I recently changed my belief system around clothes. For all of my life, I believed that caring about clothes meant valuing material possessions. However, the more I learn about everything it takes to release our favorite selves into the world, I realize that clothes do matter. A lot. The reason they hold so much power […]
Recently, I read something in a book that has rocked my world. Out of ten people, two will love you, one will dislike you, and seven won’t pay attention to you. Focus on the two that love you, not the ones that dislike you or the seven who don’t care. (Paraphrased idea from a book […]
We hear all about self-care, but too often it’s misconstrued with pampering. Pampering can be self-care, but it is not always. For example, my husband hates massages because he cannot stand when people touch him. Personally, I do not like the smell of a nail salon, it gives me a headache. Self-care comes in the […]
Have you ever been told you are too much of something? I’ve been told this my entire life. You are too loud. Too talkative. Too bossy. Too bold. Too smart. Too honest. Too intimidating. Too committed. Too energetic. Too passionate. Too serious. Too busy. I was a lot of too many things. I don’t recall […]
I heard this phrase the other day that I cannot get out of my mind. Your favorite self. It’s just three words, but the inferences of the phrase say so much more. Phrases like “your best self” and “your potential” and “step into your greatness” have always left me feeling off. I have used them […]
Did you know that you have a glass ceiling of joy? That most likely YOU are self-imposing? Several years ago I read The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks. I had so many aha-moments that I have re-read it several times since. (And highly recommend it to everyone.) In his book, Hendricks says that we have […]
Dear World, I give up. I give up trying to please you. You are absolutely impossible. You are full of contradictions and hypocrisies. I refuse to let you get under my skin anymore. I refuse to be yelled at anymore for following my convictions. I refuse to be belittled because I made a choice different […]
The personal spoke on the wheel of life is so important, yet is one of the most neglected for working moms. It’s so easy to lose ourselves in the needs of those around us. We give our best to our careers, make sure our children are fed, clothed, staying alive and then try to be […]
During the quarantine I read Glennon Doyle’s latest release Untamed. There is so much to love about this book, but today I want to talk about these quotes: “I have noticed that it seems far easier for the world to love a suffering woman than it is for the world to love a joyful, confident […]
I don’t know about you, but I grew up in a world that spoke this message into me over and over again: ————- Quitting is not an option Winners never quit The only way to fail is to quit ———— So. Much. Quit. Shaming. I have loyalty written into my DNA. When I decide I […]