The Art of Giving

This holiday season, give yourself the gift of giving. Reflect on this idea and let it color your actions.

Where am I me?

“Where am I me?” is an interesting question…for aren’t we always “me”?

Lifestyle, Inspiration, MindfulnessJessica JesseDecember 18, 2024me, home, where am I me, ourselves, life Comment

Hearing vs. Listening

I often use an exercise using evocative language to help increase the awareness of our senses.

Mindfulness, LifestyleJessica JesseNovember 26, 2024hearing, listening, listen, hear, language, awarenessComment

What Came First?

Does health arise from beauty? Or does beauty arise from health?

Lifestyle, MindfulnessJessica JesseNovember 12, 2024health, beauty, body, healthy Comment

Making Moolah

There are a few for whom the pursuit of making money is a passion…the way that a baker bakes incredible bread, a gardener harvests beautiful plants, a painter creates a masterpiece. These folks who hold a passion for finances will be very happy to make money while working at making money.

Lifestyle, InspirationJessica JesseNovember 7, 2024making moolah, financial rewards, money, rewards, work, passion Comments

Reading The Signs

Are you one who can sit back and analyze a situation by reading the signs?

LifestyleJessica JesseNovember 5, 2024reading, signs, analyze, situation, instinct, observe, intuition, skunkComment

Clarity Through Words

“A problem well stated is a problem half solved.” Charles F. Kettering

When To Change The Subject

“A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject.” -Winston Churchill

Mindfulness, LifestyleJessica JesseOctober 31, 2024subject, changing the subject, ranting, vent, winston churchillComment

Opportunity Knocks

“Opportunities are often things that you haven’t noticed the first time around.” -Catherine Deneuve

Inspiration, LifestyleJessica JesseOctober 24, 2024opportunity, catherine deneuve, opportunities, chances, situations, comfort zones, presentComment

The Black Swan

Nassim Taleb’s, fabulous book The Black Swan, The Impact of the Highly Improbable is a great read when you want to understand somewhat the nature of unpredictability and events that catch you by surprise.

Lifestyle, Mindfulness, Words of WisdomJessica JesseOctober 22, 2024black swan, society, seldom, great lesson, impactComment

A Beautiful Attitude

After many years of trying to be really mindful about my attitude towards things, I realize that it is all about how I decide to enter, be, and leave the situation. Here is a quick ritual that helps...

Words of Wisdom, Mindfulness, Lifestyle, InspirationJessica JesseOctober 15, 2024words of wisdom, beauty, mindfulnessComment

The Three "Cs"

Caring, Compassion, and Commitment. Not much can go wrong with this combination, especially when it comes to relationships.

Inspiration, Lifestyle, MindfulnessJessica JesseOctober 10, 2024caring, compassion, commitment, three cs, combinationComment

Our Relationship to Finances

What drives you to engage in a relationship with money? Is it a love of finances and simply making money, or a love of what you do?

Words of Wisdom, Mindfulness, LifestyleJessica JesseOctober 8, 2024finance, wealth, Words of WisdomComment

The Most Important Bones

“To succeed at life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone.” - Reba McEntire.

Words of Wisdom, Mindfulness, LifestyleJessica JesseOctober 1, 2024bones, three bones, hope, strength, reba mcentire, humor, funny bone, wishbone, backboneComment

When A Little Goes A Long Way

Sometimes living well is about living simply, focusing more on connection and less on the outer appearance.

Words of Wisdom, Mindfulness, LifestyleJessica JesseSeptember 26, 2024wealth, finance, wisdom, words of wisdomComment

The Stranger Within Us

Then, one day, something occurs, everything changes, and suddenly we are strangers to ourselves.

Lifestyle, Mindfulness, Words of WisdomJessica JesseSeptember 20, 2024Words of Wisdom, quote, changeComment

BuDhaGirl Icons

The women that inspire us here at BuDhaGirl are chefs, writers, humanitarians, athletes, moms, and agents of change. Today we're sharing some of our favorite words of wisdom from these timeless icons.

Inspiration, Lifestyle, Words of WisdomJessica JesseSeptember 19, 2024icons, all weather bangles, celebritiesComment

Creating a Creative Space

In a space with no rules and no expectations, the sky is the limit, and your creativity is perfectly unbound - just as it should be.

Mindfulness, Lifestyle, InspirationJessica JesseSeptember 11, 2024inspiration, createComment

The Importance of Gratitude

Have you ever received something such as a beautiful morning, the song of a bird, the hello in an elevator, a smile passing by, and not really stopped to acknowledge it as a gift? Yes, you are guilty of this. I am, too.

Words of Wisdom, Mindfulness, LifestyleJessica JesseAugust 21, 2024gratitude, grateful, givingComment

Having It All

I am continually amazed at people who are determined to be unhappy, to feel like there is something missing, and even when they have so much comfort, it seems that this is still not enough

Inspiration, Lifestyle, MindfulnessJessica JesseNovember 5, 2023helath, health, everything, now, live, having it all Comment