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"Always go with the choice that scares you the most, because that is the one that is going to help you grow." 
Being Me: Week 28 - Taking risks
Monthly theme: Bold stripes, bright stars, brave hearts
I have never been much of a risk taker, being safe was always priority. I am not sure if this stems from my mother's fear and protection as we grew up, or my life of loss? But I do believe when fear...

When your brave you empower others around you to be brave too 
Being Me: Week 27 - Integrity
Monthly theme: Bold stripes, bright stars, brave hearts
Last year felt like my year of brave. I was saying yes to everything and daring to really live and enjoy all that I could. This year I feel like I'm standing still. Halfway through the  year and it seems as though I have not moved. 
I'm standing...

May God Bless me with another year of adventure
55 ways to celebrate 55 years over the next year...
Read 55 books (currently at 36)Try new red winesTravel to 10 new destinations55 acts of kindnessDonate bloodSave for a Peloton treadmill Create a daily meditation practiceSpa dayDinner in Little ItalyLunch in Ohio CityRun my fastest 5kWin 1st place for new age group runningRun a half marathonTrain...

 
"Invest in yourself, it pays the best interest." 
 Being Me: Week 26: Invest in you
June Theme: Believe in yourself and your halfway there
Already halfway through 2019, where have you been and where are you going?
I grew up knowing the importance of knowledge, my father drilled us of its power, and why wouldn't he, his knowledge and the more he learned created his life. It changed the direction...

"Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth." ~Marcus Aurelius 
Being Me: Week 25 - What thoughts have distorted our belief
June theme: Believe you can and your halfway there
If our beliefs tell us who we are then how do we uncover where our distorted beliefs come from, or more importantly, how do we change them?
Our brains collect information...

 
Being Me: Week 24 - Believe in others
June Theme: Believe you can and your halfway there
Not only do we need to believe in ourselves, but we also need someone to believe in us. They can sometimes provide that tipping point to move us closer to our goals and help us realize our own potential.
I have been blessed with a world of amazing friends, and within them all I know they believe in me...

"Don't let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use."  ~ Earl Nightingale
Being Me: Week 23
June theme: Believe you can and your halfway there
Do you believe in yourself? Can you set goals and believe that you will follow through? Or understand that...

"More often than not, the things we detest and  judge  in others are a reflection of the things we cannot except about ourselves" ~Iylana Vanzant
Being Me: Week 22 (Stop judging yourself if you want to stop feeling judged)
May theme- The difference between a flower and a weed is judgement
In order to stop judging yourself you need to learn to stop judging others. Start by examining where...

"Love is the absence of judgement ~Dalai Lama 
Being Me: Week 21 (Love is the absence of judgment ~ Dalai Lama)
May theme: The difference between a flower and a weed is judgment
As I lean into this study of judgement, reading stories to learn more, I am curiously aware of  the judgement I make and receive.  Judgement comes from a value we hold and when someone does not carry that same value,...

"Comparison is the thief of joy" ~Theodore Roosevelt 
Being Me: Week 20 (The grass isn't always greener) - how our thoughts direct our emotions
May theme: The difference between a flower and a weed is judgment
Have you ever noticed how much we allow the thinking mind to control our actions and attitude, especially when our attitude is not in a good place? This judgment based mindset maintains...