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Lost Your Mojo? 10 Ways to Get Your Groove Back

You don’t have to be old to feel your mojo slipping away. I first felt it at 32 after having my first child—overweight, exhausted, and sporting an unfortunate haircut. I looked like a tired squirrel and felt like my former self had disappeared with my pre-baby waistline.

“Mojo” originally referred to magic and spells for luck and power. These days, it’s all about energy, vigor, and feeling alive.

If you're feeling depleted, overwhelmed, or just plain blah, your mojo might be missing. And once it’s gone, it’s tough to get back. But staying in that mojo-less space too long can lead to an even deeper rut.

15 Of The Best Women’s Retreats For This Year

by Barrie Davenport

Are you looking for a women’s spiritual retreat or relaxation retreat that won’t take you too far from home?

Has it been getting harder to ignore the restlessness and agitation inside you or to sleep away the aching exhaustion that is eroding your energy and confidence day after day?

Those healing retreats you’ve seen online or in magazines sound awfully good right now.

21 Signs From The Universe That Are Trying To Tell You Something

by Barrie Davenport

young man looking at the sky and thinking signs from the universe

Sometimes, the strangest things happen and make you think, “This can’t be a coincidence.”

Well, technically, it is.

But this particular coincidence feels like a message.

It feels personal, and you refuse to dismiss it as a meaningless accident.

You’re not sure what it means to listen to the universe, but you do notice things.

And lucky for you, the universe knows plenty of ways to get your attention.

That said, if you’re open to receiving messages from the universe — and you probably wouldn’t be reading this if you weren’t — it helps to know what to look for.

45 Games to Play When Bored

by Barrie Davenport

friends playing game, games to play when bored

Bored out of your mind?

Don’t worry, it happens to the best of us.

When those long streaks of boredom hit, most people will resort to scrolling through their news feed or binge-watching TV shows.

If this sounds like you, it’s high time to reconnect with your inner child and utilize some of those long-forgotten methods for combating boredom — games!

These activities will fuel your imagination, unlock your creativity, and significantly improve your mood.

Reasons Why You’re Bored With Life: 53 Ways To Jazz It Up

by Barrie Davenport

Do you ever feel bored with life?

Most people do live rather uneventful lives for the most part.

We wake up, go to work, come home to chores and watch a little TV, go to bed, and do it all over again the next day.

These patterns become so ingrained that it's hard to shake loose from them.

After the finishing the final season of your favorite series on Netflix, you look up from the screen and wonder if this is all there is to life.

It isn't.

Life doesn't have to be boring.

Yes, it's hard to break the patterns of malaise and routine, but with a little creativity and determination, you can add more excitement and adventure to your life.

You can take action before your boredom turns to apathy and depression.

33 Time-Tested Ways To Find The Key To Happiness

by Barrie Davenport

Woman blowing dandelion, key to happiness

What is the key to happiness?

Not just fleetingly happy but deeply content with your life?

Have you figured out how to maintain that contentment so that it's the undercurrent that runs through all of the ups and downs of daily life?

Finding the key to happiness isn't about finding external things, events, or relationships that boost you up.

It isn't about attaining more money or power.

Real happiness, the kind that brings you a sense of inner peace and well-being in spite of outer circumstances requires new mindsets and habits.

If you'd like to open the door to that kind of sustained happiness, you may be using the wrong keys.

Here are some ideas for developing a foundation of happiness and success in your life.

145 Mind-Blowing Questions To Bend Your Brain

by Barrie Davenport

Once we accept that we don’t have all the answers, life becomes an exciting adventure of asking questions.

Curiosity allows us to open our minds to new worlds and adopt ideas that we couldn't have conceived on our own.

For every question we have an answer to, there are thousands we don’t.

Some are profound, while others can be quite silly.

Either way, asking questions can be a great way to get to know someone, liven up a party, or lead you down a path to greater wisdom.

To help you on that journey, we’ve found over a hundred mind-boggling questions to ask yourself or someone else.