Always Starting…The Art of Never Giving Up
Journal of a journey through life, true love and lessons learned along the way.
We hear more about balance than ever before. Balancing work, the hours, the demands, and the stress. Balancing life, our health, our families, and checkbooks. Most of the advice you find on balance is in advice on the things you can "do" to get it. These lists are helpful to get our balance back; however, how far have we... Continue Reading →
HBR article "In Praise of Extreme Moderation" spoke to me this morning. This is an article that will resonate with every one of us regardless of where we fall; moderate or extreme. It calls out the new norm of practicing extremism in all that we do. It calls out the “new” need to do everything... Continue Reading →
Don’t see it, don’t hear it, don’t speak it...it is what you know...just be. Time to stop the guesswork Run don’t run, eat don’t eat, work don’t work, sit don’t sit...it’s insanity! Everything we are supposed to do, we aren’t. Everyone we are supposed to be, we shouldn’t. Where is the line and who decides... Continue Reading →
"There's no hierarchy of pain. Suffering should not be ranked, because pain is not a contest. ...by diminishing my problems, I was judging myself and everyone else whose problems I had placed lower down on the hierarchy of pain. You can't get through your pain by diminishing it."Lori Gottlieb “Maybe You Should Talk to Someone”... Continue Reading →
Day 18 prompt: Do you recognize "normal" in your life when it is at its peak?At what point do you look back and realize that you long for "normal"? Sometimes it is a normal that you didn't even realize you had until it's gone. My answer: Well we are all keenly aware of what normal... Continue Reading →
Separation is... Initially when you think of the act of separating it likely brings about negative feelings. The act of taking something apart, the idea of removing one thing from another feels like loss. However what I have learned is that separation is the very thing that brings about perspective; not sometimes, but every time.... Continue Reading →
I had a great conversation with my Aunt this week, I asked her what she thought of the last few blogs that were born out of my reactions to the books I am currently reading and she said "I didn't love them". I wasn't surprised because quite frankly, neither did I. Her point was that... Continue Reading →
As I have taken on this new blog I am learning as I go. I get a tip or assignment daily from WordPress Blogging University which is helping me to learn a bit more about all things blogging! Today's assignment is to pick a writing prompt from "365 Days of Writing Prompts" and as it... Continue Reading →
Always Starting...The Art of Never Giving Up 