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Tag: reflection

The Power of the Past Year: Reset

May 29, 2021 Shell Vera (The Essential Creative)

2020 brought with it many terrible times and changes, but it also provided us a chance to reset our default reactions, beliefs, and relationships. How we use that opportunity will determine how we move forward as restrictions lift and life opens up for many in the United States.

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What Makes You Different and Weird Could be Your Legacy

September 13, 2020 Shell Vera (The Essential Creative)

From childhood we are indoctrinated to blend in, be like others, and go with the flow. However, we have the technology and freedoms we have today because of pioneers and innovators willing to stand up, stand out, and stand apart. Are you one of them for future generations?

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Our Relationship with Ourselves

March 3, 2020 Shell Vera (The Essential Creative)

Do you have a healthy relationship with yourself? Are you self-aware and do you practice self care regularly? The relationship you have with yourself is one of the most important relationships you will ever have. Here are seven steps that I took when learning to love myself more.

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Rethinking Beauty (Part 3)

February 14, 2019 Shell Vera (The Essential Creative)

I recently read a blog about beauty that made me really happy as a mother and woman. What does the scripture say about beauty? This is part three of a series that ran today with posts at 12:30 and 4 pm EST as well.

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Creative Writing – Poetry – When the Silence is Deafening

August 8, 2018 Shell Vera (The Essential Creative)

One of the ways I express myself creatively is through writing. Tonight I was inspired to share some thoughts about how blessed I realize I am to live here in a non-war-torn country after reading about what’s happening in Yemen and some reflections from another writer I follow.

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