Around the new year, it seems like everyone is setting new goals and intentions for the year. You may also see people kick themselves for not “achieving” the goals they set for the year. I’m here to tell you that goal setting is okay if it is done intentionally. But before setting a goal, it…
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3 Quick Ways to Implement A Daily Gratitude Practice
What if I told you that expressing gratitude is not just a thing we should do around the holidays? Gratitude has a bigger impact on our lives when we express it daily. Implementing a daily gratitude practice can improve our mental health, relationships, our mindset, and even our immune system. Gratitude is defined as “the…
3 Easy Ways to Bring Peace into your Life
Do you remember the feeling you had as a kid where everything was light and almost carefree and full of peace? As we get older we all seem to lose some of that light. If you’re like me, you’ve spent time trying to figure out how to get some of that lightness back into your…
Mastering the PEACEful Goal Setting Strategy
Have you ever heard of or used SMART goals before? I don’t know about you, but I could never fully buy into them. Something about them didn’t sit right with me so I developed my own strategy for goal setting called PEACEful Goals with the focus of operating from peace to plan and achieve goals….
3 Strategies To Utilize When Life Unexpectedly Changes
We’ve all been there. We’re working towards our dreams, hitting all of the checkmarks, and life decides we need to switch it up. Before we know it we are pulling scraps together trying to not fall apart while we navigate the change. All because life unexpectedly changes. This could be anything from job loss, a…
3 Reasons Why Losing My Dream Job Was the Best Thing to Happen and How to Begin Again
I’ve tried writing about losing my dream job many times over the past few months. I get a few sentences in and stop and forget about writing it. Here’s the truth: I lost my dream job. I lost the path I had made for myself since graduating high school. Go to college. Become a teacher….
26 Things I’ve Learned in 26 Years
Birthdays are a great time for reflection. It is another built-in time throughout the year where you can reflect on your previous 365 days around the sun. I’ve compiled a list of 26 things I’ve learned so far in life. I’ve learned more than just these 26, but these are great ones to share. As…
2020 Reading List
One of my resolutions is to read more in 2020. Here is a list of all the books I want to read in 2020.
Life Update – Teachers Pay Teachers!
Life update! It has been a while since I have posted last! This past school year took all my time and energy and honestly, I didn’t feel like writing. However, now that it is summer I am getting an itch to write and will hopefully get in a routine with my writing so when school…
Goodbye 2018, Hello 2019!
Goodbye 2018 Hello 2019! I don’t know about you, but this year seemed to FLY by. Like every other year, 2018 had its ups and downs. I have grown individually as well as professionally. 2018 led to some wonderful trips, new music, and big changes. The last few weeks of the year I always take…