Always Starting…The Art of Never Giving Up
Journal of a journey through life, true love and lessons learned along the way.
I am reading “Stephen King On Writing,” a part memoir and lessons for writers. While I cherish the lessons on writing, his definition of addiction is too good to pass up. His addictions were many; however, regardless of the addiction, you will find the core of the pull is the same. About his alcohol addiction:“How... Continue Reading →
How do you build resilience? In my case, I was born with it. It was a trait woven within my DNA to be strengthened like a muscle throughout my life. This is a tale of a girl that started her life in a single-wide roach-infested trailer and is telling her story from the c-suite of... 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 →
This was the reality check I was given as I found myself in a puddle of tears. "Even concrete cracks" is the resolve to understanding why even the strongest of the strong humans crack. In this case it was me, cracked wide open. While the release is necessary the reality causes as much reeling as... Continue Reading →
It has admittedly been weeks since I wrote last. A habit, hobby, outlet that is supposed to be exercised daily. It is not that I did not want to write. It is not that there isn't anything to write. It is that I could not...trapped like a hostage in the labyrinth that is my mind... Continue Reading →
As defined by Google... Resilience means knowing how to cope in spite of setbacks, or barriers, or limited resources. Resilience is a measure of how much you want something and how much you are willing, and able, to overcome obstacles to get it. It has to do with your emotional strength. As defined by me... I have heard many times... Continue Reading →
How do you know you are pushing yourself to your full potential? How much are you leaving on the table? How do you know how much you can take? I ask you these questions because in life there are times you are encouraged to show your potential and then there are those times that you... Continue Reading →
Unfu*k Yourself; Get out of your head and into your life from Gary John Bishop. I got this book on Audible and started listening when I was in Dallas a few weeks ago and about 20 minutes in I turned it off. I was DEFINITELY not in the right mindset and wasn't sure the book... Continue Reading →
Always Starting...The Art of Never Giving Up 