Intention

I chose to relocate to Springfield, Missouri for my second semester of my freshman year of college. While my parents had just moved here, I knew absolutely no one else. I needed a fresh start. However, they do not tell you that when you go to college, you have to actively seek out friends, your…

Reflections on 2018

This past year I chose the word embrace as my word to focus on. I selected this word as a way to cope with the many uncertainties in my life. Not only did I focus on the word embrace, but I truly embraced the word and applied it to my life. I could not have…

Giving and Receiving

The past couple weeks I have felt a little out of balance. Life has been crazy, and the unknown has been weighing me down. Today I finally feel more balanced. Achieving balance in your life is not about time or money, but rather giving and receiving. In order to find peace and joy in each…

Hopes and Dreams

In talking with some ladies who I am in a networking group with this morning, the topic of life direction and purpose was brought up. One woman was talking about the pressure her son is under to have a path clearly laid out and chosen upon his high school graduation. She was not applying this…

Believe in yourself

It is nice to have support and people believing in you, but the reality is that you will not have that support day in and day out. You will have moments when you feel like you are surrounded by people cheering you on and moments when you feel all alone. Today I am feeling all…

Get out of your own way

When it comes to working from home or really doing anything in life that only you can control you have to get out of your own way. Often times this means working hard and making difficult decisions. Getting out of your own way is a matter of getting over yourself and doing what needs to…

Confidence and Action

Many people think you need confidence to take action. You have to know all the answers before doing what it is you hope to do. In some cases, this can be done, but often times you do not have the luxury of confidence. Instead, you have action or inaction. There are times in life when…

Cool Mornings

I love Fall and Winter. The smell of the fresh morning air is quite possibly one of my favorite things. There is a stillness in the air early in the morning of these seasons that provides a sense of comfort to me. While the world is still sleeping or slowly rising for the day, you…

Pushing Through

Sometimes all we can do is put our heads down and get through it. Whether you have a mountain of work ahead of you, trying emotional times or physical training, this is an effective approach. When all else fails, keep going. It can be so easy to give up and give in when life gets…

Becoming the best

Do you ever feel like you have to be the best at something to succeed at it? I know I do. I  keep feeling like I should give up in specific areas of my life because I have not mastered it. I get caught thinking that if I am not perfect or the best, then…