If there’s one thing that I’ve learned during this #SummerOfAwesome that’s worth sharing it’s how very important it is to set your own standards. We say it all the time, to the point of becoming cliche. Live your own life. Be yourself. Do what makes you happy. That’s all fine and dandy, until your way […]
Plus or minus
Sometimes when we see the good things in other people’s lives, it reminds us of what we don’t have in our life. You may look at their life and see something really great in this one snapshot in time. It highlights for us what we don’t have at this one point in time in our […]
What do I have that’s good?
Every now and again, especially if I’m feeling exhausted or hungry or a combination of the two, I sometimes lose my focus on what’s good in life. Perhaps even start to feel sorry for myself for the things that I don’t have in my life. And by things, I don’t mean material “stuff,” but rather […]
What time is it?
A couple of months ago I noticed that I was reflexively checking the time throughout the day, then making assessments about how quickly or slowly my day was going. Allowing anxiety to grow based on what I still had to do or hadn’t accomplished. Not being present. So I decided to stop wearing my watch. […]
Newsflash :: the planets aren’t aligned
I hate to be the one to break this to you, but the planets aren’t going to align. What the hell am I talking about? The planets. And how we think they need to be perfectly aligned before we can jump into a new and scary venture in life. But guess what? They’re not going […]
The journey of strength
Whenever you’re having feelings of doubt and questioning your life in general – and we all do this from time to time – think about where you were a year ago. I’m betting that you are stronger and wiser than you were a year ago. Even if your situation has changed for the worse – […]