The Joy of Evolving

The original goal for my blog was to write from my heart with a desire to encourage and inspire people in their life journey.  And I just wanted to write. Because I love writing. I’m not sure that I’m any good at it but it gives me joy. And thus, this blog began. A journeyContinue reading “The Joy of Evolving”

BUILDING RESILIENCE: ONE SIMPLE TOOL YOU CAN BEGIN TO DO TODAY!

This year, like so many, I have had my challenges navigating life and a business through the pandemic. You are not alone dear ones. I would like to share my favorite, most effective tool. Hint… it has to do with filling the “empty jar” in my mind with positive thoughts, gratitude, and reframing my experiences.Continue reading “BUILDING RESILIENCE: ONE SIMPLE TOOL YOU CAN BEGIN TO DO TODAY!”

REMEMBERING THE GOLDEN RULE: ARE YOU THE ONE?

Last week, the day before Thanksgiving, I went to our large retail hardware store. When I was in the checkout line, I witnessed a young teenage girl in tears and the adult manager comforting her. She told the girl, “Take a break, go to the bathroom and gather yourself. Remember, people that act like thatContinue reading “REMEMBERING THE GOLDEN RULE: ARE YOU THE ONE?”

MAY WE CHOOSE LOVE, ALWAYS LOVE

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THESE THINGS DO NOT DEFINE US

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RECLAIMING PERSONAL POWER: KNOW WHAT YOU CAN CONTOL AND LET GO OF THE REST (Part II)

Site Source: Mental Health Resources, Inc. via LinkedIn : Art by Mellow Doodles I came across this amazing cartoon representation depicting examples of what we can and can not control. And I just LOVE it! (I’m such a big kid at heart!) When life spins out of control as in some of these examples: TheContinue reading “RECLAIMING PERSONAL POWER: KNOW WHAT YOU CAN CONTOL AND LET GO OF THE REST (Part II)”

How to Push Back and Plow Through Discouragement: Finding Your Own Power

Can you think of a moment of recent discouragement? How did you handle it? What helped? Yesterday I had one of those moments to kick start my Monday morning. The discouragement I felt about one particular area seemed to permeate into other aspects of my life. The excitement that I was feeling about certain dreamsContinue reading “How to Push Back and Plow Through Discouragement: Finding Your Own Power”

🐥🐥🐥 I DON’T HAVE DUCKS… AND I DON’T HAVE A ROW. BUT I DO HAVE SQUIRRELS AND THEY ARE EVERYWHERE 🐿🐿🐿 How to Jump Start Your “Non-Start”

For the past three plus years I have been posting “Daily Recovery Inspiration” posts on the Nicklaus Counseling Center, S.C.’s Facebook page. I started doing this as a way to encourage others on their healing, growth, and recovery journeys. What I ended up discovering is how often the prescheduled posts were just what I neededContinue reading “🐥🐥🐥 I DON’T HAVE DUCKS… AND I DON’T HAVE A ROW. BUT I DO HAVE SQUIRRELS AND THEY ARE EVERYWHERE 🐿🐿🐿 How to Jump Start Your “Non-Start””

COPING WITH THE CHANGE: HOW TO EMBRACE THE UNEXPECTED

Has your life changed because of the pandemic? Are you struggling with the changes? I think we would be hard pressed to find someone that has not experienced change in the past 9 months. I am no exception. When the world seemed to push a pause button last March because of the worldwide pandemic, IContinue reading “COPING WITH THE CHANGE: HOW TO EMBRACE THE UNEXPECTED”

DON’T LET AGE BE A DEFINING FACTOR IN HOW YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE

Recently, I was completely inspired by my colleague and team member, Judith Robbins, MA, LPC when she said, “85 (years old) is the new 65!” I have resolved to make my own resolution. “Fifty is the new thirty!” And as Joyce Meyer says, “I am not aging. I am youthing.”  Did you know? • ColonelContinue reading “DON’T LET AGE BE A DEFINING FACTOR IN HOW YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE”

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