The Jar of Spontaneity
One of the perks of being a waitress at an affordable, internationally-known, hole-in-the-wall kinda joint… is the opportunity to meet...
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Jessica McKinley
Apr 7, 20165 min read
The Guide to Creating Your Ultimate Life List
I know I’m speaking to a youthful audience. Us happlings are planning for our future relationships and future careers and probably not...
Jessica McKinley
Mar 29, 20164 min read
Organizing aka “Agonizing Fun” – The Missing Ingredient To Your Happiness
Today I woke up excited. Not because it was my birthday. Not because I had plans with friends… but because I had some agonizing fun...
Jessica McKinley
Mar 22, 20165 min read
The Starbucks Intangibles Experiment
How does Starbucks uniformly maintain a culture that attracts bright minds, and calm energies in different cities all over the...
Jessica McKinley
Mar 18, 20163 min read
Home & Organization Experiment #1: The “Uncollectables” Gallery
I’ve always admired those people who manage to keep their house or apartment looking like it had just been shot for a Good HouseKeeping...
Jessica McKinley
Feb 22, 20164 min read
Spirit Experiment #3: The 30 Day Meditation Challenge
Ommmmmmmmmmm. Or, as I used to call it, zZzZzZzZzZ. Meditation is only for yoga teachers and hippies and bald people in robes, right?...
Jessica McKinley
Feb 16, 20164 min read
THIS is How Your Spirituality is Linked to Your Success
Truth time. I have been struggling to find unique and engaging topics for “Spirit Month”. I had TONS to write for Love & Sex Month. I had...
Jessica McKinley
Feb 8, 20164 min read
The Prayer Experiment (Not Just For the Religious!)
What do you do when you’re happy, sad, angry, or desperate? Well? Without knowing it, you are reflecting your emotions onto the people...
Jessica McKinley
Jan 31, 20163 min read
Spirit Experiment #4 – Feng Shui-in’ It Up
a Chinese system for positioning a building and the objects within that space in a way that is thought to agree with spiritual forces and...
Jessica McKinley
Jan 14, 20164 min read
Habits Experiment #2: Four Ways to Interrupt Automatic Thoughts
“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” – Carl Jung Research has shown that...
Jessica McKinley
Jan 10, 20163 min read
Habits Experiment #1: The 6-Minute Miracle Morning
“Focused, productive, successful mornings generate focused, productive, successful days – which inevitably creates a successful life – in...
Jessica McKinley
Dec 29, 20154 min read
Attitude & Gratitude Experiment #3: Using The Law of Attraction
What kind of a day are you having? A good day? Like a really good day? A 10? AMAZING! Oh, but what if you’re having an awful day? One of...
Jessica McKinley
Dec 13, 20152 min read
Attitude & Gratitude Experiment #2: Trigger Happy
Hello! I am grateful for you. I am grateful that you are here, reading my blog. Is that weird? Maybe. I am grateful for this moment and...
Jessica McKinley
Nov 28, 20152 min read
Family & Friends Experiment #4: Send Birthday Cards, Not Texts
Between “The Power of Love Notes” and my admiration of Happiness Guru Kelli Davis’s project, Happster Mail… I think I’ve made it clear...
Jessica McKinley
Nov 14, 20154 min read
Family & Friends Experiment #3- Soak Up Your Grandparents (& Other Elders You Love!)
It’s a bit obvious to say I have a unique family dynamic because, of course, no family is the same. But the most unique thing about my...
Jessica McKinley
Nov 11, 20153 min read
Family & Friends Experiment #2: Keeping It Fresh with Long Distance Friends
Does your bestie live in another state? How about a friend in another COUNTRY? Chances are good you have some sort of family or friend...
Jessica McKinley
Nov 7, 20154 min read
Friends & Family Experiment #1: Earning “Adult Respect”
We will always be our parents’ children. That is not something we can outgrow. Even when you are 60 years old, have built a legacy, and a...
Jessica McKinley
Oct 27, 20153 min read
Love & Sex Experiment #3: Become a “Sexpert”
I apologize in advance for all the puns but I can’t help myself. Today’s experiment might sound silly but it is SO important. Before...
Jessica McKinley
Oct 20, 20154 min read
Navigating “The Honeymoon Phase”: The Good, The Bad & The OMG He’s not ugly, he’s perfect!
Sigh…. The Honeymoon Phase.😍 The time when breakfast tastes like rainbows and every joke your partner makes is comparable to Amy Schumer...
Jessica McKinley
Oct 17, 20154 min read
Love & Sex Experiment #2: Pose for a Boudoir Photo Shoot
I love starting out with a fact. So here is one: you are not getting any younger! What??? That’s harsh! I thought this blog was supposed...
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