"The more you praise and celebrate life, the more there is in life to celebrate." -Oprah Winfrey Do you ever have those weeks where you just feel like everything is boring, tedious, and tiresome? (aka, most weeks). We get stuck in a routine of our everyday tasks and jobs and feel like nothing is exciting … Continue reading Motivational Monday: Celebrate Life
"We cannot become what we want to be by remaining what we are." -Max DePree I had this quote as the screensaver on my phone for a few years. It is one of my favorites to reflect on. Anytime I picked up my phone it was a great reminder that change is necessary to achieve … Continue reading Motivational Monday
"If you fell down yesterday, stand up today" -HG Wells I think this quote is such a good reminder that yesterdays troubles should not influence today. Whatever challenges you faced the day before or in your past, do not let them keep you down or hold your back. Instead, choose to get back up and … Continue reading Motivational Monday
"Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn, or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude." -Denis Waitley I have to remind myself often (sometimes daily) that happiness is not a destination. No matter the places I go, the things I have, and the money I make, my … Continue reading Motivational Monday: Happiness
"Always love, hate will get you every time" -Lyrics from "Always Love" by Nada Surf There is something about these lyrics that have stuck with me since I first heard the song. This week seemed especially appropriate to share since Valentine's Day is tomorrow. As cheesy and cliché as it may seem, choosing love over … Continue reading Motivational Monday: Always Love
"We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us." -Joseph Campbell This is something I really struggle with. I am someone who plans constantly and because of that I develop ideas of how things should be or how things will be. Then if … Continue reading Motivational Monday
At the beginning of this year I decided instead of making typical resolutions or goals I would do monthly goals to carry out each month in hopes the would stick with me through out the year (see my January Goals here). February Goals: Bake something new: I have so many recipes that I want to try … Continue reading February Goals
"If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place." -Nora Roberts Taking risks and putting myself out there is something I definitely struggle with. I like to find a safe spot where … Continue reading Motivational Monday
Volunteering has always been a part of my life. Growing up I watched my mother volunteer and help with community events or just helping a friend in need. Then in middle school and high school we had required quarterly volunteer hours and by the time I began my freshman year of college volunteering was a … Continue reading Get Involved
"I would like to be known as an intelligent woman, a courageous woman, a loving woman, a woman who teaches by being" -Maya Angelou I wish I would have understood this at a younger age. Growing up, as a young woman especially, the media fills us with the idea that being known for our size, … Continue reading Motivational Monday
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