Sometimes, life comes at you fast. You’ve got work, home, kids, relationships, friendships, bills, cars, shopping, finances, obligations, desires, are all swirling around. Every single day you have to make a lot of decisions that impact you and those around you. It can be incredibly overwhelming. And when big decisions come up or when they …
Ask Yourself Why
When I’m feeling a certain way, it’s very easy to just accept that this is the way I feel, it’s the way I’ve been feeling forever, and this is the way I will always feel. I’m not talking about my love of pizza or coffee. I’m talking about feelings of sadness, depression, inadequacy, anxiety, etc. …
Vulnerability
Oh boy. Are you ready for this? Let’s talk about vulnerability. I know, I know. Most people don’t like that word. It conjure up thoughts of weakness and embarrassment. Why is that, though? Why do we feel like we can’t be vulnerable? Maybe you were raised to be tough, to handle your problems on your …
Gratitude
It is often said that what we focus on, grows. Our minds tend to naturally focus on and worry about either things that have happened in the past (regret) or things which may or may not happen in the future (anxiety). One thought sets off a chain reaction that leads down a rabbit hole, increasing …
Meditation
When you hear the word “meditation,” what do you think of? Does it bring up thoughts of a monk sitting, motionless, seemingly breathless, for hours at a time? Does it remind you of the beginning or end of a complicated yoga practice? Do you think of Oprah and Deepak Chopra? Does it feel like something …
Comfort Food
There is a line somewhere between having some comfort food and eating your feelings. For those of who tend to cross that line on a regular basis, the idea of comfort food as a form of self love can be daunting and seem completely counter intuitive. Maybe we’ve overcompensated by never allowing ourselves that “treat” …
Breathe
Breathing sounds like the absolutely simplest thing in the world. We are all breathing, all of the time. Without even having to thing about it, our bodies will force air in and out of our lungs to keep us alive. Which is pretty amazing. Given that I forget things constantly, I would definitely be the …
Why self-love?
The terms “self-love” and “self-care” seem to get tossed around a lot. There is a ton of information, posts, tags, photos to be found all related to these topics. You might even see them and roll your eyes. I’m here to tell you that without self-love, there is nothing else. Loving yourself and caring for …
New Year’s Resolutions
I am of two minds on New Year’s Resolutions. On the one hand, I believe that setting goals is extremely important. It’s too easy to get stuck just going with the flow in life and having no real direction. Left unchecked on that path, we can suddenly look up to find that we have no …
If at first you don’t succeed…
I am an all or nothing kind of girl. I either eat all the food, or I follow a careful regimentation. I either put my TV in the closet, or I watch three seasons of a show in three days. I either go the gym every single day, or I go once a week. You …
Shot of Awesome 