“And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear.” ~Paulo Coelho It's funny when another part of yourself decides to wake up and be noticed. All of a sudden awake after years of slumber to clamor to the front for …
Simple Living
It’s Time…Are You Ready?
It's time and I want to know if you are ready to shift things into a higher gear. Driving in a lower gear soon becomes a combination of opposing forces: forward movement with a slight pull, back to a safe slowness. At this point, there is a choice to make, shift up and accelerate or stagnate. It's …
Inspiration and Insecurity
This morning as I was getting ready for the day, I stumbled upon a little video. Curious, I pressed play and was blown away for a few different reasons. It doesn't matter who you are or what you have accomplished in life, there is always one part of you that you are most insecure to show because it …
The Lotus Flower
“The lotus is the most beautiful flower, whose petals open one by one. But it will only grow in the mud. In order to grow and gain wisdom, first you must have the mud — the obstacles of life and its suffering. … The mud speaks of the common ground that humans share, no matter what our stations in …
Measuring up
My back was put against the wall this week about "success" by measuring my efforts vs results. Was I measuring up? Measuring up to what and by who's standards were the questions that rumbled in my head. I became really indignant and felt that all my efforts were not enough according to standards I …