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Ten Easy Ways to Instantly Improve Your Mood & Increase Your Confidence

April 20, 201521 CommentsMandy Hale

•Let yourself off the hook a little.•Be kinder to you.•Speak to yourself the way you would a friend.•Show yourself grace.•Realize that no one’s life is perfect and stop comparing your bloopers to their highlight reel.•Forgive yourself. You are doing the best you can.•Replace the negative self-talk with positive affirmations.•Begin each day with gratitude.•Stay mindful and present. Leave the past in the past and let the future take care of itself.•Accept everything about yourself, because God … » Read More

Dash of Sass: Let Today Be Today

October 20, 201426 CommentsMandy Hale

What if we just let today be today and let yesterday keep all of yesterday’s:

FeelingsHeartbreaksExesMistakes
Insecurities
Sadness
Failures
Regrets
(Insert anything else here)

Today is Monday. Let it be Monday. Not last Tuesday. Not last October. Not 3 years ago. Let this moment be everything it’s trying to be and stop crowding it with yesterday’s nonsense! You don’t have to hold onto the pain of the past. You simply DON’T. You can open your hands & let it fall, without any … » Read More

Dash of Sass: Why a Bad Relationship Can Be a Blessing

August 29, 201421 CommentsMandy Hale

If you’ve been single for any amount of time, you’ve been in at least a few less-than-ideal relationships (that’s my polite way of saying horrible relationships) and the temptation can be to grow weary and frustrated and even disillusioned when true love seems to very elusive. However, dear friends, there is no better way to really figure out what you’re looking for from life and especially from love than by experiencing what you don’t. The … » Read More

The Single Woman’s Dash of Sass: You Have to Let People Make Their Own Mistakes

December 17, 2012CommentMandy Hale

Quote of the Day: “Letting ppl you love make their own mistakes isn’t setting them up to fail…it’s setting them up to do things on their own.” ~Unknown “When real people fall down in life, they get right back up and keep on walking.” ~Carrie Bradshaw The Single Woman Says: I spent this past weekend in the Smoky Mountains with my family…and one … » Read More

The Single Woman’s Dash of Sass: Life Doesn’t Come With an Eraser – & Here’s WHY!

June 13, 2012CommentMandy Hale

Quote of the Day: “Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.” ~John Gardner The Single Woman Says: It struck me as I was walking on the beach last week how many different kinds of ways there are to erase things in life. You can clean your hard drive…wipe your cell phone…delete your Facebook page…use white-out on mistakes…recall unread emails you sent in a cloud of emotion and bad judgment…even the … » Read More