Have You Hugged Your Fear Today?

Recently, I heard one of my favorite writer, Elizabeth Gilbert, talk about how fear is the most boring thing about a person.   I soaked that up for a while contemplating the essence and realized how very true that is.   It is so easy to be fearful.  I think we live in a world…

The Plane Is Going Down

Okay, the plane isn’t really going down, but if it were, what is the first thing you would do?  I hope you answered put your oxygen mask on because if you said order another drink,  you would be dead now.   My point in using that as a reference is simply this…….put yourself first, then…

Letting Go

It is that time of the year where transition is at its peak.   Graduations create a path toward the future.  It’s easy to get caught up in the reminiscing of the past along with projecting into the future, but sometimes we simply want to hit the pause button.   As I watch some very…

Image

I have never labeled myself vain.  While I care about how I present myself, I didn’t put much value into the concept.   While my body has transformed over the years due to pregnancy and let’s be honest, gravity, I simply rolled with however I looked.    My perception on my body image didn’t match…

Break Open

Nothing has given me more courage than to greet my challenges with open arms.    We all live within our own story.  The details are written moment to moment with the opportunity for a plot twist.    Sometimes those twists are the defining moments that either shut us down or break us open.   Breaking…

Misunderstood

I am aware that my post regarding Mother’s Day ruffled some feathers.   My point was lost on the word “anti” and possibly the lack of me needing the fanfare.  So, indulge me while I clarify.   My belief is that everyday should be a cluster of moments that celebrate and respect everyone in our…

The Anti Mother’s Day

Okay, before you chase me with pitchforks, hear me out.    I dislike Mother’s Day.  There, I own it.   Several reasons occur, but in a nutshell, I think the day is a waste of time.  First of all, don’t you think that one day a year full of unrealistic expectations and forced gatherings should…

Pitfalls

As we approach Mother’s Day weekend, it is a reminder to me, that humor is the ingredient to keep me sane.   Today, I had a list of things to get accomplished along with picking up the kids in the afternoon.   I was engrossed in my productivity and basking in my accomplishments when I…

Opinionated

I will own the reality that I am opinionated.  There are instances where I want to vomit my opinion to everyone everywhere, but the truth is that no one really cares what I think.   We live in a society of one-sided opinions.  People aren’t really listening to what thoughts are being shared as they…

Seven-Layer Salad

I like the analogy of food.  Food is comforting and necessary.  It nourishes us. Often times, we turn to food to fill a void.  We are a product of our environment.   That’s not a bad thing, it just is what it is.   I find myself coming out from the many layers that blanket…