Take the pressure off of your heart.

Your heart is an important item - physically and emotionally.   Your physical heart is there to help you be able to live and function. Your emotional heart is there to help you make decisions and feel what is important.   In both ways, I feel as if I haven't done a good enough job…

Bound and determined not to be bound.

As I continue to reflect on my goals/reminders for myself in 2020 and look at my current to-do list, things can become stressful. I don't handle stress the best, but I start to handle it better when I take a step back... So that's what I did today.   The step back I took today…

2020: Reminders instead of resolutions.

2020 has arrived!   I am super excited about the upcoming year, as I have a lot going on that I can't want to be a part of. When I was thinking about my personal, health, and work goals for 2020, I started to write them as resolutions... things I wanted to "change" or "add"…

Christmas Eve Jitters.

Hello everyone! Before I get into the meat and potatoes, I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas Eve today and a Merry Christmas tomorrow. For those of you who don't celebrate Christmas, I wish you a Happy Holidays. I hope that the holiday season is enjoyable as you spend time with family and friends.…

Presence brings presents.

As I work harder on keeping my mind focused on the present and truly experiencing life, I am realizing that the gift of life is multi-faceted. Often times, I think that life just brings learning and struggle, when in reality the times that I truly experience life bring me feelings of joy, connection, etc. I've…

Turning boredom into a blessing.

I feel that I have expressed this before, but my stance on boredom has somewhat changed. I still don't like boredom, but it provides different opportunities than I previously imagined it. Over Thanksgiving break, I found many pockets of boredom. My schedule wasn't very full and I had completed tasks that I needed to complete.…

Giving thanks(giving).

Thanksgiving is always one of my favorite days of the year (top 5, no doubt). Every time I can be with family, eat food, and watch football means that it is a good time.   As we went around the table and talked about what we are thankful for, I (unsurprisingly) got emotional. I always…