• inspiration - Miscellaneous

    A Foundation of Impossible Dreams

    My Mom always used to tell me that I am a Dreamer. She would say it with a mixture of fear for her baby and a knowing twinkle in her eye. My Dad always used to tell me that Dreams won’t pay the rent. He would say it with a mixture of fear for his baby and the sadness of dreams long since left behind. But as for Me, I’ve always been one to embrace my Dreams, to dive into them, to play with complete abandon in them, to be swept up in the intoxication of them. I follow them,…

  • brain training - Coaching - inspiration - self help

    A Look Inside Your Walls

    BUILDING YOUR BEST LIFE: At the beginning of the weekend, my fiancé and I had our “open wall” walkthrough of the new house. This is the home as it looked on Friday morning, just prior to the next round of inspections. We met with our GC/Foreman and did a literal walk-through of the property, while the expert told us everything we could ever want to know about it. We were encouraged to ask questions, and found it fascinating to learn not only about the specific materials used, but why the builder is so particular about what goes into each home.…

  • blessings - healthy - inspiration - life challenge - self help

    Step Into the Fire (Pt. 1)

    Today I did something way out of my comfort zone that I’ve envisioned doing for a while, but had been too scared to attempt.  It was one of those things that I really wanted to do, but kept talking myself out of by mentally postponing it. “I’ll do that when I have more time/lose some weight/am stronger/blah blah blah.” You ever play that game with yourself? The one where fear wins and desire loses? Yeah. That game sucks! Anyway- in my role as an empowerment expert, I am all about encouraging people to keep reaching for their big dreams by…