Traveling With Toddlers

My kids are 6 and 3, and a few weeks ago they went with us on a cruise to the Bahamas! Can you say family vacay?! I promised them I wouldn’t go on anymore trips without them. Overall it was a great experience, but here’s a few tips just in case you’ll be traveling withContinueContinue reading “Traveling With Toddlers”

When Enough is Enough 

Have you ever been in a circumstance with a close friend or loved one who didn’t always treat you with respect? Perhaps they weren’t always truthful or even betrayed you in the past. Maybe they bad mouth you when you’re not around or put you down when you are around. BUT, they’re your friend right?ContinueContinue reading “When Enough is Enough “

Why I Traced My Ancestry

  I’m sure you’ve noticed the growing popularity in those DNA kits and tracing your history/ancestry. If not, all you have to do is google “DNA kits” and you’ll see an array of companies you can use for this process. Some are skeptical. I get it, but if you go into the research and knowContinueContinue reading “Why I Traced My Ancestry”

Are You Present in the Moment?

How to be Present in the MOMENT We’ve all experienced those times where we are kind of on auto mode. Whether it is at work, driving or in the comfort of your own home. You drive somewhere and don’t remember the actual drive, or you go through your daily tasks not really paying attention toContinueContinue reading “Are You Present in the Moment?”

Potential and Preperation 

What is potential? The ability to have certain traits and circumstance that could lead to your success? Your personality, attitude, energy level and even intelligence. Is potential the set of skills that you’re naturally born with? Could it also be the energy that is within you to have the ability to do a certain task.ContinueContinue reading “Potential and Preperation “

Creative Writing| Familiar Stranger

🚨Creative Writing Alert 🚨 It came out of no where. Her deep coffee toned eyes peered into the dark hall way. What was out there anyway? What was that noise? It couldn’t have been him, he wouldn’t be back for another 14 hours or so. Still, she stayed in the safety of the closet, tryingContinueContinue reading “Creative Writing| Familiar Stranger”

Empathy and the Empath

  Let’s start by giving some definitions. What is empathy? Well according to psychology.com it is as follows: “Empathy is the experience of understanding another person’s condition from their perspective. You place yourself in their shoes and feel what they are feeling. Empathy is known to increase prosocial (helping) behaviors”. I must say that isContinueContinue reading “Empathy and the Empath”

Later Never Comes

Are you one of those people who says “Oh I’ll just do this later” or “Now isn’t the right time”. I admit sometimes I use those excuses when I shouldn’t. Honestly no one should because guess what? Later may NEVER COME. We only have one life to live and if we hold everything off untilContinueContinue reading “Later Never Comes”

The Essence of Kindness

Are you one of those people who was just born naturally nice? Always sincere, always looking for the best in others and you’re there for others no matter what. You don’t even have to put much thought in it. It’s your NATURE. You do it because that’s the way you were created. The way thatContinueContinue reading “The Essence of Kindness”

Just Do It

Do it. Don’t hold back, everybody wants to be normal, everybody wants to fit in. YOU should follow your dreams, build a salon, write that book you’ve been thinking about, make a franchise off of your name brand, create that invention that you’ve  been thinking about ever since you were a kid, be a neurosurgeonContinueContinue reading “Just Do It”