Where does the time go. It's so funny how we want to slow down time so we can enjoy life more, yet when we have something exciting coming up...We want time to go by faster so the event gets here sooner. We can't help it. I have a cruise coming up, which is on my … Continue reading Getting Older
Life is full of choices. Every single day we have choices we have to make. I have to be honest here...I make choices quickly, yep I am very spontaneous. Most of the time I do not regret any of my spontaneousness. I feel as though I am living my life as much as I can … Continue reading Being Spontaneous
I got an Italian purse from a very loving girlfriend Kate. I love it to say the least. Now most people probably wouldn't use it on a daily basis, but I loved using the purse every single day. I would even put my lunch in it when I went to work. A couple days ago … Continue reading “It’s Just a Thing”
I volunteered at the Moose Club for a Celebration of Life. I was super busy. Yet, when the Celebration started, I listened to the words friends and family said about this amazing woman. She was a Moose member for a very long time. She had so many family and friends show up. One person read … Continue reading Leave a Letter of What You Loved About Life
This post is thanking everyone for believing in me. I love blogging. I started college when I was 45 years old. It took me a long time to finish my Master classes. I have worked hard being a Mental Health Counselor. I have so many people who loved me after they hated me from the … Continue reading Thank You All So Very Much
I was watching a TV show. It was a cooking contest. One of the contestants stated that another contestant was a blessing. Can you imagine being in a show against one another and calling another contestant a blessing. Now that is not only unheard of, but also realizing people admire others who know more than … Continue reading Gratefulness vs Negativity
I cry as I type the heading of this blog. Seriously I did. I was so jealous of this friend of mine who wanted to be friends with me. She came from a loving family who loved everyone who came into their home. I am sure I am not the only person with a best … Continue reading Being Loved By People You Are Jealous Of
I have a friend who loved on our dog. She worked at a dog boarding facility by our home. We took our dear Bella there for the first time when we left for vacation. We were nervous dog parents. Our friend is a daughter of friends of ours. This made leaving Bella a tad bit … Continue reading No Such Thing as Perfect Parents
We have all been irritable at least a few times in our life. Some of us have a lot of irritation we need to work on. We all have those moments when everything is going well, and we are happy. Suddenly, you find out your fridge stopped working. You lose all the food in it. … Continue reading IRRITABILE/IRRITATION/IRRITABILITY
Wow, It has been over two years since I last posted. I needed a break! Now I am refreshed and ready to help others enjoy life, which I have been enjoying life a lot these past two years. No matter one's age, life can be exhausting and taking a break is important. Ok, not everyone … Continue reading Two Year Break
How many of us feel that others are stronger than we are? We are envious of them, we admire their strengths and wish we were as strong as they are. Guess what... We are just as strong as they are, we just do not realize it. We all see and admire others when they accomplish … Continue reading You Are Strong Enough For All You Need
Memories are so emotional, memories can make you happy, memories can make you sad, or memories can make you want to reevaluate your present life. Memories that make you happy is usually what I post on Facebook and Instagram. I love when memories pop up on Facebook. Facebook is fun to share happy moments. I … Continue reading Memories
You don't need anyone to tell you, change is good. You know this, but change is scary to some people. Change is huge, but oh so rewarding. I hear so many people say, "I wish I would have," What stopped you? What feelings hold you back? Are you worried about what people will think of … Continue reading You be You
There are so many kinds of "funny." I may not always be funny in other's eyes, but if my kind of funny can brighten just one person's day, that makes me kinda funny and absolutely makes my day.. I believe there is a misconception in regard with funny people. Some say funny people are hiding … Continue reading WE ALL HAVE SOME KIND OF FUNNY WITHIN US
Oh man, so many of us can relate to this statement. I had an amazing day today. As many of you know I speak the truth from my heart without holding back on what I have gone through or what has made me stronger and secure. Today was challenging and rewarding for me. I try … Continue reading Life Is Challenging & Non-Judgmental People Can Help Make You Stronger & Secure.
Invest in yourself as much as you invest in other things you love. Your number one love in life should be yourself. Most of the time we spend so much time wanting to please others, help others or spend a ton of time trying to have others accept us. Why is this? It's because we … Continue reading Invest In Yourself
I found myself sitting on the couch watching old reruns of "The Biggest Loser" and my hubby was scrolling through articles on his cell phone. Usually this wouldn't bother me too much if it was just a day or two, but I thought about it for a bit and realized we had started doing this … Continue reading Spice Up Your Life
You know the saying, "In a blink of an eye life changes." This sentence rings true for everyone. One moment we are loving life and the next moment we can find ourselves facing serious life changes. You may lose a pet that meant the world to you, lose a family member, co-worker, or a friend … Continue reading Time Passes Quickly
I just turned in the final editing for my first Self-Help Workbook, and I am truly excited and exhausted from working on it. I applaud all writers as publishing a book takes a lot of work, time, brain fog, determination, questioning one's self, and the list goes on and on. Many of us lose ourselves … Continue reading Patience
Life is funny and full of surprises, which absolutely keeps us on our toes. That is....unless you have lost that enthusiasm for life and pretty much are a couch potato. You get up, have coffee, go to work or just sit on the couch and watch TV. You eat when you feel like it and … Continue reading Full of Life
Why do we wait for the beginning of the year to start a diet or healthier way of eating? Is it because we believe January 1st is the day we are worth becoming healthier and understanding our worth? You are worth doing everything that makes you feel good about yourself, there is no date on … Continue reading Understanding Your Worth
I read this on a site last week and apparently it stuck with me, but not in the way I believe it was meant to stick with me. It said, "Don't be the echo, be the voice." It went on to talk about being a leader and not a follower. This is how I feel … Continue reading Learn From One Another
I’ve taken a little over a month off from blogging like I used to. I had surgery on my vocal cord on April 1st and I’ve hit some highs and some definite lows while trying to adjust to my new voice along with my limitations. Life isn’t always easy and we all need to take … Continue reading Taking Time
This may come as a shock to you (wink), but we are all human and humans make mistakes, lie, cheat, make very bad decisions and we all make great decisions that turn out not so great. There are mistakes that will haunt us the rest of our life if we let them, or we can … Continue reading We Are All Human
I have not written in awhile because of surgery on my only vocal cord. I opt to have the surgery in hopes to have a better quality of life breathing. During my recovery this week I lost a friend who had breathing problems. Oh man....this friend was so dang funny and she could make anyone … Continue reading Post Surgery & Losing a Friend
When someone says they are defeated or they feel defeated, I instantly think they are giving up. I felt defeated most of my life until I finally realized I was giving up on myself and my dreams. We can lose at a game and say we have been defeated, but we can also say we … Continue reading Defeat or Success
Every day we experience processing and releasing thoughts and feelings. There are healthy and effective ways to process and release our daily events. Although there are many types of thought processing skills, reflective thinking is what I want to focus on today. What can get us into trouble is when we react to something without … Continue reading Process and Release “Reflective Thinking”
We all go through periods of life where we transform something whether it be within ourselves or outside ourselves. Transformation is a good thing and much needed during our life. Transformation does not need to be approved by anyone but yourself and if you are proud of the transformation you achieved.....hold your head up high … Continue reading Transformation is a Beautiful Thing
Sometimes we need validation. Sometimes we just need people to reach out, tell us everything is OK and sometimes we just need the reminder that we are loved and worthy. Validation is checking on yourself asking...."Are my feelings justifiable and are my actions worthwhile." Growing up without compliments did a number on me. Sadly, I … Continue reading Validation
Sometimes we just have to let go of our past. Our past will/can make us stronger. We all have scars that we carry around. These scars we carry are scars that are as individual as we are individualists. We all may hope and dream of the same thing, but because we are individuals, the outcome … Continue reading Your Past Paves Your Future
What does being an inspiration mean to you? My definition is to help those who need help. It means to help those at work, help your friends and family, help those you do not know and helping yourself with positive thoughts and actions. Helping anyone and yourself allows you to become inspired and be inspirational. … Continue reading Be An Inspiration
Our mind is mysterious. The mind controls our desires, feelings, and thinking. Our mind works consciously and unconsciously. We program our brain for learning how we feel, think and desire. We allow our brain to learn what we allow it to learn. We can program our mind to give us self-doubt. Negativity takes over our … Continue reading Mind Games
Do I have your attention? I hope so because I want to let you, my readers, know how wonderful you are. Some of you may not believe this statement because you have not realized just how amazing you truly are and how amazing you can continue to be. You are beautiful/handson. You are a contributor … Continue reading You! Yes You!! You Matter!!!
We all grow up with Influencers who have left our hearts a little bigger, our brains a little smarter and our life's outlook a little more joyful. My daughter is my number one influencer. Although I am the mom, she has taught me valuable lessons. Lessons I will talk about in a later time. I … Continue reading Influencers
This statement might bother some, but I love to be totally honest in my blogs, so here it is....I hope I die while I am high on life. Seriously....I want to be doing what I love when I pass to whatever happens when you pass away. I want to be living my life to the … Continue reading Living Fully
Treat others with respect, no matter what their job is or if they don't have a job, if they volunteer, are homeless, mentally ill, have an addiction, different spiritual preferences, political thoughts, ethnicity, music preference or anything else that comes to mind. WE ARE ALL INDIVIDUALISTS with tens of thousands of thoughts every day. Trust … Continue reading R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Routines can be good. Sometimes we become proud of our routines, and sometimes our routines can put us in ruts. Routines can, or shall I say....Routines do become boring for a lot of individuals. I am one of those individuals. I like life to be spontaneous and exciting. We almost become robotic with our routines. … Continue reading Same Ol’ Routine
According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, the meanings of passion is, "A strong feeling of enthusiasm or excitement for something or about doing something." Wouldn't it be amazing if we could live our life just doing everything we have a passion for? Well....What are you waiting for? To live a life of passion, which fills … Continue reading Passion in Life
I didn't start college until I was in my late forties. Heck...I didn't even graduate from high school. I dropped out about three months into my senior year. I will never forget how one of my teachers, Mr Burns, told me, "If you drop out now, you will never finish school and get a diploma." … Continue reading Difficult Times
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, commitment is defined as "a promise to be loyal to someone or something, the attitude of someone who works very hard to do or support something." Here are some situations we make commitments..... Workplace: When we are hired to do anything, we commit to work the best that we can … Continue reading Commitment
How many of us dream and do nothing about those dreams, which make us smile. I was just talking to a friend who told me about a 90 year-young-man just diagnosed with cancer. He is feeling good at this moment and is now living his life to its fullest. Why do we wait until we … Continue reading Take Control of Your Life
How we present ourselves in any situation sets the attitude anywhere at anytime. Our attitude reflects our behavior. If we walk into a room full of people with a smile, most will smile back when they look at us, and those smiling endorphins flow like a wildfire, which a great feeling. Our attitude affects others … Continue reading Attitude IS Everything
This word should be a four letter word if you know what I mean. It's a harsh word to hear most of the time, well....I guess it all depends on which side of the rejection you are on. The word rejection is just a longer lettered word for the word "No." Rejection makes most of … Continue reading Rejection
I have a twitter account. I read a very rude response from someone on a very famous country western singers post. I was not only saddened, but also shocked that someone would judge others instead of learn from them. Although we won't all agree with one another's thoughts and/or actions, we can always learn something … Continue reading Learn From Differences
I love what I do. I give life experiences and lessons without charging. I help those who can't afford to hire counselors or life coaches. My life happiness IS to help those who need encouragement, uplifting and a different view of their senario. In all honesty, my heart explodes when someone has an Oprah's "ah … Continue reading Being a Life Coach/Counselor
We've all been there, digging a path going back and forth with our thoughts and actions until we get into a rut or some people say...we develop an unhealthy habit and find ourselves in a hole we feel we cannot dig out of. You can dig out of any hole if you set your mind … Continue reading Being in a Rut
Boy I wish we all would have really paid attention in spelling class when the word "endurance" was given to us, along with understanding the meaning. According to Wikipedia, Merriam-Webster, and Yourdictonary.com, endurance means to work hard to accomplish something even when the going gets tough, without giving up. Endurance is facing difficult life challenges, … Continue reading Endurance
Life is hard enough without judgement from others or judging yourself. With the end of the 2021 year upon us, most of us have a lot of pressure between work, family, friends and most of all the pressure and judgement we put on ourselves. How can we stop all this judgement on one another and … Continue reading Don’t Judge or Compare
Do you ever wonder why some people can do scary things without thinking twice about it, or how people can walk into a group of people they don't know and not feel intimidated? How about those individuals who wake up and think to themselves, "It's going to be a great day," even though they know … Continue reading Confidence
I have counseled thousands of people and have done thousands of group counseling during my life. If you ask anyone I have counseled, "What does Alexis say at the end of counseling," most will say, "We are all perfectly imperfect." I love this saying and I have said it for a long time. Those who … Continue reading Perfectly Imperfect
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