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Why Mixed Emotions are OK

Whatever you're feeling after an event, it's OK. And confusion about the swirling seemingly opposing emotions is OK, too. Mixed emotions are OK.

How The Spoon Theory Can Help With Communication

Spoon Theory is a concept created by a woman named Christine Miserandino in 2003. It is a simple but powerful way of describing the limited energy and resources ...

WordFest Live Rescheduled to December 16

The entire WordFest team of organizers and volunteers is excited to be actively planning for the next WordFest live this year. We do regret to inform you that, ...

Remote Work: the Surprising Effects on Wellbeing

Working from home may have some drawbacks, but the benefits far outweigh any negativity. This post looks at finding the good in remote work.

10+ Practical Tips for Actually Getting Through Work-from-Home Stress

Work from home stress can be super difficult to deal with, but here are practical tips from a qualified expert and the GoDaddy team.

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Hello World (again)

If there’s one thing in life we can be sure of its change. Change is inevitable, and I’m certainly not the only one with this perspective…  “Change is inevitable… growth is optional.” John C. Maxwell Well, we have changed, and we’re choosing growth.   Events that took place in late December ...

#MayYourHeartBeOrange

Are you a member of a Facebook Group? Are you up for a little healthy competition? We’d like to introduce you to #MayYourHeartBeOrange Yes, we’re asking for your help, but we’ve made it super easy for you. Through the month of May, can you encourage your favourite Facebook group to ...

How we actually are Stronger #Together

As we continue to sit on our hands with the excitement coming next week (all will become clear, I promise), today we wanted to share more about how we actually “are” Stronger #Together. What exactly can this mean, being Stronger #Together? Well, within Big Orange Heart there are several ways ...

Grief In Isolation

Lockdown has been challenging for many. The extended isolation, the inability to move freely, our freedoms temporarily taken away. As humans, we have a natural desire and need for connection. We seek the warmth of others to share emotions and draw on each other for strength. Through these times millions ...

Stay Stronger #Together

Earlier this week, I shared a message about being Stronger #Together. On a very personal level; this message has never been more true. There are family, friends, colleagues and community members around us, at this very moment, that are having to deal with difficult, heartbreaking and unusual circumstances. As with ...

Light Reading for the Heavy Heart: I Am Art. Art is Me.

“Every work of art is the child of its age and, in many cases, the mother of our emotions. It follows that each period of culture produces an art of its own which can never be repeated.” Wassily Kandinsky Life mimics art; art mimics life. Can the two ever be ...

Stronger #Together

I don’t need to tell you that we’re in strange times. Times that have seen us all need to adapt and evolve. It’s in times like these that we often reflect, evaluate and consider how we can best move forward. You’re not alone in these thoughts and feelings. There’s an ...

Light Reading for the Heavy Heart: Peace In the Unknowing

“You find peace by coming to terms with what you don’t know.” Nassim Nicholas Taleb Why don’t I know the answers? We struggle with this constantly. We in tech love answers. We berate ourselves for having to Google. Our self-talk goes into the maddening. What is my purpose? We turn ...