love Card is “a global pay-it-forward movement to remind people that they are loved and have the power to love others.” (From thelovecard.org) Joanne talks about how the movement started, how it has grown, and …
It’s The Novel Turtle’s Birthday
Today is The Novel Turtle’s birthday!!! It has been one year since I posted my very first blog post on my website. Like a lot of us do on New Year’s, I’ve been reflecting on everything that has happened over the last year. Growth has happened on every level. I’ve learned how to set up …
Other People Are The Worst
Other people are the worst! No really….isn’t that what all of us think at some point or other? That other people are the worst?!! When we’re driving on the highway and someone cuts us off – “That person is an idiot, they can’t drive”. When we’re at the grocery store – “That lady is in …
Personal Growth is Not Linear
Our growth, spiritually, physically, emotionally, and in every other way, doesn’t always move in a straight line. Learning this fact was an ah-ha moment for me. I felt like, once I dealt with something and determined to release it, I was done. I thought that the reason things kept coming back up was because I …
How My Qigong Journey Started
I’ve mentioned Qigong many times in my other posts, and I’ve recommended it for various reasons, but I realized this morning that I’ve never really told you why I always recommend it. In the last few weeks, I’ve had a few different opportunities to tell the story of how I got started doing Qigong, and …
Q&A with Nick and John from Happy Every Day
I recently got the opportunity to talk with John and Nick from “Happy Every Day”. Their show on YouTube is all about celebrating the random, and not so random holidays that people have come up with over the years. Things like National Ice Cream Day, National Smile Day, and National Fishing Day. The goal in …
Create More Balance in Your Life with These 11 Tips
Balance is so hard for a lot of us to figure out. We either give way too much of ourselves, and end up burned out and exhausted, or we shield ourselves to the point that we can’t give at all. We work ourselves to the bone, burning the candle at both ends for way too …
Q&A with Jeremy Janus, Photographer and Artist
Vincent Van Gogh once said, “If you truly love nature, you’ll find beauty everywhere”, and Jeremy Janus is someone who does exactly this. His love for nature shows through in every single one of the pictures he takes, and he wants to inspire others to find this same passion for nature, and photography, in their …