Birthday Gratitude

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 […]

Transgress

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 […]

Feelings & Emotions

I find it easier to deal with things going on in my life if I can identify how I am feeling about that. I think this represents living rather than going through the motions. I have had very specific reactions to certain feelings, but I’ve learned that if I stop to think and reflect in […]

Digging Deep

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 […]

Purpose

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. […]

Exercise

This image reminded me of all of the benefits of exercise. All of the following are true for me. I was telling a friend just today that it’s a busy, stressful next couple of weeks, and I was beginning to worry about how everything would get done. Without even thinking, I said I will make […]

Dare to do it

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.

Blessings

I try to count my blessings everyday because there is always, always, always, something to be grateful for. #alltheblessings

Mondays

This is how all Mondays should begin, but especially the one after my professional conferences! This from one of my the PhD students who graduated in the fall. Very cool!