Hello and happy Wednesday =) First and foremost, I’d like to wish my friends in the US a Happy Thanksgiving! Eat up! Have you noticed my new logo? Don’t you just love it?! I know it needs to be bigger up top… I’m working on it. I am beyond excited about my new look! It makes…
Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. ~Arthur Ashe This. These words are what I need the most right now. I spend so much time planning to start, buying things to help me get going and expecting so much of myself. I’m in a bit of a creative and writing funk…
Don’t put off your happy life. What does it mean to be happy? How do you know when you’re happy? Is it finding financial freedom? Owning fancy, name brand things? Perhaps it’s being in a position of power… Those things may make you feel better about your position in life, your status. That in fact,…
Never lose your sense of wonder. Let the little things in life amaze you. How water feels as it touches your skin. The way the sky lights up with a flash of lightning. When familiar sounds and smells trigger memories. Don’t let one moment go by without savoring it. Life it too short to not…
For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone. Audrey Hepburn For beautiful eyes… In a cynical world this can be hard. It’s in that moment you need to put on your rose-colored glasses and…
Wherever you stand, be the soul of that place. ~Rumi What does that even mean? This story might help… I know a woman named Nikki. Her face dons an infectious smile. Her life is an adventure waiting to be explored. She will go out of her way to turn your frown upside down. There…
Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today. It’s never to late to learn something new. Start doing the things you love. Begin.
A true friend warms with you with her presence, trusts you with her secrets and remembers you in her prayers. In my 30 something years of life, I’ve had many a friends come and go. It’s never been any worry to me as I’ve always made friends easily. The childhood & activity friends were ones…
People and their rituals. They cling to things so hard sometimes. Garth Stein, The Art of Racing in the Rain Have you read this book? I highly recommend it. It’s about one family’s life and struggles told by the family dog. The dog, Enzo, narrates the drama that is his owners life with dashes of…
Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire. When you got up today, were you excited about the path you have chosen? In short, were you excited to go to work? We spend our life being asked “What do you want to be when you grow up?” It seems a simple…
Hello there =) I ventured up to my soon-to-be craft room one night to do some much needed organizing. Naturally, I grabbed the nearest distraction and sat down to procrastinate. Current distraction of choice: kinetic sand. You know the stuff; sand that is mold-able without water and never dries out. Claims to never make a…
Strive for progress, not perfection. Life presents us with challenges and obstacles to overcome. It doesn’t matter who you are, you will be tested, you will have to work at something. How you handle life’s little complications will not only define the situation but also your character. Now, not all challenges and obstacles are down…
Wake up with determination. Go to bed with satisfaction. Do you wake up in the morning excited to start your day and tackle the tasks that lay before you? Everything you have planned to do is all a part of a higher, larger goal that you’re working to achieve. Then, after you’ve done all that you…
Read books. Care about things. Get excited. Try not to be too down on yourself. Enjoy the ever present game of knowing. ~Hank Green Five things. All it takes is indulging in five things to put you on a solid path to something great. Knowledge Compassion Passion Self Esteem Awareness Notice I said indulge in. The…
If you can’t stop thinking about it, don’t stop working for it. We all have thoughts in the back of our mind, lingering, persistent thoughts. The ones that keep us up at night. The ones that make us work through the dull tasks of the day faster so we can entertain them. Thoughts that make…