In this time of forced quarantine, it is nice to return to simple things to entertain ourselves & our families.  Here are some of Cornerstone’s Favorite Things!

Our Favorite Inspirational Quotes

• If I cannot do great things, I can do Small things in a great way. – Martin Luther King Jr
• I am doing my best that is all I can expect
• I am good enough I am smart enough and doggone it people like me – Stuart Smalley
• Have pride in how far you have come have faith in how far you can go – Kristine Bishope
• Life does not have to be perfect to be wonderful – Annette Funicello
• Don’t belittle yourself. BE BIG yourself – Corita Kent
• Life isn’t about getting and having, it’s about giving and being – Kevin Kruse
• Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong – Ella Fitzgerald
• You do not find the happy life you make it – Camilla Eyring Kimball
• The most wasted of days is one without laughter - EE Cummings
• Some people look for a beautiful place. Others make a place Beautiful – Hazrat Inayat Khan
• Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open. – John Barrymore
• You don’t always need a plan. Sometimes you just need to breathe, trust, let go, and see what happens. – Mandy Hale

Our Favorite Self Care Ideas

• Take 5 minutes in the morning to do breathing exercises
• Do something that energizes your body (physical activity, nap, meditate, etc.)
  
• Refreshing Foot Mask
• Create a gratitude journal
• Purifying facial
• Unplug for a day (no social media, news, etc.)
• Rejuvenating Body Scrub
• Practice Mini-Meditation (1-2 minutes to start and end your day)
• Aromatherapy Shower/Bath
• De-clutter (email, desk, closet or that junk drawer every family has)

Our Favorite Meditation Apps

• Calm
• Headspace
• Synctuition
• Buddhify
• Sleep Easy Meditation
• Nu Meditation on YouTube
• Simply Being Guided Meditation
• Room to Breathe Meditation
• Relax Melodies
• Walking Meditation 

Our Favorite Home Date Night Ideas

• Take-Out by Candlelight
• Board Game/Card Games
• Cook Dinner & Dessert Together
• Crafts (Wine & Canvas, Scrapbook, Decorate Ceramic Mugs)
• Puzzle
• Backyard Picnic
• Backyard/Indoor Camping
• Beer/Wine Tasting
• Create a Bucket List
• Karaoke Night
• Pick a Theme Date Night
• Have a Cook Off
• Write Letters to Each Other

Our Favorite Outdoor games

• Spikeball
• Cornhole (beanbags)
• Horseshoe
• Bucket Ball
• Life Sized Yahtzee
• Life Sized Jenga
• Kan Jam
• Bocce Ball
• Ladder Gold
• Badminton

Our Favorite Card Games

• Hearts
• Rummy
• Poker
• Cribbage
• Apples to Apples
• Spoons (game to get 4 of a kind)
• Uno
• Crazy 8’s
• War
• Go Fish
• Codenames

*To connect with people while social distancing try out Jackboxtv.com: online game website to play against friends and family in different locations. *

Our Favorite Books to Escape

• The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald
• Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
• The Princess Bride by William Goldman
• Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
• The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown
• Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
• Heartburn by Nora Ephron
• Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
• The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
• The Secret History by Donna Tartt
• Summer Sisters by Judy Blume
• The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
• Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead

Consider Audible, Kindle or Amazon to order books.

Our Favorite Movies

• Shawshank Redemption
• Forest Gump
• Fight Club
• The Godfather
• Pulp Fiction
• Saving Private Ryan
• Thelma & Louise
• American Beauty
• The Matrix
• Schindler’s List

Our Favorite Classic Movies

• The Graduate
• Taxi Driver
• The Wizard of Oz
• Gone with the Wind
• Casablanca
• Rebel without a Cause
• Some Like it Hot
• Citizen Cane
• Breakfast at Tiffany’s
• The Sound of Music
• Singin’ In the Rain
• E.T.

Our Favorite Podcasts

• Joe Rogan – Entertainment
• Simon Sinek – Business/Self Improvement
• Lysa TerKeurst – Faith
• Crime Junkies – True Crime
• Office Ladies – Entertainment
• Unlocking Us – Relationships
• Planet Money – Business
• The Happiness Lab – Society & Culture
• Home Cooking – Food
• Bill Simmons – Sports
• Making Sense – Science
• Jocko Podcast – Business

Our Favorite New Hobbies

• Home Brewing
• Craft Cocktail Making
• Knitting
• Bread Making
• Meditation
  
• Computer Programming/Coding (YouTube tutorials, etc.)
• Exercise
• Gardening
• Pickling/Canning
• Crafts
• Puzzles

And don’t forget, you could always call us for a social outlet.  (866) 200-6528