Thanks to social media I was reminded of my post in the New Year of what I had pledged as my word for the year. Actually, I had chosen two words, because it felt fitting to have both. Note: I choose words over resolutions as they represent a theme I want to carry through the ...
life is like a box of chocolates
...you truly never know what you're going to get, and what's going to happen next. Well, unless you're able to predict the future, which is cool and terrifying at the same time. It's not just a forrest gump movie, line. It's true. You think you're stable in your job, and then boom the economy slides. You think ...
Everything Can Change in a Blink of an Eye
Written by contributing blogger, Daniela Forte. Want a crash course on life? Here it is. Be a 36-year-old looking to make major changes in life, not entirely happy with the life she has, feeling like something has to change and drop a cantaloupe-sized cyst in her pelvis. This is literally what happened to me the ...
Do we expect too much?
I know, especially over the last decade, I've gotten quite used to the perks of having everything at my fingertips, and purchasing things and having it delivered in days to even hours. Want the macarons you had the other night? Done - see you in an hour. Too sick to get out of bed to ...
Patience with Fitness
Ever think, damn I'm doing so good today. I ate so well. I didn't have pizza, and I had smaller portions than usual. I went to the gym and kicked my own butt. I feel awesome. Then you look at the scale the next day and see absolutely no change and have a large desire ...
Change can be pretty badass
Written by contributing blogger, Sonia Sahota. Change. Everyone has experienced this feeling whether it may have been a positive or negative experience. It tests your beliefs expanding your mind in ways that you have yet to explore. Once you overcome change, it allows you to thrive in situations that once made you uncomfortable. As I near one year ...
You’re exactly where you’re supposed to be
Ever think...wow, she's married already? Wow she got a promotion before me? Wow she's so far in her career? Wow she's so fit? Wow I wish I could be that ambitious? Wow they already have 2 kids? Wow she owns a home? Comparison is like stabbing yourself with hot pokers over and over. It's painful and ...
Why is Patience so Hard?
According to Psychology Today, it's not easy, but even a dog can do it... "My dog eats two meals a day, one in the morning and one in the evening. She is trained to sit until the bowl is on the floor before she leaps to start eating. She does it, but it is a ...
Let’s Talk About Faith Baby
Written by contributing blogger, Daniela Forte. Faith is not a word these days I can say I am very good friends with. In fact, we’re almost enemies. At this moment in my life I have primarily lost faith in people and things that I didn’t think I would lose faith in. However, in this midst of ...