Love the people you love fiercely and intentionally. Our time on earth is brief whether your last breath is at twenty or one hundred and two. It’s all relative. Each day we wake, go about our day, go to sleep and do it all over again. But how are we living? How are we choosing…
I’m stupid. I can’t do this. I’m too old. I’m too young. We can too easily fall into the sticky web of believing inaccurate statements that we may have heard from a friend, spouse, parent or sibling. Words we hear, repeat and ultimately begin to believe. These are limiting beliefs that hold us back in…
Back to school. Usually there’s a scurry to the store for snacks for lunch during the week, making sure they know their schedule and excitement is in the air for a new year. Instead, we’re trying to find the right mask to accommodate our kid’s for the school day. Or, if distance learning is how…
Hello. Hola. Bonjour. Privet. A greeting that is universal and one that we need to be conveying to every person we pass on the street, in the grocery store and in our neighborhoods. In the midst of the Corona Virus where social distancing is the norm and doing everything in our power to keep our…
Anger. When we hear the word it’s nearly always associated as a negative. It’s like someone waving red flair lights twirling about in a rage. But the truth of is, anger is a natural emotion. Anger can be healthy. It can also be devastating. Anger is one of the most misunderstood emotion out there. So…
Summer time! Are you excited? Are your flip flops on? Is it your time to grill, take in a little sun and enjoy the warmer weather? Awesome! Summer can be a great lift from the winter, without doubt. It can also be a two pronged sword for parents. On one end, the sun and warmth…
If you’re reading this alive. You’re breathing and you’re here; that’s a good thing. If you’re reading this more than likely you’ve experienced some form of hurt, loss, struggle and possibly trauma. Life can be hard, really hard. How we respond to life, its challenges and struggles can impact our mindset and even quality of life.…
Next steps. The next chapter or season in life can sometimes be character building transitions. Some are easier than others. Each require elements of faith. One thing I have learned is that there will be inevitable transition period in life that are not easy, nor were they meant to be. This is a time of…
Grudges. We’ve heard of them, we know what they are, but why do some of struggle so greatly to release them? People can wrong us, without question, and circumstances in life can be brutal. Whether acknowledged or not, when we cling to a grudge it alters how we look at life, impacts our relationships and…
Nearly nine months of living out of a suitcase, hopping on planes, ferries, scooters and the back of pick up trucks. Nearly nine months of traveling around the world and it officially comes to a close tomorrow. How am I feeling? It’s bitter sweet. Having nine months to experience traveling the circumference of the globe…