Our final goal is reflection. Through any process of growth, there will be successes, challenges and surprises, but most importantly lessons.

With full schedules and tight deadlines, we quite often find ourselves wishing we had more time in our day to do things we love and enjoy.

When we operate from a place of gratefulness we develop the ability to be satisfied in moderation. Just think of a food item that you enjoy.

Expressing gratitude no doubt has a positive impact on those around us, but there are countless reasons that being grateful increases our own happiness as well.

In order to maximize your time with loved ones and create more uninterrupted time for yourself, below are number of strategies to help you decrease your technology usage and free up time in your day.

As the use of technology increases, so does the time we spend engaged in our screens, and disengaged from the present company of our friends and loved ones.

When you’re trying to do it all — get to the gym, work a full time job, keep your nutrition on track and feel good about yourself every day — having a set of rules and boundaries to abide by helps.

What we do with the first few hours after waking up sets the tone for the remainder of day. With busy schedules and a long to-do list, some days can seem a little overwhelming.

We’re going to take a second to talk about paper towels. Yep, paper towels.

As adults, we don't have someone to keep us at the dinner table until we finish our greens. And it turns out, the host of benefits that come with incorporating more vegetables into our diet is nothing to scoff at.

Two, four, six eight, who do you appreciate!? It’s easy for us to know how much we appreciate others, but how often are we really sitting down and taking the time to pause, reflect and feel the significance of what our loved ones are doing for us.