Everything we do in life is about love. Think about it, every choice you make is about how you love yourself. How you love or don’t love other people and the world around you. It all comes down to love. I’ve been thinking a lot about this recently. I’ve been thinking about all the choices …
Look, the truth is right now, things are sucky. It sucks that a year into this pandemic and lockdown, we are still dealing with an inability to manage this pandemic. We aren’t handling it in a way that allows us all to have some sort of routine that seems like our old normal daily lives. …
This word scares some people. Frankly, it scares me a little, but that’s the whole reason I picked it as my word this year. I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions or setting pie-in-the-sky goals for myself at the start of a year. I like to aim each year towards getting more comfortable with myself, …
A lot of people over the last few months have said they want 2020 to be over. Simply put, people want to turn the page into a new year and hopefully a new way of life that differs from the last 10-12 months. I’m not sure how to feel about that because, on the one …
Has anyone ever asked you what you do for yourself today? It’s not a question many people get asked or stop to think about, but it should be. We spend so much of our time focusing on other people’s needs. This past year especially, we’ve had to focus a lot of our time and energy …
What is “Aces,” and why do I think it matters? “Aces” is a study done in a joint effort by the Centre for Disease Control and Kaiser Permanente in 1995. Yes, I said 1995. Even though this groundbreaking research is more than 20 years old, it is crucial for us to be aware of it …
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The three blessings exercise is about changing your mindset. Let’s not sugar coat it. This year has been horrible in many ways; it’s been stressful and hard to navigate. We’ve all wanted a reset button for 2020. People have wanted to get to the end of the year just to be done with it. People …
Do you ever stop while doing something to take a minute to appreciate what is going on around you? Have you ever found yourself looking at a sunrise or sunset with a beautiful sense of completeness? Do you look at things like Niagara Falls or The Grand Canyon with awe and wonder? I do! I …
I have never been what you would call a ‘normal’ sized adult. My weight started to go up when I was nine and kept going up as I went through puberty. I have never been what the world calls a ‘thin’ adult. For my whole adult life, I’ve been what society has seen as overweight …
This week on the blog I thought I would share with you all the fun, photos, and excitement from my Disney Cruise in February. This trip would not have been possible without the help of my friend Amanda so a HUGE thank you to her for being my roomie and helping me enjoy this trip. …
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