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2010 Here We Go!

It’s 2010. Twenty-ten, you guys!!!
I love the start of the new year! Don’t you? It feels like the possibilities are endless and opportunities are plenty. I also love leaving my footprints in fresh snow for the first time and the first bite out of a piece of fruit, the first strains of a beautiful [...]

I don’t want…

to be late.
to be stagnant.
to turn away from those who need me.
to be so busy getting to the goal that I miss out on the view.
to be so grown up that I stop being silly.
to forgetĀ  how to play ball.
to be unforgiving.
to be misunderstood.
to hold grudges.
to be selfish.
to be jealous.
to be afraid of success.
to stop [...]

Life Statement

Life Statement

Do you have a life statement… a mission statement for your personal life?
What does it say?
Does it guide your actions?
Do you defer to it in decision making?
How strong and fast is your personal mission statement?
How long have you had it and how often do you edit it?
I guess I’ve been thinking about this for a [...]

Thankful

Thankful

thankful:feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative
grateful: appreciative
Really is there a difference? Maybe not, maybe it’s the same word said differently, but even still…do you ever think “I’m so thankful I have this thing and this thing and this toy or this person?” In that, do you let your thoughts go a little further still to [...]

Are You There?

I’ve been avoiding you. I’ve been avoiding talking. I’ve been avoiding reading. I’ve been avoiding most things that force me to sit and think through thoughts.
I’ve been focused on breathing. I’ve been focused on parenting. I’ve been focused on working. I’ve been focused on getting through each day.
You’ve been on my mind. I’ve wondered how [...]