Don’t you just hate it when someone throws cold water on your dreams? When you’re really excited about the direction that you’re going in, but a well-meaning Negative Nancy tries to throw a roadblock into your path? I hate that too and I’ve fallen victim to unintentionally letting others dampen my excitement, which ultimately led [...]
In honor of Women’s History Month, I’d like us to think about the women who have contributed to our collective success. We are endeavoring to stay motivated as we reach our dreams, but our ancestors were motivated to do as much as they could to ensure that we succeeded. We, in effect, were their dreams deferred.
The best [...]
I love watching fantasy movies. Every die-hard fantasy fan has seen Lord of the Rings, and alot of books/movies in the genre have copied J. R. R. Tolkien’s plot: young, inexperienced person goes on a quest to save the world against the forces of evil; aided by bumbling friends, magical creatures, ancient wizards and courageous [...]
My earliest memories of Christmas are of my grandma and mom cooking tons of food early Christmas morning. They would always begin the night before, and in between the yummy smells that teased me and the anticipation of presents, I didn’t know what to do with myself. Our family had the tradition of letting me [...]
Mothers can be the most enthusiastic cheerleaders in the world for their children. They were there to encourage our first steps, teach us our first words, and we trust that they’ll generally have our backs when we need them. We often look up to our mothers for examples of strength, perseverance and success.
Sometimes, [...]
