People have asked if I will keep the blog after today, and the answer is yes! It will get a new name, and I won’t likely post everyday, but more on that transition later this week. I plan to use it much as I have these last 3 months in reflecting on and learning from […]
A dear friend posted this over the weekend, and it reminded me how important the day to day choices and decisions we make can add up to produce amazing results in life. Day in and day out, we go through our routines, and then something happens or you have an experience where you’re reminded that […]
I addressed the graduate students on Saturday at their one-day conference, and I used this quote as a way to inspire them to transgress, take risks, and take advantage of the opportunities presented to them. “The academy is not paradise. But learning is a place where paradise can be created. The classroom with all its […]
I’ve been dealing with a bit of frustration and disappointment over the last week or so, and as a result, my work-out routine as well as my blog writing has been inconsistent and out-of-sorts. I actually convinced myself that I didn’t actually need to work-out, which hasn’t really happened in months. Lucikly, it only lasted […]
This hangs in our family room, and almost every morning, I read from it. I don’t necessarily succeed in living all these rules on a daily basis, but given so many of my life experiences and memories, I do try to live in a way that I practice the following as often as possible: Be […]
Some real, do-able, every-day habits here in the following article. I excerpted the 5 habits below, and I especially like the section on service. Being of service is about action, and I like that all of these habits are about purposeful action. The 5 Habits of Purposeful People Habit #1: Live in the present moment. […]
This is much, much, easier said than done, but deliberate breathing always helps. 🙂 “You don’t always need a plan sometimes you just need to breath, trust, let go, and see what happens”
You can’t always wait for the perfect time. Sometimes, you have to dare to do it because life is too short to wonder what could have been.
I try to count my blessings everyday because there is always, always, always, something to be grateful for. #alltheblessings
Gloria Steinem turned 80 this week. The following quotes were compiled by Shape magazine. I’ve bolded some of my favorites! 1. “A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.” 2. “We are becoming the men we wanted to marry.” 3. “We’ve begun to raise daughters more like sons…but few have the […]