I realize we are already nearly a month into the second quarter of the “actual” new year. But, for me, it seems like my new year began on April 16th. That’s the day our new home was finally completed, and we moved in last year. As with any move orContinue Reading
TRANSITIONS The best visual definition of transition, for me, is the butterfly. Think about it…The butterfly begins as an egg, then becomes a caterpillar, then a chrysalis, and finally, an adult butterfly! All of this takes place in twenty-eight to thirty days. As humans, some of our life transitionsContinue Reading
LIFE CHANGES, AND HOW WE RESPOND: There are basically two types of life changes—those we plan, and those we do not. How we respond to change is important in creating our peace and the quality of life we desire. I am inspired to write about this topic, because IContinue Reading
Letting Go: Volumes have been written on the topic of letting go of unhealthy habits, negative experiences, toxic relationships, judgement, guilt, etc. I’ve learned practiced, and taught techniques for letting go of the negative situations that may come up in life. Today, however, I am inspired to write about lettingContinue Reading
Do You Have A Positive Image Of The Future…Of Your Future?: I have asked this question of myself a few times over the past year, and it has, clearly, helped me get back on track when I may have felt a bit derailed. There has been an overwhelming amount ofContinue Reading
Observations -VS- Assumptions: Today’s post was inspired by a brief, fun, exchange with my Cowboy over a peach in our fridge. I love peaches, but often I have purchased them when they looked, smelled, and felt just right only to discover they were not juicy and were tasteless. Last week,Continue Reading
Self Care—Why It’s Important: Are you someone who enjoys serving or nurturing others? If so, then that is something we have in common. In years past, I have been known to stay up until the wee hours of the morning preparing a variety of tasty dishes and desserts and settingContinue Reading
Making Peace With Current Reality: Reality as we have known it has changed in many ways for each of us. Some aspects of this new reality are merely uncomfortable, unpleasant, or inconvenient. Some households are experiencing uncertainty, due to loss of income. Still others are lonely, because they are isolatedContinue Reading
The following post is from the chapter titled “Gratitude” in my book,”Love Your Life And Expect The Best”: The title I chose for this book is the short version of my definition of gratitude: “Love Your Life and Expect the Best”. You may be wondering how a person canContinue Reading
Thriving -VS- Surviving: Perhaps you, like I, have been told by others that you are a survivor. And, maybe you, like I, have even said to yourself, “I’m a survivor.” We pull through a difficult situation and soldier on saying, “there, I managed to survive that!” Surviving implies we areContinue Reading