When Things Suck You’ve Gotta’ Learn to Accept It

May 10, 2012 in Article, Day to Day Living, Emotions, Self Awareness and Personal Growth

When things aren’t going your way or just plain suck, do you know what the most important thing to do is?

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Why Is It So Hard To Accept a Compliment?

April 24, 2012 in Article, Day to Day Living, Self Awareness and Personal Growth

When someone says, “I like your shirt,” why do we automatically say, “This old thing? I found it behind a dumpster . . .” even if we spent half an hour deciding exactly what to wear.

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A Very Inspired Blogger Award? Oh My!

April 23, 2012 in Article, Motivation

Yesterday Krissy, who writes at MySoulfulHealing.com, nominated me for a Very Inspiring Blogger Award. This award is bestowed by bloggers who want to share the love by recognizing other blogs that inspire them. How cool is that?

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Lazy Asses, Crazy Spiritual People and the Rest of Us

April 14, 2012 in Article, Beliefs, Day to Day Living, Self Awareness and Personal Growth, Spirituality

According to comedian Kyle Cease, There aren’t enough spiritual teachers for “the average person watching Nickleback videos,” and I totally agree.

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How to Be Happier By Taking a Pass On Judgement

April 3, 2012 in Article, Emotions, Happiness, Self Awareness and Personal Growth

Many of our judgements make us unhappy, they close new paths before we have a chance to explore them, and they hinder our relationships with others.

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The Easiest Way to Stay Grounded: Gratitude Lists

March 23, 2012 in Article, Gratitude, Happiness, Mindfulness and Meditation

It’s amazing how taking a few minutes to be grateful for the people, things and world around you strengthens you. Recognizing the goodness you are surrounded with takes you out of your head and into the moment. It puts things in perspective. It’s powerful.

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Passion Is a Dirty Word

March 13, 2012 in Article, Motivation, Self Awareness and Personal Growth, Success and Failure

Passion is a big word. Meriam-Wester defines passion as an “intense, driving, or overmastering feeling or conviction; a strong liking or desire for or devotion to some activity, object, or concept; an object of desire or deep interest.”

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Hello World, You Scare the Sh!t Out of Me!

March 5, 2012 in Article, Fear, Self Awareness and Personal Growth

This post is supposed to be about this blog and what I want to achieve with it. But it isn’t.

You know why? Because sharing this with you scares the sh!t out of me.

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Release Yourself by Forgiving

December 12, 2011 in Article, Love and Relationships, Self Awareness and Personal Growth

A few years ago I shared an idea I was working on with a co-worker. He used that information in a way that, at the time, I thought discredited me and hurt my career.

I was angry. I felt my trust had been violated and that I had been used.

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Un-balanced Living: The Poop Story

November 30, 2011 in Article, Day to Day Living, Self Awareness and Personal Growth

When my kids were small I worked full-time.

I felt like I was always running; trying to build a career, commuting an hour to and from work, coming home to take care of two kids, cook dinner, feed and walk the dogs etc. etc.

At the end of the day, my routine often left me feeling overwhelmed and incompetent.

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