When life hands you lemons, __________________. What would you fill in that blank with? They might suggest: šMake lemonadešSalt the rim and handcraft a margaritašBake a piešSell āem for profitšPlant a lemon grove All valid suggestions, but letās be honest – sometimes life hands you …
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Get yourself planted
There was a time in my life when I refused to hang artwork or put up any real dĆ©cor in my house because I didnāt want to have to undo it later when I eventually moved. At some point, I realized the correlation between that …
36 years of living and I’m just getting started
36 years of living and I’m just getting started. I donāt recall much from the day I was born (read: absolutely nothing. I recall nothing.), but itās said to have been a very joyous occasion. Seems fitting that my sweet Granny Annie was the first …
Generosity has nothing to do with having money
Generosity has nothing to do with having money or not. Itās a heart posture. Iāve had times in my life where I had plenty of money to be able to give lavishly (and, I gotta be honest, itās really fun!) and Iāve had times in …
Thank you for letting me change
First things first, itās not up to anyone else to āletā you change. Itās 100% your choice (AND you, as well as anyone else impacted, are each individually responsible for how you handle the consequences of those choices). Another way to put it = you …
Forcing Gratitude
Iāve definitely felt the (self-imposed) pressure to come up with unique things every single day for my gratitude list. And let me tell you what – that has absolutely robbed me of the joy and purpose of this gratitude practice. Itās not to come up …
Sharpen your knives
PSA: sharpen your knives. And while Iām definitely referring to your actual knives (for, letās say, hypothetically, cutting some freaking grape tomatoes that just refuse to have any grace for a less-than-razor-sharp-blade ššš)ā¦.Iām also talking about spiritual, emotional, physical, and mental āknivesā that you use …
What day is it?
As of Monday, February 21, 2022: + It’s day 52 of the year.+ Itās day 2 of the week, if you start on the traditional Sunday.+ Itās day 8,088 of the 21st century.+ For me, itās day 13 of my 100 days-of-blogging-in-a-row. What day is …
How I keep my sanity
If youāre like me, these kinds of article titles have captured my attention, and theyāve either been met with interest or an eye roll.?āTop 10 ways to break through procrastinationā?ā5 best-kept secrets from todayās millionairesā?āThe #1 thing youāre doing wrong in your healthā?āYour biggest downfall …
Use your blinker
You know when youāre driving and someone cuts you off? Yeah š Iām sure itās happened to each of us, and I donāt know one person who enjoys it when itās done to them. The frustrating thing is that it honestly could be so simply …