A War Against My Anxiety/Depression
May 25, 2018It was 2005. I was fourteen years old and I wanted to die. I woke up in bed and stared up at the ceiling of my bright yellow room. A feeling washed over me as negative thoughts bombarded my consciousness. I’m so tired. I closed my eyes, letting myself drown in the darkness for a…
What Does Success Mean to You?
May 18, 2018I’ve been thinking about this question a lot the past few days after watching this video by Matthew McConaughey. It’s only six minutes long and I highly recommend it! What does success mean to you? Is it wealth? Power? A good family? Maybe it’s leaving the world a little better than you found it. I’ve…
For My Mother
May 13, 2018Thank you. Thank you for all the dishes cleaned, tooshes wiped, and laundry done. Thank you for all the bedrooms cleaned, books read, and memories we’ve shared. Thank you for all the times you sang me to sleep, kissed my booboos, and brushed my teeth. For letting me sleep in your room when dinosaurs haunted…
The Pain of Self Punishment
May 11, 2018“Turn down the volume of your negative inner voice and create a nurturing inner voice to take it’s place. When you make a mistake, forgive yourself, learn from it, and move on instead of obsessing about it.” ~ Beverly Engel Have you ever felt like you don’t measure up? You try so hard, but then…
How Do You Finish Your Goals?
May 5, 2018When was the last time you completed a personal goal? How did it feel? What helped you to see it through to the end? If you’re like me, maybe you’ve left a lot of unfinished tasks lying around in your life. Books half written. Projects half done. Laundry clean, but left lying on the bed…
It’s The Little Things
April 30, 2018I hope you’re having a wonderful Monday! I found this little gem on the stairwell of my work a couple days ago and couldn’t resist taking a picture 😝 I love finding random things like this. They remind me to smile and remember the little things that are most important. What are some little things…
How One Conversation Changed My Life
April 28, 2018Hey Friend, Something incredible happened to me two weeks ago that I really want to share with you. It’s honestly changed my life. It also helped me to write this post: How to Appreciate and Love Yourself When Others Hurt You. Most of the self-improvement and inspirational gurus will tell you that in order to…
My First Solo Trip
April 21, 2018“Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.” ~ Henry David Thoreau Hey friend! This last weekend was probably one of the best I’ve had in years. I made a solo trip to Las Vegas to visit two soul sisters of mine! Me! All by myself! It was crazy! And one of the…
How to Appreciate and Love Yourself When Others Hurt You
April 14, 2018Have you ever felt like you don’t measure up? That you have to be smarter, prettier, stronger, kinder, wiser, etc. etc. in order to fit in? I can’t tell you how many times I’ve felt this way. That no matter what I do, or how hard I try, that I’ll never be good enough. It’s…
How do you have the courage to travel alone?
April 8, 2018But really though. Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about my trip to Hawaii. I still don’t know when I’ll take that leap, but I’m hoping to make it soon. The biggest thing that’s stopping me is fear. I’ve flown alone on an airplane before and nothing bad has happened, but I’ve never traveled to…