I drove into work like every other day and stopped at the entrance of the parking garage. I waved my RFID card for the gate to open and started praying that no cars would come and wait behind mine. This was my routine everyday as the gate sometimes would open immediately and most of … [Read more...] about Are you Blind with your Eyes Wide Open?
4 Critical Life Lessons from your Garden
It is amazing how nature ALWAYS has ways of reminding us about how to better ourselves and our lives. Even simple activities like gardening offer critical life lessons that can make a significant impact on the quality of our lives. I love gardening and the pleasures it offers - … [Read more...] about 4 Critical Life Lessons from your Garden
What have you accomplished in the X years of your life?
The answer is not what you think it is... It was my Xth birthday a couple days ago. Kind of a milestone birthday. My husband asked me the same question I had asked him a couple months ago when he turned Z, "What have you accomplished in the X years of your life and what are you … [Read more...] about What have you accomplished in the X years of your life?
Its not about You: How to Stop Being Defensive
Recall a time when you were in a conversation and when something bad or negative came up, you felt the other person was pointing fingers at you or referencing you or making you feel guilty for the negative result. Your inner being was screaming NO, its not ME, I didn't do it, why do … [Read more...] about Its not about You: How to Stop Being Defensive
5 critical life lessons from the children’s playground
Have you ever had a chance to go look at children play in a park? As they run around, and climb and stretch and chase and kick the ball and laugh and cry and swing and jump and get messy, in every action they teach us important life lessons. It is amazing how when we have an open … [Read more...] about 5 critical life lessons from the children’s playground
How to get Out of your comfort zone with comfort?
I just dropped my 22 month old son at daycare. For the first time in his life, he is going to be away from the only few people he knows to be away in a new environment to let new people take care of him make new friends eat in a different setting play in a … [Read more...] about How to get Out of your comfort zone with comfort?
5 Little-Known Factors That could Affect Your Self-Esteem
What is Self-Esteem? Self-Esteem is a vital part of our well-being. It is that little voice in our head that gives us: the confidence and courage to keep going, to do things that we have not done before, to feel good about ourselves, to be able to look into the mirror and … [Read more...] about 5 Little-Known Factors That could Affect Your Self-Esteem
The Big Truth from the ‘Imperfectly Perfect’ Tomato
This is a picture of a tomato from my vegetable garden. After I picked a good handful of tomatoes, this little one stood out distinctly because of its 'imperfect' shape. While all its peers had the regular ovalish shape, this one was different. It seemed to have a tiny head on top … [Read more...] about The Big Truth from the ‘Imperfectly Perfect’ Tomato