I am assuming that more people prefer butterflies over spiders. To many, the butterfly is beautiful and graceful and the spider is scary and dangerous. I am sure spider lovers will disagree with this description. As the old proverb says, “beauty is in the eye of...
I’m very excited to talk about this topic because it’s one I know very well. I’m the worst procrastinator and it’s affected my life for a long time. It’s very frustrating when you’re trying to keep from procrastinating because you know how it affects you, but you...
Would you fill up a 16oz glass with 32 oz of water? No, because it would spill all over the place. Guess what? That’s what we do with our day. We fill it up with so much more than what we know we can accomplish. That will zap your confidence. When you say to yourself,...
When we compare ourselves it totally zaps our confidence and in many ways it takes our power away. When comparing ourselves to others we may think they are happier, more successful or have something we want. The reality is you will never know what is happening in...
Other than my children, I have to say that nature is one of my greatest teachers. I went tubing in Deep Creek, Bryson City, NC. I have been here many times before but I approached it very differently today. I once had a bad fall in this creek when my daughter was...
Buy yourself flowers and chocolates! Not any chocolates……YOUR FAVORITES! Don’t wait for someone else to do it for you. Many years ago, I decided that I loved having fresh flowers in my house. I was not going to wait for the ONE DAY out of the year when my husband was...
New beginnings can be exciting or stressful. For many, the new year can be motivating, a new opportunity to finally reach certain goals and create that vision you have desired for so long of how you want your life to look like. For many others, the new year can be...
I’m sure you’ve heard this phrase before, “Do not judge a book by its cover”. In one week, I have had three people tell me how healthy and great I look…..on the outside. I could say that I am good at fooling people as to what is really going on inside my physical...
I was out picking blackberries yesterday and noticed how difficult it is to get to the big juicy berries without getting pricked by the thorns that the blackberry plants seems to proudly use as their protection. There are so many of them. There were times they had a...
In the world of medicine, mechanics, and technology, it seems like if we know the cause of a failed system, we can figure out how to fix it. I am not an expert in those areas, but from my own personal experiences, I know that when there’s been something wrong with my...