Blog — faith

This touches upon the inspiration behind Compliment! Our words are powerful.  Use them wisely!  Do you practice self care? Check out my recent guest post by Chantelle Davis Gray, where she gives valuable tips on how to practice self-care each day.

This time of the year makes me think a lot about faith and what it really means to believe.  You've probably heard the saying, "I'll believe it when I see it."Makes sense enough... But what about the opposite?  Doesn't that make sense, too? image via FlickerRiverWe know that thoughts have power.  We know words have power.  We know that the tapes that run in our head either help or hinder the goodness in our lives.  WE WILL SEE IT WHEN WE BELIEVE IT.So that means if you believe you are beautiful, you will see beauty.  If deep down you believe you...

This time of year calls us to look at all we have with gratitude.  It's why Thanksgiving is my favorite of all the holidays. My family has some serious holiday traditions, which include gathering 90 of our closest family members and celebrating together.  Yep.  90!  

Several days ago, I reached out to someone I thought was my friend with sensitive information that made me feel pretty vulnerable.  I didn't hear back.(Talk about leaving someone hanging...)And then I did.The feedback I received was not at all what I expected.  Although I was nervous to share the information originally, I fully expected this friend to understand where I was coming from and act accordingly with compassion.  That didn't happen.  Essentially, she broke off our friendship.asdkjasweoprilkzdmzkaoioialkdnasdlfosdfaf SAY WHAT?! ( <---- That's how it felt at first.)Ouch. ouchouchouchouchouch (<----- that's how it felt a second later.) That feeling of...