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June 24, 2020
Summer Wish List
During Sunday’s TDJ Live gathering, the petal/tool to “create a summer wish list” seemed to light people up. With the world—and our ability to move within it—in a very different place right now, focusing on what we can control and experiences we can create is crucial for our mental health.
Here’s a list of ideas to get us started with a summer wish list:
Lie in the grass. Feel the sunshine on your skin. Visit a shelter and walk dogs. Sip wine outside. Swim naked. Savor juicy watermelon outside. Grill peaches. Stargaze. Watch the fireflies. Listen to the birds, frogs, and other critters. Camp. Visit an animal sanctuary. Get a pink mani/pedi. Roast vegan marshmallows around a campfire. Run barefoot on the beach. Watch a movie outdoors. Visit a farmers’ market. Get a pink mani/pedi. Roast corn. Stroll along a beach boardwalk. Do yoga on a rooftop. Plant an herb garden. Dine al fresco. Wear open-toed shoes. Host a socially-distanced outdoor gathering. Pack a picnic and head to the nearest park. Make a vegan banana split. Wear a sun hat. Bike through a local park. Play tourist in your town. Look for online adult summer camps. Read a book cover to cover. Enjoy a sidewalk cafe. Notice the blue skies and moon cycles. Walk barefoot in the sand. Go on an evening hike.
Anything in particular stand out? What would nourish your senses and offer a sense of normalcy?
Choose five to add to your planner’s summer months.
Wishing you a soulful launch into summertime. Bisous. x
PS Need a dose of creative inspiration? Peruse this recent post.
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June 22, 2020
TDJ Live Gratitude + Replay
Thank you for joining last night’s TDJ Live!
I SO appreciate you tuning in from Japan, Canada, Australia, and across the US to reflect, set intentions, and consider small shifts to welcome summer, the new moon, and the eclipse. So much magic! As always, it’s an honor to host you.
REPLAY
If you missed us live or want to rewatch the gathering, the 65-minute video recording is available HERE. The live segment is free and the replay is $10 to support pigs and pugs in need through Pigs & Pugs Project.
SPECIAL OFFER
Spend a half-day reviewing your year and designing what remains. Despite the many unknowns of 2020, we’ll turn our attention to what we can control with an eye on personal growth, healthy habits, and coping skills. Create an action plan and make a difference! Sign up here.
BONUS: Register TODAY before midnight and you’ll also get the grounding guided meditation.
GIVEAWAY
These gorgeous images were spotted online with #TDJLive, thank you for posting your creativity! During the event I announced a giveaway and the winners were chosen randomly: Marjorie D., Rebecca R. and Ludid R. Congrats!
SAVE THE DATE
Our next TDJ Live is Sunday, September 20 at 8pm ET.
May you find nourishment, ease, and tranquility this summer. And beyond. You are a gift. Bisous. x
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Save the Dates: July Events
I loved being with you for last night’s TDJ Live! Your energy was contagious and your takeaways were motivating. Missed us? Replay download link now available.
Last night I announced TWO July events:
July 11 at noon-1 ET: TDJ Brunch with a side of TranquiliT. Free.
Join a like-hearted community gathering for tips on finding tranquility in the every day and ideas on expressing your signature style (yes, even if you WFH). For the style section, I’ll be joined by a few special guests! Sign up here.
July 18 10am-3pm ET: Mid-Year Virtual Retreat. $99.**
Spend a half-day reviewing your year and designing what remains. Despite the many unknowns of 2020, we’ll turn our attention to what we can control with an eye on personal growth, healthy habits, and coping skills. Create an action plan and let’s make a difference! Sign up here.
** Sign up by midnight tonight to receive a BONUS grounding guided meditation. A portion of all virtual retreat proceeds benefits Higher Heights for America. They’re building the political power and leadership of Black women from the voting booth to elected office and creating the environment for Black women to run, win, and lead.
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Tranquility du Jour #494: Highly Sensitive Person
In this week’s edition of Tranquility du Jour, I chat with therapist April Snow about being a highly sensitive person (HSP), navigating overwhelm and the negativity bias, and why acceptance is the perfect place to start.
New to Tranquility du Jour? Learn more here.
http://traffic.libsyn.com/hiptranquilchick/tdj494.mp3
Direct download: Tranquility du Jour #494: Highly Sensitive Person.
Upcoming Events
TDJ Brunch with a side of TranquiliT: Saturday, July 11: noon-1 pm ET
Learn ways to find doses of tranquility in your every day plus signature style tips.
Mid-Year Virtual Retreat: Saturday, July 18: 10 am-3 pm ET
Spend a day reviewing your year and dreaming up what remains. Details TBA.
Guest: April Snow
April Snow, LMFT is a licensed psychotherapist in California, who specializes in working with Highly Sensitive Introverts. April strongly believes that being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) doesn’t have to stop you from living a fully engaged life and is on a mission to help HSPs create a life on their own terms so they can manage the overwhelm and start to thrive. Find out more at www.expansiveheart.com.Mentioned in the Podcast
HSP Self-Test
Books:
The Highly Sensitive Person Book
The Highly Sensitive Person’s Workbook
The Highly Sensitive Person in Love
The Power of Sensitivity
Films:
Sensitive: The Movie
Sensitive and In Love Movie
Embrace Your Strengths:
Self-Compassion Exercises
The Undervalued Self: Find Your True Worth
Overcome the Struggle for More Downtime
Access Your Sensitive Strengths
Social Media Links:
IG: www.instagram.com/expansiveheart
FB: www.facebook.com/ExpansiveHeartTherapy
Let’s Connect
Join our TDJ Insider’s Facebook group. Share resources, get inspiration, make connections, be part of the online book club.
Share a review on iTunes, Amazon, or Goodreads and you may hear it shared on the show. Deets on kimberlywilson.com/review.
Visit kimberlywilson.com/podcast for more episodes and the Tranquility du Jour Podcast App: iPhone and Android.
Subscribe in your favorite podcast app such as Spotify, Apple Podcast or Overcast.
Sign up for Love Notes weekly inbox love: invites, inspiration, and more.
Browse my 6 Books.
Follow along on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube (check out the Tea with Kimberly video series).
Shop seasonless, vegan, locally-made, eco-friendly fashion: TranquiliT.
Tech
To listen, click on the player at the top of the post or click here to listen to older episodes.
New to podcasting? Get more info at Podcast 411.
Do you have iTunes? Click here and subscribe to the podcast to get the latest episode as released.
Get the Tranquility du Jour apps to download the podcast “automagically” on iOS or Android
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June 20, 2020
Happy TDJ Live Eve!
Tomorrow is our seasonal *free* virtual gathering, TDJ Live, and I’m so looking forward to connecting.
Grab your spot here, download the workbook on your private page (link sent upon registration), complete pp. 5-7, gather your supplies (markers, journal, workbook), set up your space (twinkle lights, candle, tea), and click the button on your private page shortly before 8pm ET tomorrow Sunday, June 21. Voilà, it’s TDJ Live time!
During TDJ Live, I’ll: offer space for reflection and summer intention setting, share eight summer tranquility tips, reveal TWO July offerings, create the chance to connect with a like-hearted community.
Here’s a video peek inside the experience.
It’s summer solstice, a new moon, an eclipse, and TDJ Live all rolled into one. Pure magic. So looking forward to hosting you! Bisous. x
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June 16, 2020
Creative Play
After finishing White Fragility on Saturday (SO good, join the discussion over on Facebook), I started Creative Calling by Chase Jarvis.
It popped up on BookBub—a tricky site that offers select Kindle books for a song. This has led to many, many impulse book buys!
Since creativity is SUCH a big part of TDJ, I wanted to share a few things that have resonated (I’m only 15% in):
Ask yourself: Is the way you’re working working? Is the way you’re living working?
Without a resilient creative practice, supportive creative peers, a thriving community, and a powerful mindset, live just does not have the same vibrancy.
Creativity must be released through a regular creative practice. Bottled up, it can go critical, become toxic. Unexpressed, your creativity can poison your life.
Creativity is the practice of combining or rearranging two or more unlikely things in new and useful ways.
Yes, art is a subset of creativity, but creativity itself isn’t limited to specific crafts. It’s the ability to make your ideas manifest in the world. It’s problem solving. It’s business and activism. It’s raising a family. It’s building connections, with others and yourself, that makes life worth living. Any creative craft practiced regularly—photography, coding, cooking—unlocks and activates your larger creative capacity. This allows you to see all the possibilities available to you and then choose among them to create the life you want.
What matters is that you start. All you’re deciding to do is to try. Do whatever you can with what you have. It will never feel like the right time. You will never be “ready.” Avoid preparing too much. Start before you are ready. Start with fear. Start with uncertainty. This is one of the biggest secrets of the most creative, happy, successful people: Just start.
Creators create. Action is identity. You become what you do. You don’t need permission from anybody to call yourself a writer, entrepreneur, or musician. You just need to write, build a business, or make music. You’ve got to do the verb to be the noun.
Good food for thought, no?
As you know, creativity can show up in everything we do.
My go-tos are: personal style, decor, texts (love me some carefully chosen emojis), reading, writing, art journaling, creating love notes, makeup, plant caretaking, flower arranging, meal prep (just joined Daily Harvest), walks, gift buying/creating, bathing (hello, salts), embroidery (shown above), thrifting, exercise, pug care, content creation, farmers’ markets, travel.
Are there any creative practices on your radar? What can you start or return to this summer? There are SO many classes (and more!) available right now.
You ARE an artist and each day/moment is a fresh canvas. Let’s play! Bisous. x
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June 15, 2020
Tranquility du Jour #493: Mindset & Manifesting
In this week’s edition of Tranquility du Jour, I chat with success coach Menellia Valcent on mindset, mindful spending, manifesting, and tools to help us grow.
New to Tranquility du Jour? Learn more here.
http://traffic.libsyn.com/hiptranquilchick/tdj493.mp3
Direct download: Tranquility du Jour #493: Mindset & Manifesting.
Upcoming Events
TDJ Live: June 21 at 8-9 pm ET
Free seasonal gathering to connect and learn 8 tranquility tips for the new season.
TDJ Brunch: July 11 noon-1 pm ET
Learn ways to find doses of tranquility in your every day plus signature style tips.
Mid-Year Salon: July 18 10 am-3 pm ET
Spend a day reviewing your year and dreaming up what remains. Details TBA.
Guest: Menellia Valcent
Success Coach teaching and supporting women to unleash their full potential in their work, whilst cultivating a life filled with passion, pleasure & vibrant energy! She has spent the last 3 years working with & teaching thousands of global women how to shift their mindsets and lives post their quarter-life crisis. During that time she garnered publications & live interviews on platforms such as Jennifer Hardie’s Unstoppable podcast, Choice TV, Radio Caribbean International, Business Focus Magazine, Thrive Global and The Huffington Post to name a few.Menellia has trained for a year in High-Performance Coaching & Strategy with Brendon Burchard, Online Business & Coaching through Sherina Mayani, Melanie Duncan & Gina Devee and is an avid joie de vivre enthusiast & student of Tonya Leigh’s lifestyle programs. Her approach to coaching is a mix of personal mastery, sensuality, self-care & life exploration. When she’s not writing or coaching, she spends her time indulging in french TV series, listening to café jazz or absorbing some style inspiration from bloggers. Her life slogan is to “be your own lifestyle connoisseur”! To grab a free gift from Menellia visit menelliavalcent.com/gift/.
Mentioned in the Podcast
INSTAGRAM.COM/MENELLIA.VALCENT
FACEBOOK.COM/VALCENT.MENELLIA
YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Let’s Connect
Join our TDJ Insider’s Facebook group. Share resources, get inspiration, make connections, be part of the online book club.
Share a review on iTunes, Amazon, or Goodreads and you may hear it shared on the show. Deets on kimberlywilson.com/review.
Visit kimberlywilson.com/podcast for more episodes and the Tranquility du Jour Podcast App: iPhone and Android.
Subscribe in your favorite podcast app such as Spotify, Apple Podcast or Overcast.
Sign up for Love Notes weekly inbox love: invites, inspiration, and more.
Browse my 6 Books.
Follow along on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube (check out the Tea with Kimberly video series).
Shop seasonless, vegan, locally-made, eco-friendly fashion: TranquiliT.
Tech
To listen, click on the player at the top of the post or click here to listen to older episodes.
New to podcasting? Get more info at Podcast 411.
Do you have iTunes? Click here and subscribe to the podcast to get the latest episode as released.
Get the Tranquility du Jour apps to download the podcast “automagically” on iOS or Android
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June 13, 2020
TDJ Live on June 21
It’s that time of the year . . . our *free* seasonal one-hour gathering, TDJ Live, is right around the corner.
A new season is the ideal time to hit the reset button and focus on finding (and spreading) tranquility in our everyday lives. Learn eight tranquility tips for summer and connect with a like-hearted community. Here’s a video peek inside.
Reflect. Set intentions. Be inspired. Make a difference.
Grab your spot and download your workbook upon registration.
I look forward to connecting with you on Sunday, June 21 from 8-9 pm ET! Bisous. x
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June 8, 2020
Tranquility du Jour #492: Healing Heartbreak
In this week’s edition of Tranquility du Jour, I chat with author and counselor Lara Casanova about the loss of her father, grief, grace, and gratitude, journaling, and how to heal heartbreak.
New to Tranquility du Jour? Learn more here.
http://traffic.libsyn.com/hiptranquilchick/tdj492.mp3
Direct download: Tranquility du Jour #492: Healing Heartbreak.
Upcoming Events
TDJ Live: June 21 at 8-9 pm ET
Free seasonal gathering to connect and learn 8 tranquility tips for the new season
TDJ Brunch: TBA noon-1 pm ET
Learn ways to find doses of tranquility in your every day plus signature style tips
Guest:
Lara Casanova is an author, yoga teacher, life coach and professional counsellor specialising in grief and loss. She also holds qualifications in Pilates instruction, remedial massage and various management modalities and is an animal enthusiast and true heartbreak and grief survivor.
Through her holistic outlook, seeking nature, self expression, qualifications and experiences she reaches those struggling on challenging journeys to realise their true potential. She is passionate about not only healing from heartbreak and grief but using the traumatic experience as a learning tool and a gift to visualise, create and springboard to a brand new fresh shiny life.
Lara spends her time creating, writing, swimming, walking, at yoga, travelling mostly to Italy, coffeeing with friends and family and at the dog park with her three fur children Suzy, Chelsea and Pippy.
Through her books, yoga teachings, consultations, e-courses and blogs her purpose is to provide inspiration, healing and transformation, teaching how to live a deeply rich and abundant life filled with LOVE – TRUTH – PURPOSE & PEACE – HAPPINESS – JOY.
Mentioned in the Podcast
Email: lara@lifeinthepink.com.au
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/author/laracasanova
Facebook: facebook.com/InthePINKxx
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifeinthepinkxx/
Let’s Connect
Join our TDJ Insider’s Facebook group. Share resources, get inspiration, make connections.
Share a review on iTunes, Amazon, or Goodreads and you may hear it shared on the show. Deets on kimberlywilson.com/review.
Visit kimberlywilson.com/podcast for more episodes and the Tranquility du Jour Podcast App: iPhone and Android.
Subscribe in your favorite podcast app such as Spotify, Apple Podcast or Overcast.
Sign up for Love Notes weekly inbox love: invites, inspiration, and more.
Browse my 6 Books.
Follow along on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube (check out the Tea with Kimberly video series).
Shop seasonless, vegan, locally-made, eco-friendly fashion: TranquiliT.
Tech
To listen, click on the player at the top of the post or click here to listen to older episodes.
New to podcasting? Get more info at Podcast 411.
Do you have iTunes? Click here and subscribe to the podcast to get the latest episode as released.
Get the Tranquility du Jour apps to download the podcast “automagically” on iOS or Android
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June 7, 2020
Book Club: White Fragility
Welcome back to the Tranquility du Jour book club!
We’ve been MIA the past many years and now felt like the perfect time to revitalize reading together.
As one bibliophile to another, I’d love to read stories with you that move us and make us think and to open up important conversations to encourage reflection and deeper understanding.
Together we’ll read books and discuss them here on the blog, over in our TDJ Insider’s Facebook group, and hopefully in person someday soon. You in? Hope so!
Our first book is White Fragility: Why it’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin Diangelo.
Here’s a description from Amazon:
The New York Times best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.
In this “vital, necessary, and beautiful book” (Michael Eric Dyson), antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility and “allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to ‘bad people’ (Claudia Rankine). Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and by behaviors including argumentation and silence. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what we can do to engage more constructively.
Why I chose it
Probably much like you, I’ve been deeply affected by George Floyd’s murder and moved by the protests around the globe. And, there’s so much to learn. I’m eager and ready. After last week’s podcast interview with Jamia, my post on listening, and my time at the DC protests, I wanted to start with a book that seemed like a solid antiracism foundation.
How to join
Read the book (here’s a list of black-owned bookstores or download via an e-reader) and join us next weekend over on the TDJ Insider’s Facebook group for a discussion. Here’s the reading guide.
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