While doing some decluttering on my computer, I came across a meme I saved about things we can control. (How did I accumulate so many memes?) One of them was how seriously you take life. Of course, it got me thinking about how, as of late, I’ve been taking life way too seriously and feeling […]
Ever since I could remember, come January 1st, I was making a list of resolutions I wanted to achieve for the year, and they were mostly the same: exercise more, eat better, and take better care of myself. I’m sure a lot of us have the same resolutions. Did I adhere to them? Not really. […]
This morning, I got the idea for this post when I was transplanting houseplants. My father had won a table centerpiece with a poinsettia in the middle and several varieties of houseplants around it. My parents don’t have houseplants except for a lemon tree my mother leaves out on the porch in the warmer months, […]
In this moment(right now), I am in control of my time and my schedule. Think about it for a second. In this present moment, you and I are in control of what we do and how we feel. If we allow memories from the past to invade our minds, then we are held prisoner and […]
Did you ever notice that when you have children or are around children, it’s easy to believe in magical things like fairies or bears that speak? Watching a Disney film can awaken the child in us to believe in the unseen. If you are a Disney movie fan, as I am, you can relate to […]
In 2018, I began choosing a word for the year that would guide me, and that held a special meaning. The first word I chose was authentic for 2018. Last year, my word was balance. I do believe having a word for the year does keep some things in perspective. Like, for example, this year, […]
It’s almost the end of the year, and it’s an excellent time to take stock of the past year to help move on to the new one. I’ve never done that before, but I’m going to do it now. I think it’s a good way to see how we’ve progressed and evolved. It’s like a […]
Do you know what we remember the most? Experiences. Say, “I do to you,” and those experiences are sure to be great! Sure, we can get a fabulous gift that we will have forever (like jewelry), and when we look at it, we can remember how it came to be. But – living, authentic living, […]
You know the pesky little elf named Scout that comes around every Christmas to spy on the kids, called Elf on the Shelf? Well, I’ve come up with another idea called “Self on a Shelf!” What is “Self on a Shelf,” you may ask? It’s us spreading joy around, not a trouble-making- tattletale little elf. […]
Well, well, well. What do we have here? I’m looking at a pile of cut-out magazine articles about writing and blogging that I’ve collected throughout the years (one was from 2006.) It’s been daunting to go through the amount of paperwork I’ve accumulated. What better time to purge and lighten the load than the end […]