JMB Living
Hi! I'm Julie, founder of The Art of Intentional Living Community and creator of beautiful guided seasonal journals focusing on wellness and living intentionally. I teach journaling as a tool, not only for mental wellness, but also for creating what you want out of life. My journals are quite unique – guided journal, planner and magazine in one. They include articles sharing inspiration from wellness professionals, vision board space, habit trackers and so much more. I also just release Worthy: A Radical Self-Love Journal. Each week I release new videos on my YouTube channel with suggestions and ideas for slow living and intentional living.
If you’re not following through… read this
Hi Reader, Here we are, halfway through April already. At the beginning of the year, you probably had a few intentions—things you wanted to do, or maybe even who you wanted to become. So, how is it going? Have you been following through? If the answer is “not really,” I want you to know something—it’s likely not because you’re lazy, undisciplined, or too busy. More often than not, it’s because you simply don’t have the right strategy in place. At least that’s what I’ve discovered in my own...
🌼 When a chair is more than a place to sit...
Softly seated, life slows... There is something oddly comforting about having a good chair to sit in. A comfortable chair. A chair that envelopes you and supports you. I've been noticing that about the chair I use when I do my morning breath work, meditation, and journaling practice. Lately, I have been taking a moment or two to relax into this feeling of being supported and held and it feels incredibly restorative, as if my nervous system has taken a moment to unplug before rebooting. I take...
😩 I missed the party!
Why is good communications so hard? This weekend I completely missed our family Easter party because I didn't get the message that the date of our gathering had changed. Saturday afternoon I was outside blissfully planting flowers and enjoying the beautiful weather while my family was frantically trying to reach me because we hadn't arrived. They had assumed the worst and reached out to the state police for accident reports and were contemplating sending out a search party before I finally...
❤️ You Too Can Re-Create your Life Now - Here's How!
Hi Reader, Journaling changed my life literally. Yet the method I use isn't how most people journal. Years ago, I wasn't very happy. I worked too much. I wasn't doing the things I know I should do to have better health and more energy. While I had so much to be thankful for, I just wasn't feeling good about myself and excited about my life. I had been teaching yoga for years. I had been to workshops and read self help books. I knew how to change my circumstances, yet I wasn't consistent and I...
🌷 How to create good distractions today...
Better Distractions... How many times each day are you bombarded with the ding of an email coming in, the ping of a text message or the ring of a phone. Our lives have become a breeding ground for technological distractions. And unless we figure out how to tune these out or manage them, over time our nervous system begins to suffer. One way to balance the distraction overload is by beginning to create your own distractions of peace and joy instead. In one of my favorite books for daily...
🤔 When even self care is TOO much...
When even self care is too much... When self care starts to slip because it feels like just one more task that needs to be accomplished, it's a pretty good indication your life has become too full. Unfortunately, these are the times when you need it the most. We want to have it all, but even a life full of everything you want can be too much. A good friend over the weekend commented on how I've had a very full and exciting life. She asked me what part of it I've enjoyed the most. After...
Anxious about the Future? Try THIS instead...
Lately I've been feeling a little unsettled about the future. Are you feeling some of this too? Finances. Health. World events. The unknown. I have to remind myself that while we can’t control most of it, we can change how we meet it. That’s what inspired my newest video:“Retirement Anxiety? 5 Free Mindfulness Hacks” Before you decide it’s “not for you” if retirement isn’t on your radar just yet—stay with me for a second. Because the practices I share aren’t really about retirement. They’re...
☕️ A Lesson From a Tea Bag...
Drink in Life As I was opening a packet of one of my favorite Twinings teas today (Raspberry Pomegranate) and happened to notice a couple of quotes that I really resonated with. At the top of the packet it says "At Twinings; We Believe in Living Well and Enjoying Life" and then a little further down it says "Drink in Life". This got me to thinking... how often do we do things we enjoy without really soaking up the enjoyment of it? Every day we get multiple opportunities to relish in the sweet...
🌷 How to fix life feeling FLAT now...
Hi there, This week's video on YouTube talks about a common retirement issue, but it’s not just about retirement. Because the feeling I’m talking about? It can show up at 35. Or 52. Or 67. It’s that subtle sense that life has started to feel a little… the same. The days blur.The spark dulls.You’re not unhappy.Just slightly uninspired. For some, this shows up after retiring.Yet for others, it happens in the middle of a full career.Or after the kids leave.Or simply during a long stretch of...
🌿 How to find a glow on gray days...
Finding light on Gray Days... Some mornings lately, the sky has felt heavy, boring and bordering on being discouraging if it could talk. I'm sure you've felt this way too from time to time. Late winter.The sky is gray.The trees are bare. The grass dull. The light muted. This time of year can feel like a long slog until spring finally arrives. I noticed lately that when I sit down with my journal and reflect for the little line at the bottom — “Beauty I noticed” — it takes more effort. I...