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Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. To learn more about ’em, click here. DIY Gift Ideas DIY Gift Ideas Together with Carisa at Messes to Memories we created these gorgeous love coupons. I wanted these to pair perfectly with gift cards or tickets or other small gifts to create the best gift for my sweetheart. They are a perfect size so that they don’t take up too much space, but are also big enough that you won’t lose them....

We often waste time focusing on what isn’t working, which spills over into time required to deal with bruised feelings. If you’re looking for what isn’t working, you may notice a lot, but you’ll limit what you can learn and use. Look for strengths, in yourself and others, as a conscious practice, and you will find how much more energy—and time—you have to accomplish things. Notice your state of mind during this practice....

** Why You Should Start Using Men’s Hair Gel When you think of hair gel, slicked back, stiff styles probably come to mind. But that’s not always the case! You can use gel to create softer looks, like a quiff and pompadour. Plus, you can even use it to define curly strands. You’re definitely not limited to one look with this product, which is why it’s such a great go-to to have on hand....

Walking meditation can be a formal practice, like watching the breath. Or it can be informal, bringing awareness to this everyday activity, whenever you need to travel from point A to point B. Walking meditation gives us an opportunity to gather our awareness which so often becomes distracted or even stuck when the mind is left to its own devices. Whether moving between floors of a building, on a city street, or in the woods, it is an opportunity to guide ourselves out of the distracted autopilot we live in throughout so much of our day....

The bleakness doesn’t stop on the outside. The moment I walk through the heavy metal doors to the visiting area, I’m in another world, cheerless and severe. This Thursday evening, a few family and friends of inmates stare at the floor as they wait under a pastiche of “Call us first!” advertisements for bail bonds. Old newspapers and magazines litter the waiting room. “Men’s meditation, Room 322,” I say through the microphone to the woman sitting behind reinforced glass, trading my driver’s license for a visitor tag, to be worn at all times....