What is it you dream about? What is one thing you wish, with all your might, you dream of doing, achieving, or experiencing? As I type this, I can wholeheartedly say this is my dream…writing, that is. In the process of creation, resistance rears its ugly head. Resistance – not knowing, fear, self-doubt, and what… Read More
I’ve seen this trend in parenting – it’s over-indulgence. I’m not talking from a giving standpoint. No, it’s even more detrimental than that. It’s the idea that if we protect our kids to the point where they never have to deal with emotional pain/disappointment/sadness – that we are better parents for it. Let us first… Read More
The leaves slowly sway to and fro as they fall to the ground below. I count them, one by one, as I sit watching from my window. I shift my gaze to the wintery clouds in the sky above. Soon, every day will look this way – dreary, brown, and far from warm. An inner… Read More
One has to nearly stay in bed in order to evade the negativity all around us today. You can’t turn on the news, go on the internet, pick up the phone, or even go out and about in our own communities without being exposed to negativity. I’ve been reduced to actually going to Google to find good… Read More
Never place your expectation hat on the heads of others. You will be disappointed ninety-nine percent of the time. Rather, look down your arm to your own hand. – Victoria Volk The past week has been life-changing. Forgive me for being vague but the timing is just not right to fully share at this time. What has… Read More
I’ve stared at the blank screen several times over the past couple days, only to shut it down – unable to form the words. My day typically starts around 6:30. Lately, the first news I hear of is another shooting. This seems to be a part of the routine in our lives, unfortunately. I read something the… Read More
The following is an excerpt (prayer) from Marianne Williamson’s book, Tears to Triumph. Dear God, I surrender to you the pain that is in my heart. I give to you my failure, my shame, my loss, my devistation. I know that in you, Dear God, all darkness is turned to light. Pour forth your spirit… Read More
As I near my 40’s, it seems quite late to finally start to personally save for retirement. I would say that not starting early and saving up to this point is one of my regrets. I’ve gone through all of the seasons of my life, up to now, with blinders on – in regards to… Read More
This has been a week where I think the universe couldn’t have hit me on the head hard enough. Today’s post is a perfect example of how, every single day, we are given signs…of all kinds and how being open to receiving can help guide your life. Before personal awareness and self-growth became a part of my… Read More
I have slowly started going through the selling process of some of my photography business gear/props/backdrops, etc.. Doing so has made me go back into the archives of my work to dig up some backdrop examples, as well as into the financials in QuickBooks to see just how much I invested. Just as before, looking… Read More