Words are incredibly powerful, they can communicate exactly what you are thinking, feeling, wanting, needing, in sometimes as little as a single sentence. But that only works when we understand ourselves and have the vocabulary necessary to name our lives. Join me today as I talk about nine beautiful words from other cultures that capture the heart of simple and intentional living and discuss how they can influence your life.

Naming our experience 

• The power of naming our emotions (how affect labelling can improve your emotional intelligence)
  
• 117. Emotional Intelligence 101 (and by Enneagram Type)
  
• The Facebook Community Group 
  

Hygge

• Hygge vs Minimalism
  
• Three ways to bring hygge into your daily life
  
• 174. Christmas hygge ideas + understanding how the window of tolerance impacts your stress in motherhood
  
• 30 Ways to Hygge When It Is Cold Outside
  
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Lagom

• 164. How I am finding balance in my life this year
  
• 189. Prioritizing the day: if everything matters nothing matters and how to apply this in motherhood
  

Sisu

• 11. The Finnish Way (sisu) + Do we need so much pantry space?
  
• 49. Facing change and uncertainty with a growth mindset
  
• 139. Are you TOO comfortable? And what is it costing you?
  
• 15 Practical Tips for Moms to GET STUFF DONE
  

Kaizen

• 78. Small things that can change your whole life (the compound effect)
  
• 11 Things That Make My MomLife Simpler
  
• 133. 4 simple habits that make my momlife better
  
• 150. A new approach to habit change: routine and habit refinement
  
• 3. Brain dump, kid’s clothes storage, minimum baseline to change habits.
  
• 175. What will your future be? More of the same? Or will you turn off the autopilot?
  

Meraki

• 192. Who are you when I’m not looking (internal vs external validation)
  
• For the mom who is ‘waiting’ for life to happen
  
• 176. When you don’t know what you want in life. Life on purpose for the non-dreamer
  
• Hurdles to being a mom who has dreams and hobbies
  
• 191. Are you idling on your goals or moving them forward (passive action vs massive action)
  
• 163. Have fun with your kids, on purpose + reasons we don’t have fun
  

Simple Christmas, and The On Purpose workbooks

• The Simple Christmas Planner
  
• All the Simple Christmas posts
  
• Life on Purpose Academy
  
• All of the On Purpose Workbooks
  

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