Rebecca Rine10 Reasons Why I Dumped Social MediaI was spending too much time caring if people "liked" me, so I decided to pull away from social media, and my brain is happier for it.
Rebecca RineQuarantine Reality: I Am A Spoiled Hipster Who Wants to Help More Instead of Sitting AroundStaying at home during the pandemic has thankfully reminded me what a sheltered, whiny hipster I am who needs to dig in more.
Rebecca RineThis Quarantine Isn’t All Kumbaya and Baking Bread: 10 Lessons I’ve Learned While Being Isolated This Coronavirus quarantine has forced me to slow down and focus on my life. It's feeling awesome and horrible at the same time.
Rebecca RineSometimes You Need to See the Dark to See the Light More ClearlySometimes a good health scare is all you need to shake up your complaining and turn it into gratitude and digging in with grit.
Rebecca RineA Little "Half-Assery" is Good for the SoulLowering the bar in life helps you to stop choking yourself on how high the bar is. Letting in imperfection is the better way to find joy.
Rebecca RineA "Vision Board" Doesn't Make the World See What You SeeThings don't always go our way, even if we make a magical "vision board" Oprah told us about in the 1990s. Maybe our way isn't the only way.
Rebecca RineSlow Down, Go DeepSometimes it's good to be alone and observe the world around you to remind you to dig in deep to this moment because this is the good stuff.
Rebecca RineApologizing is the New SuperpowerWe all want to be right, but there is more power in being vulnerable and apologizing when we've messed up. No fun, right?
Rebecca RineHard Work Might Get You Nowhere SpecialChallenging ourselves to do more doesn't always equal more money or higher status. Maybe the payoff is unknown but should we dig in anyway?
Rebecca RineYou're Annoying. I'm Annoying. Let's Do This.It's normal to get frustrated with annoying things people do, but this year I want to dig deeper and let it all in, so I can love better.
Rebecca RineI Take My Kids to Church to Confuse the Crap out of ThemMy kids don't like going to church, but I like to challenge their self-absorbed minds with big thinking, so they're kind adults one day.
Rebecca RineThe Best Way to Leave a Legacy is Not to Worry if You're Leaving a LegacyOur legacies will most likely be more of a whisper that few will carry within them as a result of the little things we do to connect.
Rebecca RineNewsflash: You're Just as Annoying as You Think Your Spouse isIt's easy to paint a picture where we're the victim and our spouse is the annoying one, but we're all super annoying and awesome at once.
Rebecca RineImperfect Parenting is the Best Gift for Our KidsI don't give my kids a false idea of perfection, so when they get into the real world they're not shocked not everyone thinks they're great.
Rebecca Rine7 Steps to Help Your Kids Follow Their Dreams and Not Live in Your Basement When They're 40As a parent, we want to encourage our kids to follow their bliss and to grab life by the horns, but it's nice to be able to afford food too.
Rebecca Rine"Mommy Guilt" is the Biggest Toxin in Your HomeKids love you the most when you are your real, dorky, goofy self with them, being honest that you are imperfect, so they can be the same.
Rebecca RineIf I Die Tomorrow, Would My Facebook "Friends" Come to the Funeral?FB friends are not often "real" friends, so my goal now is to make deeper connections off the soul-sucking screen to make this life count.
Rebecca RineThe Challenge of Being Grateful When Your Life Feels Like a Sh** StormPretending or wanting to be grateful is a cheap coat of paint that peels quickly. Gratitude has to be earned, one ugly step at a time.
Rebecca RineThe Body Casts That Mold UsWe're quick to say to leave the past in the past, but let's make peace with who we are because of how the past has shaped us, good and bad.
Rebecca RineStumbling onto God in the Hot MessMy faith is more of a lukewarm cultural sentiment, but my faith is strongest when I admit I'm a hot mess who wants to keep trying.