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Heartfelt lessons on love and life through the eyes of my rescue dog. From Julie Newbury

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Forgiveness Begins with Love

Discover what forgiveness really means when the pain still feels real. Explore emotional healing, letting go, and the quiet wisdom rescue do

Sometimes the hardest part of forgiveness is believing that letting go does not mean what happened did not matter.

Healing does not require us to erase the past. It simply invites us to stop allowing the past to control every moment that comes next.

Spice taught me that love does not keep a record of yesterday. It meets us exactly where we are.

This reflection explores forgiveness, healing, compassion, and the gentle lessons our dogs leave behind.

Read the full story! (click above)

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🔊 Tap to watch & listen 🎥✨Sometimes courage is not a giant leap. Sometimes it is one small step toward something unfamiliar because someone you trust is beside you. 🐾Spice’s little adventure reminds us that support, encouragement, and love can help us find bravery we did not know we had.

The world feels a little less scary when we know we are not facing it alone.

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Rest is not wasted time. 🌿Sometimes the greatest lessons come in the quietest moments. Sharing a hammock with Spice in our garden sanctuary reminded me that rest is not about being unproductive. It is about being present, feeling connected, and appreciating the love right beside us. Nature does not rush. Healing does not rush. And neither do we have to.

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Sometimes the smallest moments become the ones that heal us the most. Watching Spice roll through the grass reminded me that our inner child doesn't disappear with age. It simply waits for us to remember how to play, laugh, and be present again.

What simple childhood memory brings you the most joy? 🎥 Watch the Short and rediscover a little wonder today.

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Sometimes we forget that joy does not always come from big moments. Sometimes it looks like sunshine, movement, play, and taking a moment to simply enjoy being alive. ☀️🐾 Spice’s summer reminder is to slow down, reconnect with happiness, and make room for the little things that refresh your heart.

What simple moment brings you joy?

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Sometimes the most meaningful wellness moments are the ones we never plan.

A favorite song. A good friend. A lot of laughter. A moment where you forget everything else and simply enjoy being alive. What song always brings you happiness?

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Tap above to watch & listen ....Sometimes the best wellness reminders are the simplest ones. Spice reminds us that joy doesn’t have to wait for the perfect moment. Sometimes we just need to dance, laugh, and let ourselves play again.

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Lessons Learned on Love and Life from Julie and Spice

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This Independence Day, freedom means more than fireworks. It’s the quiet shift of releasing overthinking, letting go of emotional weight, and choosing peace within yourself. Spice reminds us that real freedom begins inside.

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or 📝 Read the full story that inspired this short on my website→

The Freedom You Might Be Forgetting to Celebrate This Independence Day

Celebrate Independence Day with a fresh perspective. Discover the everyday freedoms that bring greater peace, joy, and emotional wellness th

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The Freedom You Might Be Forgetting to Celebrate This Independence Day

Celebrate Independence Day with a fresh perspective. Discover the everyday freedoms that bring greater peace, joy, and emotional wellness th

There is a kind of freedom that doesn't come with a holiday or a fireworks display. It's quieter than that.

My rescue dog Spice — part Husky, full personality — lived it every single day without thinking twice. She stalked squirrels like a ninja for twenty minutes straight. She had epic meltdowns about bath time. She refused to walk in any direction except her own. And when she was finally set free to run, she didn't hold back for even a second.

She was completely, unapologetically herself. And without meaning to, she kept teaching me the same lesson over and over:

Freedom isn't something that only happens once a year.

It's the freedom to stop replaying conversations in your head at 2am. It's the freedom to leave behind the habit you keep promising yourself you'll quit. It's the freedom to stop shrinking yourself to make other people comfortable. It's the freedom to be who you actually are, not who everyone else wants you to be. It's the freedom to close your laptop, go outside, and let yourself feel genuinely happy right now.

This Independence Day, after the cookouts and the fireworks and the long weekend, I hope you ask yourself one question:

What freedom have I been forgetting to celebrate?

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Why Letting Go Can Be Harder Than Staying (click on video above to watch with sound)

There's something nobody really tells you about letting go: it rarely starts with a grand gesture or a dramatic scene. Most of the time, it starts quietly. It starts inside.

One day you wake up and something doesn't fit anymore. And you keep sitting with that awareness — sometimes for weeks, sometimes for months — while daily life keeps moving around it.

We confuse loyalty with self-abandonment. We confuse staying with strength. But sometimes the most honest, powerful, and courageous thing you can do is simply choose yourself — without needing to explain it to anyone.

"Letting go is not the opposite of strength. It is often one of its clearest expressions."

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Why Letting Go Can Be Harder Than Staying (and What It Says About Your Growth)

Letting go can feel harder than staying even when something no longer feels right. This reflection explores what that emotional tension reve

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Why Letting Go Can Be Harder Than Staying (and What That Says About Your Growth)

There are moments in life where leaving feels like loss, but staying slowly becomes a loss of self.

I’ve been thinking about how often we confuse endurance with strength, and how rarely we talk about the emotional cost of staying in something long after we’ve outgrown it.

I wrote a full reflection on this tension between attachment and self-awareness.

📝 Read the full story → https://advicefromjulieandspice.com/why-letting-go-can-be-harder-than-staying-and-what-that-says-about-your-growth/

Why Letting Go Can Be Harder Than Staying (and What It Says About Your Growth)

Letting go can feel harder than staying even when something no longer feels right. This reflection explores what that emotional tension reve

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Real strength isn’t always about staying where things are difficult or forcing yourself to keep going no matter what. Sometimes it’s quieter than that. It’s the moment you realize something no longer aligns with who you are becoming—and you choose yourself anyway.

This reflection came through movement, stillness, and thinking about the quiet wisdom I always saw in my rescue dog Spice. She had a way of sensing what felt right for her and what didn’t, and she moved through life with that kind of honest clarity. Letting go is also a form of strength. Sometimes growth doesn’t look loud. Sometimes it looks like walking away in peace. 

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Birthdays have a way of making us think about time. Not just how much has passed but how fully we've lived within it.  My rescue dog Spice taught me something I've carried ever since: a meaningful life isn't measured in years. It's measured in moments. The walk in the morning light. The conversation you didn't rush. The small ordinary thing that somehow felt like everything. I made a 60-second video about what getting older has taught me about living well — and why joy isn't something we find someday. It's something we notice today. 

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Birthdays have a way of making us pause and reflect.

We think about where we've been, where we're going, and what truly matters. Over the years, I've come to appreciate that some of life's greatest gifts aren't found in major achievements or milestones. They're found in everyday moments that are easy to overlook.

Spice understood that better than most.

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Getting older isn't the problem. Forgetting to enjoy the life we're living might be. Spice taught me that joy isn't found in milestones. It's found in today's ordinary moments.

This short is a reminder to slow down, appreciate the present, and notice the small things that make life meaningful. 🎥 Watch the video above or📝 Read the full story that inspired it → https://advicefromjulieandspice.com

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What if growing older isn't about counting years but about discovering what truly matters? My latest article explores the wisdom that can come with age, the importance of slowing down, finding joy in simple moments, and embracing each season of life with gratitude. Inspired by lessons from Spice, this reflection offers a different perspective on aging and living well.

📝 Read the full story here→ https://advicefromjulieandspice.com/what-getting-older-can-teach-us-about-living-well/

What Getting Older Can Teach Us About Living Well | Advice From Julie & Spice

Discover how growing older can teach us gratitude, resilience, mindfulness, and joy. Learn why a meaningful life is built through everyday m

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🔊 Tap to watch & listen 🎥✨ What would you do if today mattered? One year after losing Spice, I'm reminded that the moments, conversations, and opportunities we postpone often become the things we wish we'd acted on sooner.

Would you make the call? Forgive someone? Take a chance? Tell someone you love them? Because none of us know how much time we have, and that's exactly why today matters.