Encouraging Words
How do you surround yourself each day with encouraging words, messages, and actions? I would bet, and I am not a betting woman, but for this, I would, that you have read or heard the impact of negative self-talk and negative self-criticism. And the importance of positive self-talk. I firmly believe it is essential to […]
How Are You?
How are you? How often have you greeted someone, or they you, in passing with these words? It happens almost every day when I encounter someone while running errands or walking with Sunni. Over time, this question has culturally evolved into a way to say “hello” or as a polite in-passing greeting. My problem with […]
Be a Baker
Love Day. That’s how a dear friend refers to Valentine’s Day. I’ve frequently thought of how lovely it would be if we made every day a day we expressed love to others. That Love Day is within every day. That there wasn’t one commercialized day to remind us to do something special for those in our […]
You Can
You are capable of facing and addressing situations far more than you realize. I’m going to give a backstory to illustrate my point. It wasn’t long after I became a widow that I discovered how uncomfortable and often agonizing it can be to face the unknown. There were many unknowns happening after my husband passed, […]
No
No. No? No! No is a familiar and commonly used word. It’s estimated that toddlers hear the word “no” about 400 times a day. I think that is way too many, but there are extremely valid reasons why an adult would use the word “no” when caring for a child. Telling the little one, adolescent, […]
The Burden of Silence
This message has been revisiting me for quite a while. It is time to sit down and write it, yet I find it difficult to find a starting point. Please be patient as I work through the message I want to communicate. In my blog, What Do You Want? I shared with you one of […]
Safe Landing
Spring is slowing making its presence known in Minnesota. This means there are starting to be more days with above-freezing temperatures than below. The ice on lakes and ponds is beginning to melt, and open areas are forming. This early part of spring also starts bird migration. Believe it or not, excluding muddy paws, I […]
What Do You Want?
What do you want? Emphasis on you. Yes, that is a serious question. After you have read this blog, please make the time and effort to think about and honestly answer this question. I even recommend writing your replies because writing helps you process and direct your thoughts and emotions. You do not need to […]
Consistently Prioritize Your Well-Being
Today’s blog is going to be intentionally blunt. I’m choosing to speak pointedly because you are a uniquely amazing person. No one else can do what you are doing or bring to the world what you do, so it is vital you take care of the precious person you are. In Monday’s Check In blog, […]
Check In
When was the last time you checked in with your year’s Intentions? Or you may call them Resolutions. I prefer Intentions. Why? Because, let’s be honest, how many resolutions have you made in your lifetime and broken? Like most of us, I anticipate you will say “plenty” if we are being honest. Intentions, on the […]