Do you want to know the secret to shifting gears from ordinary to extraordinary?

Self-acceptance. By labeling yourself in a negative way, such as broken, you are making yourself “less than”. You psychologically force yourself to take on the qualities of being incomplete. When in truth, you are always whole. The key is learning to accept your perceived “broken parts”. You won’t always feel broken. You will get through … Continue reading »
Do you want to know the secret to shifting gears from ordinary to extraordinary?

Carpe diem.

“Seize the day, trusting as little as possible to the future.” What does this mean? It means to do everything you can do today to make tomorrow better. It’s not about ignoring the future, but realizing that if you take care of today, the future will take care of itself. It means dropping what still … Continue reading »
Carpe diem.

If honesty is truly best for a happy life, then why do we avoid the truth?

At one time or another, we have all found ourselves in a situation that results in us telling a lie or two in order to avoid complications. Besides avoiding the consequences of our actions, there appears to be many reasons to avoid total honesty; such as trying to spare someone’s feelings, not wanting others to … Continue reading »
If honesty is truly best for a happy life, then why do we avoid the truth?

You give away your power.

Your success or lack thereof is completely up to you. We all have personal barriers of self-doubt and negativity. The stories we tell ourselves; Our lack of skills, education and knowledge; not enough time or money; it’s too late, too early, we are too young, too old, too tired, it’s too hard; our kids, our spouse, our family, not … Continue reading »
You give away your power.

Dear Tired Girl,

This is for you wearied girl. The one that thinks you don’t have a choice but to keep going. The one that puts everyone else before yourself. The chronically stressed and habitually busy girl. This is for the girl who feels exhausted from spinning her wheels. The girl who feels like she has to keep … Continue reading »
Dear Tired Girl,

Regrets.

Why is it that we know what we want but still don’t do it? Do you wish you’d been a little braver? Do you wish you would have trusted in yourself more? Do you wish you had taken more risks, settled less or spoken up more? While the status quo is not particularly fulfilling, it … Continue reading »
Regrets.

Love is giving someone the power to hurt you… and trusting they won’t.

It can be hard to understand why someone who is supposed to care about you can hurt you. And because you’re you – that beautiful, soft, loving, forgiving, understanding, compassionate, helpful, giving, caring, hopeful you – is exactly why you’re about to do the very worst thing you could do. You blame yourself. You start … Continue reading »
Love is giving someone the power to hurt you… and trusting they won’t.