Tips for Living Bright 05/19: BE TRUE TO YOU To Thine Own Self Be True. . . I wrote about those words a few weeks back after waking up to that phrase plastered on my mind. And since that morning, I've realized how much I was NOT being true to myself. I was allowing my … Continue reading Be True to You
Tips for Living Bright 05/18: FINDING GRACE We are all going a million miles an hour, working hard, being pulled in so many directions, doing the best that we can. As a result, it is easy to became frustrated, stressed, angry, sensitive, emotional. . . Yesterday, I was an outside witness to the above unfolding … Continue reading Finding Grace
Tips for Living Bright 05/17: DO SOMETHING NICE FOR SOMEONE ELSE The other day I was speaking to someone who was feeling anxious and sad. This person had previously admitted that someone else they knew was also struggling a bit. I asked this person to divert their focus on helping their friend (being a shoulder … Continue reading Do Something Nice for Someone Else
Tips for Living Bright 05/16: KEEP YOUR BLINDERS ON! It's Monday morning and you may be feeling the effects of a long, tiring weekend. You may have spent the previous days pumped and motivated, while today, you are pushing yourself to jump back into the week. With goals, with life, with moving forward, it is … Continue reading Keep Your Blinders On
Tips for Living Bright 05/15: GET MOVING It's overcast, your body is achy, you're feeling lazy, and exercise is the last thing that you want to do. So what should you do? DO IT ANYWAY! It's so easy to give your body a pass. And if you do, you may find yourself feeling even more … Continue reading Get Moving
Tips for Living Bright 05/14: STAY THE COURSE Feeling stuck or frustrated with your goals? I get it. I am very familiar with that feeling of TRYING and TRYING, yet feeling like you're getting nowhere. It happens to everyone. The difference between failure and success lies in the perseverance. I remember when I was first … Continue reading Don’t Quit – Stay the Course
Tips for Living Bright 05/13: POSITIVE SELF-TALK This a recycled post but an important reminder . . . If you don't have something nice to say, don't say it at all. I remember seeing that phrase on a school bulletin board back in elementary school, and since then I've tried to abide by those words. … Continue reading What Do You Say to Yourself?
Tips for Living Bright 05/12: GRATITUDE It is very easy to fall into the trap of comparing oneself with others and feeling inferior because someone has more money, a bigger house, a better job, a better body, a seemingly perfect life. Here’s a secret: There will always be people who have more than you; there … Continue reading Gratitude
Daily Tips for Living Bright: MUSIC I spent the morning listening to U2. Besides being my favorite band, they are my default music for pumping me up when I feel far from pumped. I have to say, I always find meaning, inspiration, and therapy in their words. May is Mental Health Month and so, I’ve … Continue reading My Morning with U2
Yesterday was Easter. For some like me, it's a day to remember God's love for us. But even if you're not religious, I hope that you still take stock in its overarching theme . . . REbirth, REnewal, REjuvenation, REinvention. For two days, after Jesus was crucified, things looked bleak. But then, on the third … Continue reading Get Busy Living
I just got back from a Pilgrimage in Italy, and I’m in the process of writing about my experience. However, there is one observation I wanted to share now. . . It is about our pilgrimage leader, Sister Joanne. Sister Joanne is a positive and dynamic ball of energy who led our trip. At 75, … Continue reading Living Closer to Free
Do we have any cross stitchers out there? I am not one, nor have I ever cross stitched (it involves more tedious patience than I am equipped with). HOWEVER, I have watched others cross stitch and I know what happens when they do. The backside is a mess. It is mangled with unorderly thread and … Continue reading A Frontside Perspective