A Divorce Pushed Me To Where I Am Now
My story started out with pursuing this picture-perfect dream of being a wife, mother, buying a huge house, having cars and just breezing through the days with my perfect life. I didn’t grow up in a very family-oriented environment, so I looked to the television…
Be A Beginner Every Single Morning
Whether you consider yourself an expert or a beginner, our perceptions of how much we “know” and how much we don’t can have a profound impact on our daily lives. I think we can all agree that the most difficult people to teach can sometimes…
In Sickness And In Health
A bride and groom standing before the altar can’t fully grasp what life changes marriage is going to bring. Being exhausted from months preparing for the perfect wedding and wedding dress, the bride is exhausted, yet happy. The groom is scared in taking this final…
Finding My Winning Mindset
For years I have been struggling to accept some things of myself. Things such as accepting that I make mistakes and that I can fail. Or, that other people do it better than me while I don’t understand why. And always having the urge to…
A Journey To Natural Living
My journey to natural living began in late 2008. It started when my husband became sick. The visit to the doctor informed him he had reoccurring mono (it is a viral infection that causes symptoms like fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, and a severe sore throat)….
What Keeps You From Writing?
For this week, I have a question that will draw in many different people with different answers. “What keeps you from sitting down and writing?” What is stopping that next killer blog post, mind-blowing novel, informative white paper or life-changing e-books from pouring…
From Banker To Snowboard Instructor
I used to be a banker, not the perfect job, a lot of stress and not so much to look forward to. But I was earning good money, my job offered me medical insurance, housing allowance… well for sure the most important thing is having…
Maybe It Is Our Willingness To Be Distracted
We all have these days where it’s hard to get anything done. We let all the pop-up push notifications pull us into other directions or we can find something else to do or think about at any given second, right? But maybe the distractions aren’t…
Changing, Caving In And Trading Places
Tests. I pride myself in always being well-prepared for them. Especially the prep. It must have something to do with my adoration for words, paper, pens and the like. I am a queen of preparing for examinations and quizzes. The ones I am not a…
A Better And Simplified Gratitude Journal
Throughout the last decade, psychology researchers identified practices that can help us gain great social, mental, and physical health benefits that come from giving thanks. These benefits are particularly earned in the practice of gratitude journaling. Studies have drawn a range of striking benefits to…
After The Accident, My Perspective Forever Shifted
Let me tell you my story. This is the story that changed me forever. I went to university to study Musical Theatre. It’s not usually what people expect to hear when they ask you what you do, but it makes me happier than anything else…
Grit, The Stubborn Refusal To Quit
Optimism is often seen to be the reason entrepreneurs start businesses, but optimism is not what makes them successful. Many success stories have a similar classical theme: the “overnight success” built over years, where large doses of determination and persistence save the day. So, psychologists…
