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Sep 16, 20244 min read
Everyday Mysticism: Steps to Awakening a More Purposeful, Peaceful, and Positive YOU
Becoming a Modern Mystic: Blending the Everyday and What’s Possible
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Nov 4, 20233 min read
Three Key Practices to Become Who You Are Meant To Be
I recently read an interview with award-winning writers Alice Walker and Colm Tóibín in the New York Times. It grabbed my heart when I...
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Sep 5, 20234 min read
I Get to Choose!
Immediately after my father passed, I started waking up in the mornings in the midst of intense anxiety attacks. I’d wake UP and...
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Jun 20, 20234 min read
A Weekend of Self-Discovery, Empowerment, and Lasting Friendships
Last fall, I did something I never thought I’d do… I invited a woman I had never met to fly to town to spend a day and night at my house....
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Jun 20, 20236 min read
In the Press
An archive of all press for The Inner Fitness Project and Founder and CEO, Tina Lifford.
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Apr 10, 20235 min read
Give Less, Nurture More, and Change Lives
Always put yourself first. Many people in the personal development field indicate that putting yourself first is not selfish. I agree....
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Mar 6, 20232 min read
The Wishing Tree
Today, I’d like for you to consider the parable of The Wishing Tree. As a poor man walks through the woods, he reflects on his many...
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Feb 13, 20232 min read
Lying to Ourselves About Our Story Makes Us Weaker
One of the most charged subjects across the U.S. is deciding what children and young adults should be taught about Black history....
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Jan 15, 20235 min read
Damar Hamlin Teaches Us the Game of Life
Damar Hamlin is now at home watching his team, The Bills, play on TV. However, on the evening of January 2, 2023, on Monday Night...
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Jan 5, 20235 min read
5 Steps to Deeper Resolve in the New Year
Stop making resolutions and
start asking questions
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Apr 17, 20226 min read
The 80/20 Rule and Inner Fitness
Through the lens of inner fitness, a look at the Pareto Principle in operation: 20% of our emotional past drives 80% of our current disquiet
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Dec 3, 20212 min read
10 Things You've Just Gotta Accept in Life
I have taken a stab at identifying a universal top 10 list of things all human beings must learn to accept. Note: I don't usually use...
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Oct 29, 20213 min read
When Overthinking is Good
- “OMG, all this INNER FITNESS talk is annoying.” -“Your thoughts create. Get to know your Self. Your past impacts who you are.” -“Could...
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Aug 5, 20213 min read
You Can't Be Positive All the Time, but Positivity Always Works!
At a barbeque recently, I was introduced as an Inner Fitness Trainer to a single mother in her 30’s. The young mother all but sucked her...
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Jul 16, 20214 min read
I Deserve Good Things
Have you ever had something literally feel like a slap in the face, aha moment? Well, that happened to me this past week. I’ve been part...
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Mar 16, 20214 min read
Get Out of Your Own Way
Have you ever learned a life-changing lesson the hard way? Mine started 18 years ago when I walked away from a career in Environmental...
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Jan 25, 20213 min read
How You Show Up Makes a Difference
If you’re reading this, you’re probably the kind of person who wants to make a difference in the world. However, there’s one obvious...
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Nov 23, 20202 min read
Putting Gratitude in Perspective
4.5 billion years ago the earth was formed. 3900 million years ago life began to descend into all of the various forms that now represent...
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