Several years ago sitting in my counselor’s office I was confronted with the self-talk I shared with her. She asked me who talks to me like that? I was embarrassed to be caught saying out loud such hurtful and demeaning statements and they were about me. There are no living humans who were speaking to
Newsflash: Your life is NOT SUPPOSED TO look like Pinterest or Instagram or Facebook. Your life assignment as a Christ-follower, should you choose to accept Him, is to walk in love and freedom in the abundant life offered you. To thrive. What is abundance? What is freedom? What does it look like to thrive? What
When you’re preparing to go on a trip, do you have a packing list? When a contractor prepares to build a lot of planning goes into measuring, drawing, gathering needed materials. You’ve started this 40-day journey to the New Year with intention. So, what’s in your toolbox to help you thrive? Here are some questions
Each day of this 40-day Journey you’ll need encouragement. Each day of your life you need encouragement actually. You might be already aware of the places you go for those encouraging feelings but why do we need them? Simple answer? We’re wired that way. Complex answer? Our brains need four specific neurotransmitters to keep us
I’ve been quiet on my blog for almost a year. Every time I thought about writing, I drew a blank. I’ve been feeling like I’m not enough: not good enough, thin enough, skilled enough, fill in the blank enough. I couldn’t see a way out of my feelings. I’ve been stuck. Maybe you’re experiencing some
I want to do something counter cultural. I want to focus on embracing self-care for the next 30 Days. I want to see if there are ways I can slow down, look around, acknowledge and appreciate creation, books, food and most of all people.
I’ve been quiet on my blog for almost a year. Every time I thought about writing, I drew a blank. I’ve been feeling like I’m not enough: not good enough, thin enough, skilled enough, fill in the blank enough. I couldn’t see a way out of my feelings. I’ve been stuck. There’s a saying in the coaching world that informs my thinking. It goes like this: You can’t coach someone beyond where you have gone yourself. I realized I had gotten stuck in my own life. How ironic, right? I’m a coach to others in many areas but I was stuck and hindered from moving forward in my personal and professional growth.
Did you know that not everyone spends time thinking about habits they want to change? I was shocked to find this out! I thought, ‘maybe these people are in denial’. Or ‘maybe they’ve already arrived at perfection’. Then the thought ‘what’s wrong with me?’ began to surface. Why do I care so much about my