Olympic athletes work super hard to attain excellence. You need to be the best to win the gold at the Olympics. Let’s take the gold in our lives. <~><~><~><~><~><~><~><~><~> That means – we need to put ourselves first. we have to focus on what makes us feel happy. we need to believe we deserve […]
Our experiences shape our behavior. Because of that, we all live life through the lens of what those experiences taught us. Two people could grow up in the same house but have very different experiences. As a kid, I had things stolen from me. I didn’t have much, so to lose something dear to me […]
Are we in complete control of our lives? I’ve often wondered about that question. For most of my life, my mindset and worthiness value led me to believe I was not at the helm. But with a lot of work, I now realize I am in control of my life and my happiness. I know […]
When you tell your story, you own up to who you are: the good, the bad, and the ugly. You can’t run away from yourself when you tell your story. It’s right there in front of you when you tell your story. If we hold our stories inside, it creates a dam-like effect of memories, […]
While learning about how to find our purpose, the question, “What is your why?” kept coming up. Our answer to that tells us who we are, what our passion is, and what makes us happy. I used to be all over the place with my answers because I didn’t understand my why. Seriously. I wrote […]
“Love comes to you when you least expect it. Don’t look for it.” That’s something I heard many years ago, I think from a movie. It makes sense, and it happened to my husband and me. I wasn’t looking for it at the place we met, but I think I attracted it. There […]
I recently began going to a meditation class. The guy teaching us is incredible at instructing, and I feel so relaxed leaving the class. He gave us printouts with Buddhist prayers for meditation. Once home, I slipped the papers into sheet protectors in an organized binder I created, labeled “Mindfulness, Meditation, and Relaxation. (Oh, I’m […]
I missed writing a blog post for last Wednesday. I let life get in the way. That troubled me, but I had to let it go. It’s in the past, and that’s not where happiness resides. So, stay in the present. Okay? I thought of this analogy, and I’m sharing it because I think it’s […]
In this moment(right now), we are in control of our time and our 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 […]
Here are ten ways that I have found helpful for me to have a better day. Wake up and say thank you before you get out of bed. This puts you in the mindset of being grateful for another day on this earth. When you are getting ready for the day, visualize how you want […]