Tag Archives: #lifelessons

Creating Balance

Investing in my health and wellness was one of the best decisions I have ever made! I have learned so many things about how our bodies function, nutrition, life, and myself. One of the most challenging and most fulfilling lessons … Continue reading

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A Clumsy Gal Learns Balance

The other day I had one of those epiphanies that makes you question your intelligence. One of those “Why am I just figuring this out at 38 years of age?” types of epiphanies. I read somewhere that while tracking your … Continue reading

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Expectations

I live in Maryland, but my “local” news is broadcasted from Pittsburgh. This is fine for checking the weather or getting Steelers and Penguins highlights. However, it doesn’t come in handy when it comes to politics. I digress. I make … Continue reading

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Mindset is Key!

In my last post, I explained that things were about to get bumpy, so we’re going to dive into some complex subjects that are essential if you genuinely want to improve yourself. I mentioned how I could not help you … Continue reading

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Let’s Start at the Very Beginning

A very good place to start. The other day I walked by a mirrored wall, and I caught sight of my posterior asset in the reflection. I was wearing my compression leggings at the time, and well, I had to … Continue reading

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Throwback Thursday #20

This is not the post I originally planned to share today. However, there have been so many mass shootings in the news lately, it is raining and cold, and everything is gray, dead, and ugly. So, my heart is pulling … Continue reading

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Bursting Through the Gray

Winter often weighs heavy as my thoughts match the cold and gray dead nothing. ~ It demands my courage, but what else are you to give when it forces you to start again? ~ I have found, however, as I … Continue reading

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Throwback Thursday #19

During the lowest part of my life, I was betrayed by someone I completely trusted and thought would never hurt me. I tried to move past it, but the truth is, I never have. I tried to forgive and forget. … Continue reading

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The Last Summer

I remember the summer I graduated high school. There was something special about that summer. One day, as a child, I went outside and played with my childhood friends for the last time. We did not know it was the … Continue reading

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Throwback Thursday #17

After my mother died, I felt lost. It felt like a part of me died, too, and I suppose, in some ways, a part of me did die with her. I am not the same woman I was when she … Continue reading

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