Have you ever watched children learning to swim? One of the first things they’re taught to do is float on their backs. To do so, children are instructed to lay flat on their backs while the instructor supports them. Eventually, the instructor will remove their arms underneath the child’s back while the child remains floating... … Continue reading Trust the Float
Tips for Living Bright 5/31: UNPLUG FROM NEGATIVE NOISE Today, I'm going to do something that's not going to come easy . . . your mission for today (should you choice to accept it) is to try this as well . . . I'm purposely going to unplug from social media, the news, and all … Continue reading Unplug from Negative Noise
Tips for Living Bright 5/29: REASSESS YOUR THOUGHTS "The heaviest burdens that we carry are the thoughts in our head." I saw that quote yesterday and it struck me hard. Our thoughts carry so much weight. They can help us be happy or they can convince us that we are sad. They can fester and … Continue reading Reassess Your Thoughts
Tips for Living Bright 5.23: BE FREE OF GUILT Earlier, I wrote about “writing about what you need to hear" and today, that is exactly what I am doing. It’s only Monday and I’m already feeling behind the eight-ball and, therefore, totally guilty. I know that I am not alone. Life can be a tornado. … Continue reading Be Free of Guilt
Tips for Living Bright 5/22: TAKE A 'WHY NOT ME?!' ATTITUDE REPOST: There is a common occurrence that often happens when we set goals. We limit ourselves and set a cap on what we think is possible . . . for ourselves. I mean, it is okay for other people to obtain these goals. Right? … Continue reading Have a ‘Why Not Me?!’ Attitude
Tips for Living Bright 05/20: VISUALIZE THE LIFE YOU WANT Take time to VISUALIZE what you want out of life. What does that mean? It means mentally creating the IMAGE that you want for yourself. It means SEEING how you want your life to be. Are there things you want to change? See the change. … Continue reading Visualize the Life You Want
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 05/16: 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
How easy would it be if we all had magic wands? If only we could simply wave that bad boy and have everything that we wanted done, done. My head is always overflowing with things needing to be tackled, but there just doesn't seem to be enough time. Does this sound familiar? If you are … Continue reading How to Write a Book (or Pursue Your Goals) While Working Full Time
NOTE: The following is an old post from our pre-COVID days. I had to go over that darn Chesapeake Bay Bridge twice this weekend and was reminded of this posting. And, well, it seems appropriate as the world opens up again. The other morning, I dreamt about a painting in which my dream-self was trying … Continue reading How to FOCUS When Your Brain is Overloaded
This week's Healthy Habit is simple, but maybe not so simple . . . go to bed by 10 p.m. And if you don't think that is early enough for you, then adjust the timing to meet your schedule. You body's schedule. What this means is that the electronics are off. No browsing social media … Continue reading Lights Out by 10 p.m.
I am a writer. Writing is my passion and love – and it is what I do every day, in some shape or form, whether in my day job, in creating novels or my blog. But, I did not always consider myself “a writer”. Instead, I considered myself to be someone who liked to write. … Continue reading Embrace Your Value
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