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The Art of Reframing Your Thoughts
For much of my life, I had trouble falling asleep. I would lay awake at night because I could not seem to shut off my brain. My ruminating thoughts would play on a loop, and once they got a hold of me, sleep became elusive. However, these negative thoughts didn’t just show up at night, they were…
Finding Joy
It happens to all of us. We lose a job. We go through a break-up. Someone is sick. We lose a loved one. Or maybe it’s a perfect storm of so many different things. As a result, we lose our motivation, and along with that, we lose our joy. We cannot seem to remember what once made us…
Are You Addicted To Sugar?
Do you crave sweets? Do you feel compelled to treat yourself to something sweet after a meal? Do you reward yourself with something sweet when you are sad, happy, or bored? Do you find yourself craving bread, pasta, crackers, chips, and baked goods over anything else? Then chances are you might have a sugar addiction.…
How Do You Manage Your Feelings?
We have somewhere between 6000 and 60,000 thoughts a day. Since our thoughts create our feelings, that’s a lot of thoughts and feelings to sift through each and every day. Whether you are crazy busy running a home, a family, a job, a business or you are simply looking for the motivation to do be…
Are You A Procrastinator?
Do you suffer from procrastination? As I sat down to write this morning, I found myself needing to throw a load of laundry in the machine, answer ALL of my emails, and start planning what I was going to make for dinner tonight. So, yes, I was guilty of procrastinating today too. Everyone has some…
Are You Afraid To Fail?
Do you know what most human beings FEAR the most? I’m not talking about phobias like snakes, spiders, and heights. I am talking about what people are most AFRAID of in their everyday lives. The #1 Fear is Failure. I know this first hand because a few years ago, I left a 30-plus year career in the television business…
Are You OverScheduled?
“I am SOOO busy!!” This was my mantra for years. I used to be so busy managing my television career, my family, my home, and my friends, that I felt like I was just a hamster on a wheel. If multitasking and scheduling were an Olympic sport, I would have received a gold medal. But it wasn’t……
Sometimes Less Is More
As someone who loves walking through forests, admiring beautifully landscaped gardens, and eating fresh vegetables, I do NOT have a green thumb. I have what is known as a black thumb or a “numb thumb.” I have never successfully grown an edible vegetable nor maintained an herb garden. I live on a beautiful property with hundreds of mature trees and plants,…
