Do you have a tendency to get carried away with your thoughts? Do you fall into a spiral of negativity when fear and anxiety creep into your mind? Focusing on any thought – good or bad – for too long will expand the thoughts. We can’t always control what triggers a negative thought, but we…
Category: Personal Development
Why It’s Okay When Things Go Wrong
Things go wrong in life. That’s just the way it is. The bad news is, it is usually unexpected, unwanted, and inconvenient. The good news is, it happens to everyone. It is a universal reality that everyone can relate to. So, yes, things go wrong – but that can be okay. Things going wrong can…
Why Setting Daily Intentions is Essential for Progress and Productivity
Nearly every one of you has a goal in mind or proactively goal set. It is almost natural to do this as our imaginations and consciousness are what make us uniquely human. However, sometimes having a goal in mind or setting goals is not always enough to make them achievable. This is where setting daily…
How I Start My Day with a Conscious Effort
I awoke this morning, feeling at ease. It’s been a few weeks since I’ve had the freedom of waking up with that sense. For the first time in many nights, I slept well. It was refreshing – which I fiercely needed. I laid in bed for just a moment and thought, “How do I want…
How I’m Getting Healthier with Money
Be honest with yourself. Start talking about it. Admit the bad habits and bad relationships with money that you’ve had. Talk it through. Get to the root of why you have them. Use a budget and tracker. Start utilizing your budget. I’ve had my budget tracker built for years but I stopped using it which…
Where does respect really matter?
Wow, Day 11 of #LoveBlog2020 already. We’re about half-way through the challenge. A good day to chat about our prompt today. I’m running late this morning (laptop wouldn’t connect to the darn internet) and I’m still behind on my comments a bit for all you lovely bloggers. I’m here batting off thoughts of how I’m…
Why Learning to Accept Yourself is So Important
One of the hardest things I’ve had to conquer is learning to accept myself. It’ll probably be one of the hardest things any of us do. I believe that before we can truly love ourselves, we have to come to accept ourselves. Not in a way, well this is what it is kind of way,…
How to Learn to Not Care What Other People Think of You So Much
So I guess we should look at the initial stages of development (not in all cases but speaking in general situations here). Let’s get a feel as to when in life you learn to start caring about what people think about you. Up until age two, the world really does revolve around you. So much…
How Your Personal Relationships with Money Matter
Day five of the LoveBlog and I already have some catching up to do. I have a bit of a good story to as why though and I’m not feeling so behind that I can’t get all caught up – – I just want to get some engagement and shares going on for my fellow…
My New Rules About People-Pleasing, Boundaries
It seems like it’s been forever since I’ve written — oh because it has been. And it’s because I haven’t’ been setting clear and healthy boundaries. I did one of those famous things where my passions and goals slid off my plate because I was a busy bee doing so much for everyone else. I…