Heartfelt Living Archives

How to Stay Standing in Your Truth Around Difficult People and Circumstances

by Emily Madill | Jan 24, 2018 | Heartfelt Living

It’s easy to be ourselves and speak our truth when we are surrounded by like-minded people. It’s natural to feel at home with who we are when life around us is all smooth sailing. But what about when we are confronted with the difficult people in our lives? You know...

Only Love Is Real and It Starts With You

by Emily Madill | Dec 6, 2017 | Heartfelt Living

We all have a story. One that includes our wins and highlights, our hardships and hurts. Our lives become an accumulation of experiences; of rich moments we can taste and recall on a cellular level, if we choose. Our experience colours our world view and carves a...

Why Tapping into Our Values Helps Us Be More Open-Minded

by Emily Madill | Sep 27, 2017 | Heartfelt Living

Do you consider yourself to be open-minded? Are you open to new ways of thinking, seeing and being? What about your openness with how you experience other people around you? We all have values, beliefs and ideas in life. Some we were born with and others are a result...

What I Learned From Participating In A Traditional Sweat Lodge Ceremony

by Emily Madill | Sep 20, 2017 | Heartfelt Living

I had the unique opportunity and honor to be invited to a traditional sweat lodge ceremony on the West Coast of Canada. The ceremony took place on a tranquil island tucked in the middle of the Salish Sea. This was my first time visiting beautiful Hornby Island, and...

How to Fall in Love With Your Life

by Emily Madill | Sep 5, 2017 | Heartfelt Living

Are you ready to love your life? One of the most proactive ways of developing a happy mindset is to have a strong relationship with yourself. When we view ourselves through a loving lens, the disappointments, judgments and outside noise will be less likely to chip...

What Would Love Do Here? A Poem

by Emily Madill | Jul 5, 2017 | Heartfelt Living

This poem is about taking accountability to view life, life’s obstacles, hardships and prejudices, through the eyes of love. When we view any situation through love, we free ourselves from the dark — the choice is always ours. Perhaps a timely reminder… What would...