Take one small step

Take one small step

Happiness is a choice. It’s easy to say but hard to do…especially when you’re feeling envious of all the travel photos on Instagram, when your boss has just reprimanded you, when you’re experiencing heartbreaking loss. “Happiness is a choice” doesn’t mean just a shift to positive thoughts, to “good vibes lang” amidst difficult challenges.  It means that […]

How are you doing with your word for the year?

How are you doing with your word for the year?

What word did you choose to live by for the year? We’re midway through 2017. It’s a good time to sit down and assess whether you have made any progress on your word.  Take out your journal so you can reflect on the questions below: 1. How did you live your word in January…February…March…and so […]

10 things I’m loving now: June 2017

10 things I’m loving now: June 2017

1. How to start a passion project 2. Beautiful reads for working moms: here and here 3. I have so much love for Ann Patchett. If you don’t want to make a commitment to her novels yet, this book is a good intro to her writing: This is the Story of a Happy Marriage. 4. […]

Celebrate where you are…

Celebrate where you are…

…wherever that may be. Today, instead of moving forward, taking action, being productive, getting things done, pause. Take a deep breath. Look at your life. See its gifts in the people who surround you, the ones who help you become better, the ones who inspire you. Look at what you have already achieved, the things […]

Six more truths about following your dreams

Six more truths about following your dreams

1. It won’t look like how it looks in your imagination. If you have, for example, always dreamt about visiting the Louvre to see the Mona Lisa, you might expect to be standing in awe in front of a majestic painting.  Instead it looks like this (see number 3). Whether you’re writing a book, starting […]