Another View Magazine Barrie Spring 2014 | Page 24

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Spring Mindfulness
By Carly Gouweloos

This Spring why don’t you...
Take a walk in the woods. Become inspired by
the new buds and life that begin to grow and
glow after months of frozen hibernation.
Admire their willpower.
Adventure into Spring cleaning. Simplify your
life and allow yourself the luxury of having
more space. Move your energy freely around
this new space, feel its freshness.
Reflect on your personal connections. Cleanse
any toxic relationships. Think of someone in
your life who brings you pure, uncomplicated,
genuine happiness. Spend more time with
this person.
Start a gratitude journal and write in it one
thing you are grateful for every night. Whether you are inspired to write a single word, a
few pages or draw a picture, this will become
the most healing book you will ever own.
Breathe. Go outside and immerse yourself in
the glorious warmth of sunlight. Close your
eyes and breathe all the way in to your toes.
Then let this breath ALL the way out and with
it, release what you no longer need to hold
onto. Create space for what is to come.
Be present. Walk more. Notice more.
Connect more. Experience more. Feel more.
Create more. Love more.

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In every community, there is work to be done.
In every nation, there are wounds to heal.
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- Marianne Williamson

Part of our mission at Simply Tea and Chocolate is to do
small things with great love and add value to our community. Over the past three years of operating in downtown
Barrie, I have witnessed firsthand many needs that exist
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