Is busyness keeping you from your most important work? Another writer friend of mine made a joke that her house is never as clean as it is when she is writing a book! I can relate. We are all well aware of how procrastination can hold us captive. The problem with busyness is that it […]
Cultivating Gratefulness
What are the most important things in your life? I’m not talking about the things you want or think you need but the things you wouldn’t want to live without. Take a moment and strip everything away in your life. Remove the peripherals that distract you or things that seem to sometimes cloud your thinking. […]
Boundaries
I didn’t start out with great boundaries. I’m still not an expert, but I remember the time in my life when I started to take them more seriously. I was in my late 20’s and I started to experience chest pains. I’d be having a conversation and start to feel stressed and my chest would […]
Building and Keeping Motivation Part 2
Something that I wanted to work on was getting to sleep earlier. I noticed I was building a bad habit of staying up very late which had numerous consequences. I can honestly say that I’m a night owl and an early bird. I genuinely enjoy the quiet of both times in the day but if […]
Building and Keeping Motivation
Are you having difficulty staying motivated right now? Do you even want to be motivated? Do you have untapped potential you’d like to see in your life? What about experiencing that amazing feeling you get after you accomplish a goal? There are days when motivation feels like a distant memory and then there are other […]
Important Ways to Connect with your Preteen Part 2
What are some ways to connect with your preteen? Don’t pretend you’re perfect. Kids already put their parents on pedestals. The last thing you want to do is create the impression that you are perfect to your youth. It’s a lie- so don’t perpetuate it. When you mess up or hurt them be willing to […]
