When we look at our goals, we often think that something is "required" in order for our goals to come true. When we require ourselves to HAVE to do something, that creates a lot of pressure. Unnecessary pressure. Unnecessary pressure is something we never want, especially when we do it to ourselves. I have had…
Lately I have been realizing the importance of being still. I always feel the need to be doing something, thinking about something, listening to something. This week, especially today, I am taking the time to sit and be still. I often place my mind in places where it seems to be "escaping", but in reality…
There are many things in my life that I am figuring out for the first time. I am always learning - whether it's age 2, 22, or 102, we are always learning new things. When new things come into our lives (thoughts, people, opportunities, etc.) we won't know what to do most of the time.…
In most days of our lives, we discover a new door of opportunity. I've found that many times, those doors have been there for a while, we just haven't been quite aware that they are there. Once that awareness comes about, why don't we just go through the door? Well, sometimes it takes some awareness…
As we all work through a trial, a task, a time in our lives, we have to realize that everything comes at random times. All of the planning we can do never quite compares to the time that things arrive. Knowing this, patience becomes a bit of a process. Although we can't always plan for…
There are many things in life that I stress the importance of. I work to give myself constant reminders of these pieces. I always want them to be a part of my daily living and experiences. Perhaps one of the most important pieces that I often forgo is having fun. I always just expect to…
We are always seeking for ways that we can help the world around us. Many of us are considered "people pleasers" where we are searching how we can use our skillsets to satisfy the needs of others. No matter what, we all feel good when we can help someone. Whether that is through work, through…
It's been a while since I've blogged! This has been due to a lot of work, moving, and school. As I have time today to write down my thoughts and reflect on the past two weeks, I started to feel like I missed out by not blogging during that. In reality, it was good I…
On a surprisingly snowy day in Kansas City, I am working on typical tasks in front of me today: Work, school, etc. And as I maneuver through those things, I do this thing called "worry" about the tasks ahead. Crazy, right? It's amazing how often we worry and stress about tasks that are very familiar…
I have spoken before about the prominence of "circles" in our lives. Many things in life feel like a cycle and you can draw out some of these things, seeing where they started and how they returned to this point. Some of these things good - some of these things bad. I made a post…
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