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Living from the Heart- Purpose Pause Retreat

By Jess Dahl
June 13, 2021

It’s been a week since we had our Purpose Pause Retreat in Colorado.  It seems unreal. It seems like it was just yesterday and also ages ago. Have you ever had that feeling? Something feeling so far away yet just like yesterday? I finally took some time to write about ...

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The secret in the process

October 05, 2020
I don’t know about you but sometimes it gets hard to be in the process of something that we already want to be out of.  We feel a desire to be on the other side of our current life. We have a passion and want to see it through. We have dreams and aspirations. It could ...

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7 things I have learned during this quarantine season

September 27, 2020
*Going back to what is important *Pivoting *Health is one of the most important things *Community *Being in the present moment *Have grace with yourself *Surrender Going back to what is important I remember at the beginning of the year picking 2 words that were my 202...

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WHAT DOES LOVE HAVE TO DO WITH IT?

September 27, 2020
I remember when I used to chase success.  Success in what I accomplished, wanting to look the part. It was because I felt like I had a standard to hold up to because everyone always knew me a certain way. The past few years has been a journey breaking down my ego and wall...

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Trust is the antidote to fear

By Jessica Dahl
February 09, 2020

What happens when we fear?  We may feel paralyzed, stopped dead in your tracks, anxiety, stress, overwhelm, clouded. Does any of this resonate?  I know thats what happens to me! I don’t know about you but usually fear creeps in when I am entering a new season, ...

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Whole Leader Retreat

By Jessica Dahl
January 29, 2020

Have you ever felt like you're running a million miles an hour and then stop wondering how you got to where you are?  Yea, me too!   A few weeks ago, I remember walking into a room filled with people and all of a sudden I felt completely overwhelmed. I realized I w...

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Everyday Is A Mission

By Samantha Benko
October 28, 2019

Everyday Is A Mission I know it sounds so cliché to say, but getting to come alongside Casa Transforma in Costa Rica with our Wholeness Journey team changed my life.  While we were there we had the opportunity to lead daily workshops/mini retreats for the local wom...

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Love Others As Yourself

By Jenna Vanderhaar
October 15, 2019

Loving our neighbor as ourselves…wait. The lightbulb flashed on.....  Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There ...

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Facing FEAR

By Jessica Dahl
September 21, 2019

False Evidence Appearing Real.   What does that mean to you? I have absolutely loved this acronym about fear ever since I heard it.  I can remember a time when I was so afraid not that long ago. It had to do with the next season of my life.  The things I ...

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BOLD--> ALL IN!

By Jessica Dahl
August 29, 2019

BOLD I have always been someone to go after my desires, my dreams, be bold in pursuit of what sets my soul on fire. Since I was in my teens I would say, “I never want to wonder ‘what if’, I want to experience it all!”  As this became my heartbeat I...

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Life in Style

By Jessica Dahl
August 16, 2019

According to Webster’s Dictionary, Lifestyle is “the typical way of life of an individual, group, or culture” and “associated with, reflecting, or promoting an enhanced or more desirable lifestyle.” I don’t know about you but sometimes I&rsquo...

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Scared to talk about our dreams

By Jessica Dahl
July 23, 2019

How many of you have been afraid to talk with others about your dreams and desires because it seems TOO big for you?  Yea, me too!  And guess what, that is OK because that means you are on the right path if your dreams are bigger than you.  If you know you can do i...

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When Overwhelm Paralyzes You....

By Jessica Dahl
July 10, 2019

As I stared at my computer screen, I couldn't move a muscle. I felt tension. Stress. A blank stare.  Most people would say that Jess is someone who always has it together. They wonder how she does it all?  You're probably curious yourself.  What I would like to sh...

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YOU ARE ENOUGH

By Jessica Dahl
June 29, 2019

I've been having some conversations with people I coach or friends over coffee and maybe you can relate? When is it that we forget who we are? Why is it that we lose ourselves?  I think back as I was looking at some old journals and it’s interesting that there can be...

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4 Ways To De-Stress

By Jessica Dahl
June 20, 2019

I’ve been asked a lot about how to de stress.  It’s funny because I used to have a website years ago that was all about being stress free.  So that is a loaded question. There are many factors and things you can do. Here are 4 things that I’ll dive de...

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That One Time I Was Afraid To Admit I Could Be Wrong

By Jessica Dahl
June 20, 2019

I am a firm believer in when you’re going through a struggle it’s important to share with close friends and people you trust around you but I also believe there are things that don’t need to be shared publicly as you are IN IT.  I do think you can share har...

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From Tired to Thriving- Part 2

May 20, 2019
When I was in California, "living the dream", and I went through health problems, I finally took a step back and reevaluated my life.  I realized that the things I was pursuing were actually meaningless.  I remembered as a small child that I had always wanted to tra...

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From Tired to Thriving- Part 1

By Jessica Dahl
May 19, 2019

As I type this from the plane from Bali to the US, I think about how grateful I am for where I have been and what I have overcome because those moments only make us stronger and prepare us to share with others.  Finding purpose in each season of our life actually can give us...

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WILD & FREE

By Jessica
January 05, 2019

What a gift it is to be wild and free The more I talk with women the more that I find out we have more in common than most think we do.  Sometimes we feel like we are overwhelmed, alone through a process, and misunderstood.  I know for myself, at times I have felt ...

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WHAT 2018 WAS ALL ABOUT!

By Jessica
December 31, 2018

2018 was….. such an incredible year of BE-Ing. It was a year of healing and learning what the grieving process actually looks and feels like. Some of the hardest and best times of my life happened in 2018. For the past 3-4 years I have been creating words that I ...

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WHAT'S YOUR WHOLE PURPOSE?

By Jessica
December 06, 2018

Great Question! What’s Your Whole Purpose? Well, let me introduce myself if you don’t already know. My name is Jessica Dahl and I am a fun loving woman who radically LOVES people.  I always have.  I’m a recovering people pleaser, that’s how...

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WALKING ON A FINE LINE OF ROPE

By Jessica
November 11, 2018

Sometimes I feel like I am walking on a rope, a fine line that may break at any time.  I look out into the distance of the sea with nothing but water and clouds past my feet.  It’s an overwhelming feeling that “anything is possible.”  With nothing...

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GOODNESS AND UNFAILING LOVE

By Jessica
November 03, 2018

“Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life and I will live in the house of the Lord forever.” Psalm 23:6 The words that stand out to me are GOODNESS and UNFAILING LOVE. And the fact that it says PURSUE me all the days of my life...

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COMMIT TO YOU

By Jessica
October 11, 2018

The most profound and life altering experience is a commitment to you. You might wonder what that means.  Most of us know about commitment. We commit to hiding or exaggerating our flaws, trying to make others happy or comfortable at the expense of our happiness and comfor...

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MY HEART STRINGS

By Jessica
September 12, 2018

Sometimes I feel like it’s a blessing and a curse to be a visionary.  There is so much that rushes through my mind of what could be and what should be and I can’t help but feel overwhelmed by it all.  There is a shift that happens in our hearts and minds whe...

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WARRIOR DAUGHTER

By Jessica
September 12, 2018

WARRIOR DAUGHTER Ladies this is for you. “When rubber meets the road, take the road less traveled. You’re not made to stop, you’re made to keep going even in the strong current. You go hard because you’re a determined girl. When you strive too muc...

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LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE

By Jessica
September 03, 2018

“Lets Talk About Love”, I chose this title because this song from Celine Dion kept ringing in my head.  Then I had a flash back of singing this song with her on stage at the Key Arena in Seattle when I was a little girl. And i’m actually not joking. There w...

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