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Happy Monday! Episode 15

February 17, 2020 by Christie Hawkes 32 Comments
A wallet with cards and cash.

The kindness of strangers Transcript Good morning and happy Monday! For this week’s good news, I’m going to share with you a personal experience that demonstrates the kindness and honesty of two different strangers in one day. A couple of weeks ago, my husband bought a new wallet, made of smooth leather. He loaded it … [Read more…]

Posted in: Happy Monday vlog Tagged: honesty, kindness, vlog

Happy Monday! Episode 11

December 16, 2019 by Christie Hawkes 22 Comments
Woman sitting in window.

Shoulda…Woulda…Coulda Transcript Good morning and happy Monday! I hope the world is treating you right and everything is going your way. If not, you are not alone, and today’s message is for you. If it is, embrace the joy, but don’t tune us out just yet. Chances are good that at some point in the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Happy Monday vlog, Health and wellness Tagged: judgment, kindness, mindfulness

Three lessons I learned in 2017

December 26, 2017 by Christie Hawkes 32 Comments
Three things I learned in 2017

If you are reading this, you survived the madness that is Christmas. I hope you enjoyed it. I typically take the week between Christmas and New Year’s to look back over the year—the experiences, the accomplishments, the lessons learned, and the things I hope to improve in the coming year. For me, this is usually … [Read more…]

Posted in: Health and wellness Tagged: joy, kindness, mindfulness, purpose, quotes

Can we do good without attachment to the outcome?

December 19, 2017 by Christie Hawkes 12 Comments
Can we do good without attachment to the outcome?

We sincerely love beings and desire that they be well and that they be free from suffering, but we also accept that happiness and suffering are impermanent experiences that arise and fall outside of our control. This doesn’t mean that we don’t act on our love, or that acting is pointless. We act with kindness; … [Read more…]

Posted in: Health and wellness Tagged: kindness, mindfulness

Taking loving kindness on the road

September 12, 2017 by Christie Hawkes 20 Comments
Cars on the road in winter.

Something frequently happens to me when I get behind the wheel of a car. I turn from loving and accepting to irritable and judgmental. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not a road rager, but I definitely say things from the isolated comfort of my car that I would never say in another setting. For … [Read more…]

Posted in: Health and wellness Tagged: kindness, mindfulness

My summer bucket list: 16 things I plan to do

June 20, 2017 by Christie Hawkes 18 Comments
My Summer Bucket List

Tomorrow is the official start of summer. With temperatures reaching triple digits here in Utah, it definitely feels like it! Knowing how time flies, and not wanting to reach the end of the season asking “Where did the summer go and why didn’t I do anything?,” I am joining a group of blogger buddies in … [Read more…]

Posted in: This and that Tagged: bucket list, exercise, Hawkes Landing, kindness

Happy Valentine’s Day!

February 14, 2017 by Christie Hawkes 18 Comments
Love yourself first

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. ~ Buddha It’s Valentine’s Day—the day we celebrate love and, therefore, a most fitting day to revisit the kindness challenge. A couple of weeks ago, we made a list of 10 kind acts we would do for others this winter. Today … [Read more…]

Posted in: Health and wellness Tagged: holidays, kindness

Kindness — a cure for the winter blues

January 24, 2017 by Christie Hawkes 9 Comments
Random acts of kindness

If you ask me (and let’s pretend you did), Utah actually has five seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter Wonderland, and Winter Blahs. We are now deep in the heart of Winter Blahs—the time of year when it’s easy to get the blues and difficult to get motivated. After years of scientific research (or possibly just … [Read more…]

Posted in: Health and wellness Tagged: joy, kindness, seasons

The most wonderful time of the year

December 15, 2015 by Christie Hawkes 6 Comments

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! And yet, for many of us, one of the most stressful. We worry about getting the perfect gift for someone special, how much to pay for that perfect gift, and once it’s purchased, whether someone will steal it off the porch (or out of the car) before … [Read more…]

Posted in: Health and wellness Tagged: family, holidays, joy, kindness, resilience, stress

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