Who would you be if something terrible hadn’t happened to you? Who would you be if you hadn’t experienced that trauma? Do you ever wonder what you would be like if that terrible thing hadn’t happened in your childhood or even something that happened as an adult? Do you feel you can picture the person who […]
Believe it
Today Stephanie St. Clair of Blissbombed asked an amazing question on her Facebook page… If you could invent something new today that would really shift how you experience the day, what would you invent? A phenomenal question! I thought for a few moments then came up with this… I would invent a pill I could […]
Nobody said it would be easy
If there’s anything that I’ve learned over the last year or two, it’s that life is not always easy. In fact, frequently it’s not easy. But I’ve also learned that I’m strong enough to get through just about anything. At least anything I’ve experienced to date. I don’t exactly know where I got the idea […]
Set your own standards
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 […]
Five ways to stop living like the other shoe is about to drop
I’ve been through a lot of crap in my life. My parents’ divorce when I was little. Feelings of abandonment. Emotional abuse. The death of a child. Debilitating illness. My own divorce. You know, the usual. Perhaps you’ve been through a lot too. And perhaps, like me, your life experiences have led you to always […]
Be your own hero
So many of us, women especially, are socialized to believe that someone else will complete us. Will fix us. Will correct everything that needs fixing in our lives. For women, so many of us are waiting for our knight in shining armor to sweep us off our feet and take care of our every need. I’d even […]