Tag: gratitude

  • Finding Gratitude in Each Day

    Finding Gratitude in Each Day

    Have you noticed? All the New Year stuff is already starting to fade. While we are just 2 weeks into 2019, the healthy food sales are starting to wane. TV ads are changing back from Planet Fitness and Orangetheory to Papa Johns and Miller Lite.  Keto and Whole30 are being exchanged for Valentine’s Day Chocolates.…

  • The struggle is real…and bad days are just part of life.

    The struggle is real…and bad days are just part of life.

    It’s been a hard day. Sometimes the struggle is real. While our brains know that first world problems are just that, they are still problems. They still make our days more complicated than we would like. The car is running weird. We accidentally pour decaf in our cup. Kids are sick, projects build up, checks…

  • Taking Advice from … a Kardashian?

    “You become what you think about” – Earl Nightingale How are your 2017 plans coming along?  I didn’t make any resolutions this year – I’m just trying to be mindful about my habits.  And so far so good. Eating better – check.  Working out – check.  Reading – check. Turning off the TV – working…

  • Love can win —-

    If you’re like me, you have just been horrified by the news about the 4 young adults in Chicago who kidnapped and tortured Austin, a special needs teenager.  This story just seems unthinkable, and hit me hard since Austin is from a sleepy suburb close to where I went to school. While I still can’t comprehend…