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The Patience Gap It had been a long day altogether. I rushed home on an already busy Thursday from my classroom. I’d known all day long my motivation to attend a l […]

You Don't Have to Be Perfect, Just Persistent One of my favorite stories is that of the persistent Florence Chadwick. She was a long distance swimmer who set out to swim the 26 miles from the […]

Dishonest In the wake of the pandemic, we’ve learned so many things as a nation. We’ve learned so many important facets about ourselves and the people in our […]

Find Your Way How does one encourage themselves to move forward after loss or trauma? How does one move forward after failure or disappointment? I guess if I […]

Those Little Voices In My Head I took a swim in our pool at lunch yesterday and part of me felt a bit like I was getting away with something. A swim sandwiched between a morning […]

Other People’s Experience Experience is truly the best teacher; however, most of us would prefer learning the tough lessons from the experience of someone other than […]

To En-Courage Time does not wait for anyone.   You’re not always prepared for life, and life does not wait for you.  To en-courage someone is to infuse the […]

Encouragement is Priceless Encouragement is priceless. We all love an unexpected tender thank you note or a surprise bouquet of flowers. But when a friend takes the time to […]

STRIVE TO BE A LIGHT What does it mean to be a mom? When I was a little girl being a mom most often meant staying home and caring for the children, husband and house. […]

Be in the Moment Many of us take the time to slow down from time to time and rest, reset and have some self-care, to be in the moment. But what about those of us […]

Tina Turner: Trusting This Will Resonate Dear Reader, I don’t really follow The News much (I have a lot to say about that but that’s not what I want to talk about today) but som […]

They Tell You Amongst all the change, I hope my heart stays. Crowded days & a lonely place. Is moving on right for me? Not so sure but soon I know […]

Justifying Our Actions- Stop the Pattern Justification When was the last time you found yourself reaching for another cookie because you had a long day and deserved it? If it is not a […]

Perfection: I Hope I Screw This Up Perfectionism is everywhere and I thought it was just me! I have known for a while that I tend to procrastinate on things I need or even want to […]

Have We Lost Our Ever-Loving Minds? Both of my grandmothers and the oldest of my aunts would say, “Have We Lost Our Ever-Loving Minds?” to describe things people did that made no sen […]

Embrace the Truth Break Free from Self-Justification I lied. I was pulling through the pick up window. The very window I’d already told myself not to access t […]