Tag: wellbeing
Posted on January 12, 2023
by Jan Peppler
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“Because I was fifteen and generally an idiot, I thought that the feeling of home I was experiencing had to do with the car and where it was parked, instead of attributing it wholly and gratefully to my sister.” The Dutch House by Ann… Continue Reading “What Feels Like Home”
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Posted on September 17, 2022
by Jan Peppler
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Thank goodness for kids and pets
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Posted on August 19, 2022
by Jan Peppler
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Four years ago, I moved to Oklahoma. I had sold my home in Idaho a few months earlier and spent two months on the road touring the south, looking for my next place to live. Oklahoma was not even a remote possibility. That spring,… Continue Reading “A New Lease”
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Posted on July 31, 2022
by Jan Peppler
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Change happens and it often comes with some discomfort.
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Category: Meditations on Living, New Home/ FindingHomeTags: change, findinghome, GeorgeCarlin, home, lifechanges, moving, stuff, toomuchstuff, transitions, wellbeing, wellness
Posted on July 17, 2022
by Jan Peppler
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Perhaps family has more to do with feelings than with legalities or blood.
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Category: community, Love & Belonging, On the Topic of HomeTags: #findinghome, belonging, chosenfamily, creatingfamily, family, familyofheart, friendsarefamily, home, loveandbelonging, wellbeing
Posted on June 10, 2022
by Jan Peppler
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The more honest we are with ourselves, the more honest we can be with others. Compassion and kindness starts here.
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Category: Love & Belonging, Meditations on LivingTags: #findinghome, communication, compassion, emotions, health, healthandwellbeing, home, honesty, kindness, mentalhealth, wellbeing, wellness
Posted on June 2, 2022
by Jan Peppler
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Enough. Things are not okay.
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Posted on April 22, 2022
by Jan Peppler
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This year and moving forward, what are you doing to show our Mother that you love her?
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Category: Holidays, Landscape and Environment, Meditations on LivingTags: conservation, earth, EarthDay, environment, home, Mother, motherearth, preservation, recycle, recycling, wellbeing
Posted on April 8, 2022
by Jan Peppler
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Push past the winter blahs with these ideas for enjoying the little things and creating a home that makes you happy.
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Posted on January 15, 2022
by Jan Peppler
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I spent most of my life not feeling comfortable with how I look. The currently popular #10YearChallenge is helping me appreciate my face and find a sense of home in it.
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Category: Love & Belonging, Meditations on Living, On the Topic of HomeTags: 10yearchallenge, aging, beauty, facerecognition, finding, home, wellbeing, yourface, youth
Posted on December 30, 2021
by Jan Peppler
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Over the years, when I talk about my work researching the psychology of home, inevitably someone will say, “Home is inside you.” Yes, I smile. This is true. It took many years for me to experience this truth. One can know something intellectually but… Continue Reading “Home is Inside You”
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Category: featured, Meditations on Living, On the Topic of HomeTags: aloneness, beingalone, findinghome, home, homeinsideyou, interiority, solitude, wellbeing, wellness
Posted on December 10, 2021
by Jan Peppler
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Even with glittering lights, decorations, and cookies, this month can be tough for many of us.
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