I have always been an animal lover, well perhaps excluding reptiles, but the furry ones - domesticated and wild - have my heart. I'd love to go on a safari one day and see them in their own setting, running free, and loving their lives. As for domestic animals, I started with a bunny (named ...
The people who stand by us
Listen to our podcast episode on this topic or read the blog post below. Dealer's choice. Is it me or does time seem to go faster the older (cough cough) I mean wiser we get? Hours fly by. Days and weeks feel like months ago. Yet we still keep moving forward because what else are ...
Word of the Year: 2024
Listen to our podcast episode on word of the year or read out blog post below - your choice... I had a recent conversation with a friend around resolutions and instead how I like to choose a "word" or theme for a year instead. It's more encompassing and allows for more bandwidth within it. He liked ...
Journal Journal Journal
I wrote about taking the time to journal and show gratitude on a daily basis a little over a year ago. I wasn't sure if I'd make it a week or month or more, but I made it about a year. I was pretty impressed, I must admit. Then I fell off, mainly because it ...
When things feel difficult, focus on the present
...Be grateful, for what you do have, and worry less about what you don't. The grass always seems greener, but sometimes it's just a mirage. Things can get tough whether it be work, relationships, family issues, health... but in the end a lot of these things are either temporary, and there are bigger things at ...
Moments of Mindfulness
It's easy to get lost in the day to day, but taking a moment, preferably more than one, is so necessary. Why you ask? A moment to reflect, discern what's going on within yourself, and determine what you need whether it be as simple as a glass of water, perhaps a nap, or a run ...
What If You Weren’t Feeling So Thankful This Past Thanksgiving?
Written by former contributing blogger, Daniela Forte (RIP). What comes to mind when you think of November? Thanksgiving, of course. But, what if you don’t feel so thankful for everything you have this holiday season? Or you are struggling to be grateful for what you have in your life because there is just too much weighing ...
When the chips fall down
A lot happens in life. The good. The bad. The mediocre. We sometimes don't realize how wonderful things are in the moment, until they've passed. When we look back and see how grateful we could be for the things in our lives. The roofs over our heads. The company of loved ones. A secure job. ...
Two months of gratitude
I wrote before about gratitude. So I did it, I took every morning - 1-2 minutes a day - to journal what I am grateful for that day. For that day. In that moment. I didn't think it would last, but it allows me to realize what there is to be grateful for, despite the ...
The thing about gratitude
Not in the mood to read, listen to our podcast episode instead. Gratitude, a word that scares some, and excites others. Gives some folks the ability to think through the good in their life. The things that actually matter - how little they may be, the small things can add up to making a larger ...