Being authentic also includes being vulnerable. Truth is, every day is not sunny. I have made two moves with the promise of more sunny days. To Nashville from Indiana promised 22 additional days of sun. From Nashville to Reno offered an additional 3 full months of sunlight comparatively. But, alas. Doldrums, pity parties, and ahedonia […]
MAWMonday Motivators 01/22/2017
Inspired by the #WomensMarch, one poster stuck in my mind. It read “This is not the end.” Contrary to the doomsday forecast, and the even reasonable despair stemming from the executive orders President Trump signed just an hour after inauguration, this message was a message of hope. It spoke to me of the fact that […]
MAWMonday Motivators 01/15/2017
#MLKDay Are you happy? Other people have it worse. Other people have less. Other people don’t know anything different. Could it be that their station and experience is why they are more contented than you? It’s a question I am pondering. More than just the sense of comparison or the jolt toward feeling content, my […]
MAWMonday Motivators 01/08/2017
Love What You Become Confusion, frustration, uncertainty, and self-doubt. Believe me. I have been there recently. I also have experience overcoming those feelings of pre-fear. Your resilience is found in realizing or reminding yourself of your purpose. With that understood, you can alleviate the confusion. You can redirect frustrations by remembering to create. You can […]
MAWMonday Motivators 01/01/2017
Happy New Year! Last year, 2016 was a challenging year with some notable achievements sprinkled among big changes. My biggest challenge was learning to allow. Openness to the process and the opportunities that present themselves resulted in a path very different from that which I had envisioned at the beginning of the year. My yearly […]
MAWMonday Motivators 12/25/2016
In the United States, this Monday is observance of the Christmas Holiday. That must be motivating in itself. A short week culminating in the New Year’s celebration. Christmas day is always 7 days from the New Year’s holiday. This is perhaps the most magical week in the year. It has the emotions of the year […]
MAWMonday Motivators 12/18/2016
This week, we talk about optimism. Not just the feeling of positive expectation, but also the behaviors that inspire through vision, correct doubt through understanding, heal through experience, persevere with kindness, and motivate through clarity. Twitter is my launch point. You are my audience. I believe this post will encourage you through the upcoming week. […]
MAWMonday Motivators 12/11/2016
I am writing to encourage you. Each week, you face new challenges. But, that’s not THE challenge. Adrenaline helps to stimulate your engagement of the new. The real challenge is to engage with intentionality, persistence, diversity, and curiosity in those familiar routines, mundane responsibilities, and chronic struggles. They are the sources of subtle irritation that are […]
MAWMonday Motivators 12/04/2016
Okay hear me out. Miley Cyrus song “The Climb”–I said hear me out! “Ain’t about what’s waiting on the other side. It’s the climb (yeah).” Yeah. It is. This week, I’m going beyond the slogans and the encouraging memes to explore what the struggle really entails. In the end, Miley sang the truth. Don’t work […]
MAWMonday Motivators 11/27/2016
This week rejection is on my mind, but also acceptance. I think back to the girl who didn’t want me in high school, the school that didn’t want me for college, the job that didn’t want me to work. Those thoughts lead me through my own struggles with sense-making, self-reflection, self-criticism, and eventual acceptance. I […]