Category: Posters

160 Creative ideas to keep summer affordable. No excuses, get out there & have fun!

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swimMy Korean name means ‘summer’ or ‘sunshine’, and fitting for me as summer used to be my favourite season when I was younger. One of my fondest childhood memories was spending the whole day at the beach with my family. We’d either have a Korean BBQ or get a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken with a bag of Okanagan peaches, cherries, or watermelon. I loved being in my bathing suit all day long – feeling the warm air against my skin, swimming in the ocean, and slowly drying off in the hot sun. My summer days were long, relaxed, and carefree – full of freedom and simplicity. At the end of the day, I’d usually fall asleep on the car ride home and climb straight into bed with my swim suit, still feeling the radiant warmth from my sun parched skin.

I’ve learned some of the best experiences in life are free and simple. Here are a few creative ideas to keep your summer affordable. No excuses, get out there and have fun!

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summer definition©2014 Susie Lee

40 Ways to Stay Creative

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Creativity has usually come to me in times of relaxation, collaboration with others, and a change in my routine. Being creative exercises our mental health but it’s, also, beneficial to our overall well being. As our creative juices begin to flow, it helps us to think outside the box and see endless possibilities beyond ourselves. The result of our creativity will ignite our passion, boost our self-confidence, and increase our energy. Here are 40 simple ways to stay creative at work, home, and play.

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40 ways creativePoster credit: Layerform

 

Helpful Tips to Being Around Critical People

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At some point in our lives, we’re going to meet people who have the tendency to highlight the negative things in life. Depending on our tolerance gauge, it might be hard to listen to their criticisms and not take it to heart. But as challenging as they may be, we can never really blame them for making us feel (or not feel) a certain way. We’re responsible for our reactions and emotions – we have the power to let them affect us. Here are a few tips to remember when we’re with the critical thinkers of our lives:

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How to stay motivated.

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There are going to be days when we’ve lost our zest for life or lack the motivation to fulfill our goals. It’ll happen to all of us at some point in our lives whether it’s in our homes, work, school, and yes, even in our play. Here are a few helpful tips on how to stay motivated during those times we feel tired and unenthusiastic. Most importantly, we need to rest along the way, take care of ourselves, and enjoy the simple things in life.

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How to stay motivated

Happiness vs. Unhappiness

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Happiness is a choice. We can’t blame a person for our unhappiness but neither can we attribute our happiness based on someone. What’s going to determine our happiness is in the choices we make in our actions, decisions, and thinking – every single day. It doesn’t come from things, people, or experiences, sure, they can enhance and enrich our lives but to think they’ll bring us true lasting happiness is a golden fleece we’ll never attain. Happiness, peace, and joy are readily available to us at any given moment because it comes from deep within us. We have the ability to be happy despite our circumstances, the people around us, and yes, even in our dead end jobs. Happiness is a choice, everyday. Happiness is an attitude, for life.

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Happiness

Unhappiness

Beautiful words to move your soul.

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I have a collection of poems, quotes, and writings that I’ve collected over the years. I’ve always loved and appreciated the beauty of how words are constructed and the feelings it produces within – some have inspired me, some have broken my heart, and others have mirrored the reflection within my own soul. Here are 3 I want to share with you today:

I love this piece because of the clever sentence structure and the usage of words – encompassing both pain and hope, beauty, truth, and grace.

Beauty 1

This piece makes me look within myself to find the truths to the profound questions he asks. His choice of words are intentional and powerful.

Beauty 2

There’s so much love, simplicity, and innocence in this one – to see and say it as it is to the one we deeply love. And perhaps, for our own need for someone to say it back to us.

Beauty 3May we find beauty and truth in the most unexpected places this weekend, and may it set us free.

©2014 Susie Lee

The Science Behind a Happy Relationship

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The purpose of my blog is exactly what the title suggests, Living Your Best. And a part of living our best is to be happy especially in relationships, whether they’re romantic or platonic. I know it’s never as easy as we’d like them to be but here’s a light-hearted way to make it happier. Although this simple chart is far from being exhaustive, hopefully they’ll be a few practical truths you can take to heart. Here’s to living your best, always.

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The Science to a Happy Relationship

Less vs. More

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Every moment for every day…2014

Living our lives by this definition:

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Now, tomorrow, and forever…
Definition of life

Wisdom found in the most unlikely places.

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Wisdom can often be found in the most unlikely places. Today I found it in Disney movies.Wise sayings from Disney.