Healthy Grief & Living Life

Grief. It is one of the saddest words I have ever uttered. Simply saying the word brings a momentary feeling of melancholy, and if I’m not careful it has the potential to impact and bring me down. Grief is about one’s response to loss and the emotions experienced. It...

Gratitude in all Things

When I am grateful, my life feels balanced, and I feel energetic. When I am grateful, I am able to acknowledge that life is more about giving than receiving, for when I am grateful I receive the blessing of more for which to be grateful. From a young age, I was taught...
Being Present

Being Present

“There is only one time that is important – NOW! It is the most important time because it is the only time that we have any power.” – Leo Tolstoy It has been said that today is a present, yet how often do you actually feel present? Being present means fully...

Good Vibrations

Summer has arrived! I don’t know about you, but that makes me really happy this year.  As I think about all we have experienced the past few months, I look forward to being outside with family and friends as much as possible in the weeks to come. Gatherings are to be...

Reading the Signs

“Sign. Sign. Everywhere a sign.  Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign?” There are signs all around us.  You see them every day, and quite frankly, you may have become immune to them because they are always there.  I am amazed at the number of people who...

Embracing Change

Over the past 10 weeks, I have had the opportunity to look at life a little differently; my guess is you have too.  It seems as though my entire journey to self care has been about looking at life a little differently. Just over two years ago, I got remarried and...