“One of God’s greatest gifts to us is the joy of trying again, for no failure ever need be final.” -Thomas S. Monson
The laundry is still heaped on the floor…every floor! The dishes are dirty, dinner isn’t made, and I haven’t showered in Continue reading
One great form of self-care (and securing your own oxygen mask) is to satisfy your need to be creative.
“The desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the human soul… We each have an inherent wish to create something that did not exist before.” – Dieter F. Uchtdorf
The happiness and satisfaction that come from creating something can lift our mood and bolster our self-confidence. You don’t need to be a master painter or professional musician to create something. You already have the greatest tool you will ever need to be creative: your mind.
The problem, then, is Continue reading
Whenever you fly on an airplane, there’s always the pre-flight set of safety instructions that most seasoned travelers have memorized and stopped paying attention to.
In the event of an emergency… Continue reading
Do you ever feel like you are life’s punching bag?
I believe strongly that every cloud of struggle and heartache CAN develop a silver lining!
You see, I choose to believe in God, family and good things to come. I choose to trust God, that whatever I’m supposed to learn in life, I will learn. I choose to be positive in an increasingly negative world.
But, sometimes life does get me down.
I do often worry what awaits me and what if I don’t measure up as a mother, wife, daughter, sister or friend?
This question has lingered in the dark corners of my mind throughout my life… “What if I fail?”
In a given situation, I may fail…and I have MANY times…(even if it’s actually me making myself believe something is a failure)
I’ve fallen off the top of a pyramid Continue reading
Sheri Dew, author, speaker, and CEO, once said: “You didn’t come here to find your worth. You were born with it.”
Have you ever noticed how easy it is for us women to get down on ourselves? Yes, we’re bombarded by the constant message that we could be better, thinner, happier, more fulfilled – if only we would buy certain products.
But the message I want to bombard you with today is Continue reading
Have you ever been with a group of friends where the conversation went something like this?
My life is nothing like I thought it would be at this point.
I have no idea what I’m doing.
I need a change, but I don’t know what that change should be.
I can’t seem to get motivated.
Feeling stuck? Like you’re spinning your wheels and getting nowhere? The truth is, most people feel that way at some point in their lives. The trick is Continue reading
Isn’t it amazing how one simple word can change your outlook? Has this happened to you? For instance, the word “happy”… doesn’t it just make you all warm inside? Or maybe it instills a sense of longing. Perhaps a lighter outlook on life impresses upon your mind.
It’s the same with me… words have always moved me. I guess that’s why I owned a “word” business for 10 years creating personalized lettering to stick to the walls, and the hearts, of my clients.
Years ago, I looked around my house and found it Continue reading
When you think about the path you want to take in life, do you see fear and worry as boulders, or do you use them as stepping stones?
Richie Norton, author of The Power of Starting Something Stupid, tells a story. He was surfing in Hawaii with his son, when they noticed a shark circling Continue reading
There are not enough hours in a day. Do you ever feel that way? I swear I am in a hamster wheel spinning and spinning and never getting anywhere with anything.
Ugh!!!
Ok, that’s a bad attitude! How will things look up, if I only focus on the negative, right? Focusing on the negative will never produce the happy results we are hoping for in life.
So, consider this… Let’s just step back and look at it in a different way.
You and I, Continue reading
Don’t you just love the live-action Cinderella movie that came out last year? I do. That dress is to die for!
But more than the dress and the handsome prince (whose name just happens to be Kit!) I loved the message, the promise Cinderella made to her mother, to have courage and be kind.
Cinderella was dealt a Continue reading
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