The Blog
to encourage your heart and
add a lift to your step
The Blog
to encourage your heart and
add a lift to your step
If It Is To Be…
"If it is to be, it's up to me." For years I believed this to be true. I lived and worked and performed nearly every activity like it was up to me. I was raised to be an independent girl. Growing up with three brothers allowed me many an opportunity to stand up for...
Thoughts Are Good, But Words Are Better
I couldn't believe my ears. Did she just say what I thought she said? "There's a lot of us here who want to see you succeed." Yes, those were her words. And they about melted me to my core. Really. Who says such words these days? Some might think them. Some might...
5 Ways To Make Monday (or any day) Great
Poor Mondays. They tend to get a bad rap. For many, it's the least popular day of the week. But really, every day is a blessing. Life is too precious and short to despise one day out of every seven. (That's 52 days out of every year!) What if we learned to appreciate...
Five Minute Friday – Limit
For the first time in months I missed Five Minute Friday last week. My week just wasn't the same. But I'm back today, and I'm thankful. Five Minute Friday is not only free-writing for five minutes, but it's also an amazing community of people of encouragement, hope,...
A Better Way To Battle
I learned a new word this week. shadowboxing :: an exercise used in the training for combat sports, especially, as its name implies, boxing. It is used mainly to prepare the muscles before the person training engages in stronger physical activity. In shadowboxing,...
7 Ways To Spread Joy At Work
How do you spread joy in your job? What do you do to keep a positive outlook and to keep a smile on your face, even on the days when it's difficult to do so? I fully understand some days it's harder to accomplish that than others. I found some ideas in my archives...
