Category: Encouragement

  • The End

    The End

    All good things must come to an end – or at least that’s how the saying goes.  Yet in this case, the saying holds true.  Today’s post serves as the last for this particular chapter in life.  As 2018 comes to a close, I plan to shift the focus of my writing in 2019 to…

  • Life’s Edit Feature

    Life’s Edit Feature

    Perusing the requirements of a project that was due, I found myself at the final step that involved creating a 10-15 minute video of myself facilitating a particular topic.  Kudos to the folks who regularly create videos of themselves, whether through YouTube, Instagram, Facebook Live, Snapchat, or any other medium.   It is, however, not my…

  • Through the Eyes of a Child

    Through the Eyes of a Child

    The interaction between the children at the park that day reminded me that if we are taught to love, then it is possible to unlearn hate.

  • Just Breathe

    Just Breathe

    Regardless of the challenging situations we encounter and how intense it may become, sometimes the only thing there is to do is just breathe, to get through it, and know to keep going because at some point – the second wind is going to come and eventually – the stressful situations will end.

  • Things that Matter

    Things that Matter

    I was reminded that cultivating loving relationships was the foundational aspect of being a well-rounded individual.  Yes, relationships take work, but as I weigh the things that matter most in life, I choose focusing on positive relationships.

  • Small Things

    Small Things

    Small things have the potential to produce life or cause destruction, resulting in the largest amount of change.

  • A Greater Yes

    A Greater Yes

    Isn’t it just like life to stir frustration when we have to wait even longer for something that we have already waited a long time to obtain? Stay encouraged, because sometimes there’s a greater “Yes” on the way.

  • The Law of Giving and Receiving

    The Law of Giving and Receiving

    The law of giving and receiving, which is akin to different things such as we reap what we sow, what goes around comes around, karma, doing to others as we want them to do to us, it is better to give than receive…all point in the same direction – being more selfless, which may be…

  • Searching for What We Already Possess

    Searching for What We Already Possess

    Have you ever searched for something far and wide, only to find out that what you were looking for was actually in close proximity to you? Sometimes we already possess what we’re looking for in life.

  • What’s So Heavy?

    What’s So Heavy?

    The purse that I carry on a regular basis has the potential to become weighed down quickly because of its design.  Because of this, I have mastered the art of knowing how much to place within the respective compartments to keep the bag at a manageable weight – particularly to give my shoulder and back…