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Motivation

Oct 15, 2012

YOU’RE OVERWHELMED….

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Oct 11, 2012

MAKE WHAT MATTERS HAPPEN

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Oct 1, 2012

GO AND DO.

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Feb 29, 2012

MAKING THINGS HAPPEN 2012: CUE THE FIREWORKS!

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Mar 2, 2011

THE CHALLENGE

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Nov 24, 2010

MAKING BRANDS HAPPEN

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Jul 16, 2010

THE MAKING THINGS HAPPEN TOUR IS ON!

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Jun 25, 2010

LIFE IS JUST TOO SHORT

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Apr 1, 2010

SO, YOU WANT TO SHOOT OUR NEXT COVER?

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Feb 21, 2010

TO NAME YOUR FEARS IS TO DESTROY THEM

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Jan 9, 2010

I LOVE NEW YORK + THE WHOLE SHEBANG

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Jan 3, 2010

HOW TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN VOL 2 + THE “FIRST CLASS” SCHOLARSHIP

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Dec 10, 2009

THE MAKING THINGS HAPPEN INTENSIVE TOUR

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Dec 1, 2009

MAKING THINGS HAPPEN IN 2010 :: AN INTENSIVE

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Nov 24, 2009

GET FIRED UP :: HOW TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN, VOL I

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Nov 9, 2009

11 DAYS :: THIS POST IS ALL OVER THE PLACE

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Nov 3, 2009

BRANDING BEAUTIES :: PALOMA’S NEST

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Sep 25, 2009

Operation Organization :: Emily Ayer

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Sep 9, 2009

BRANDING BEAUTIES :: XOELLE

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Aug 13, 2009

BRAND BEAUTIES :: LISA LEFKOWITZ

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Jul 31, 2009

TWITTER 101 FOR BUSINESS

Jul 25, 2009

PEOPLE YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE LUXURY WEDDING INDUSTRY

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“You know all those things you’ve always wanted to do? You should go DO them!” – Lara

Hi, I’m Lara! I grow flowers and meaningful things. I built two beautiful businesses (acquired in 2022) and I’m in a whole new season of life. I love healthy living, good words, the Word, hiking, and Charlotte Mason homeschooling. I’m the creator of the PowerSheets Goal Planner and Write the Word journals, founder of Cultivate What Matters, Southern Weddings magazine, and best-selling author of Make It Happen, Cultivate, and Gracie’s Garden. Chapel Hill, NC. I’m glad you’re here!

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I craved instant results and quick fixes … 🌱💐
A new journal deserves a moment, doesn’t it? New A new journal deserves a moment, doesn’t it? New month, new blooms (I had too much fun creating that last arrangement yesterday), new books reviewed, new finds from the last month and my October goals—all on the blog now for you. Read at the link in my stories or go to LaraCasey.com/blog. 

P.S. This is one of 3 blog posts coming this week 💐
“Get your hands dirty!” - Joshua 🧑‍🌾 T “Get your hands dirty!” - Joshua 🧑‍🌾 That’s my boy! Planting our winter garden. 🌱🥦🥬 Each season, teaches us to let go and make room. Good things grow little by little. Seeds from @bakercreekseeds @johnnys_seeds and @botanical_interests. #gardeningwithkids
I’m an unlikely gardener. My grandfather could g I’m an unlikely gardener. My grandfather could grow tomatoes with his eyes closed, but I never seemed to get it. For most of my life, I craved instant results and quick fixes. I wanted flourishing and full bloom right from the start. I preferred to skip the in-between part. The sometimes-awkward waiting, tending, and growing part. So it’s no surprise that I’ve killed a lot of plants in my life. 

Little by little, out in the dirt, God invited me to experience new life in my brokenness and undeserved forgiveness in my mess. Just like my plants, it took little by little growth and pulling a lot of weeds! He transformed my marriage, my well-being, and my soul—exchanging my fruitless striving for His power, my weakness for His strength, and darkness for light. God grew me over time, primarily through the last year of grief and change. 

People often ask me how I stay so motivated and energized. I could tell you I try to eat healthy foods and sleep well at night, but the answer is grace. His grace took two people who were going nowhere and set us on a path to somewhere. That motivates me more than any coffee or sleep ever could. Grace gives me the freedom to cultivate—embracing little-by-little, imperfect progress because I know I don’t have to be perfect to grow what matters alongside Him. Grace spurs me on to try, plant, grow, and take leaps of faith, not because I have to but because I want to now. Grace made me a cultivator, right where I am, flaws and all—in every season

Tomorrow marks the official start of fall. Wishing you a season of grace, friends. Get out there and get your hands dirty. 🌱
Wait for it… 💨👨🏻‍⚕️🙌 We had t Wait for it… 💨👨🏻‍⚕️🙌

We had too much fun making this - inspired by Ari’s funny rhymes at the dinner table one night about our air purifier. We take ~20,000 breaths a day and we LOVE our @airdoctorpro. 

Their big affiliate sale-on-sale is live and only available through the link in my bio - not available through the regular site link. This is the sale I took advantage of to get our first AirDoctor and I’m grateful to be an affiliate now. If you’ve been waiting to get one, I hope this discount is helpful. No code needed - click the link to activate. 

Enjoy! 

🔗 LaraCasey.com/links
Well, friends, we’ve changed! Our health has had Well, friends, we’ve changed! Our health has had an overhaul in the last seven months, with results that have surprised us. Progress came from old-fashioned hard work, researched-backed science, and focusing on the big picture. In this series, we share what we’ve learned: what worked, what didn’t, and what we would change if we did it all over again. 

Maybe you want your health and fitness to improve, but you can’t get motivated. Or, like us, you’ve experienced chronic pain or health challenges. Perhaps, also like us, you’ve reached a certain age, and your body has…um… over-reached beyond your age? You feel like some things are falling apart. Perhaps you don’t know where to start; you just know, deep inside, that something needs to change.

We had those questions and fears: What if it’s too late to heal our bodies after all this damage? What if we waste money or time? What are the right changes to make exactly? We didn’t know where to start and felt very behind.

You’ll learn that Ari and I do many different things. His nutrition, for instance, is vastly different than mine because we know now what his body prefers for fuel. We take unique supplements and have different genetic makeups, blood panel results, and individual goals.

And you’ll also learn the core truths of health that work for both of us—and likely you as well. While there are no one-size-fits-all programs, there are things that we have found beneficial for most humans.

The most significant thing we’ve learned is that true health is about living for something bigger than anything we see or feel. It’s not about getting the youth back that we had in our 20s, fixing all of our ailments, or finding the perfect nutrition plan or supplement. Our physical health is of some value, but our emotional and spiritual health are all knit together. Everything is connected, and my body was trying to tell me things for so long. This year, the best thing that happened was I learned to listen. 

Read Part 1 of Fit Together: A Journey to Health and Well-being on the blog now. Linked in my stories - we hope it encourages you! LaraCasey.com/blog
Making my French-chef mom proud with a super simpl Making my French-chef mom proud with a super simple recipe video, as requested by many of you! 💛 I’m not sure if they taught this at the Cordon Bleu, but it tastes delicious! 

My favorite fall breakfast:

🍂 1/2 a butternut squash with cinnamon, salt and a little sweetness, if needed
💚 Whatever green veggies we have in the fridge with olive oil and apple cider vinegar 
🥚 Two whole organic eggs with @redmondrealsalt 
🍫 An @equipfoods Prime Protein shake with collagen (use code LARA for 15% off - #affiliate)

Butternut squash is high in antioxidants and fiber. It’s also easy on the stomach—gut friendly. This recipe is so simple. You can bake them instead of microwave, if you like. I do that the night before sometimes. This is quick and simple, though. Enjoy!
It’s been quite a journey these 7 months! What I It’s been quite a journey these 7 months! What I eat for breakfast now and what I used to eat 🥣🍦plus a LABOR DAY SALE on one of Ari and my favorite foods. (No junk and it tastes like dessert.) I’m grateful for small business that make clean products to help me live out what matters. We love this protein so much I reached out to them to be an affiliate so you and I can get discounts and the behind-the-scenes research. Use code LARAGFC25 and the link equipfoods.com/LARA FOR 25% off collagen now through Tuesday, September 5th. The chocolate is our favorite.
@laracasey

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