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Give Love a Fighting Chance!
Once upon a time, I happened upon a quick read about how to evolve or remain! I wish I knew who to credit, because it was magic…but it basically went like this… We are all faced with a choice to evolve or remain. We can choose to remain unchanged but in doing so we will forever be presented with the same situations, same routines, same problems, same challenges, same frustrating results. Until (or unless) we learn to love ourselves to the point of saying, “ENOUGH!” and so we begin to change. This creates an opportunity for us to evolve. As we evolve, we connect to the strength within us, which…
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Visit Beaufort and Keep The Union Alive
This weekend, I had an opportunity to make a quick get-a-way to Beaufort, SC. Now I had never been to Beaufort before and had no idea how perfectly lovely and what a tidal treasure box this little town was. We stayed in the quaint, historical downtown area, that was extremely walkable and precious at every turn. My eyes enjoyed the sights and my soul soaked in the slow yet sensory rich living I am naturally drawn to. I had an appointment Saturday morning at a local salon, Nail Bar On Bay for a mani/pedi that was a quick two blocks from City Loft Hotel, where we stayed. As an aside,…
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Take Heart In All You Do
Good Morning to you! Yes…you! It is going to be a fantastic day. Mornings are not just beautiful to see but they are beautiful to feel too! There is something magical about them. To me it is a smell, a breeze, watching the birds fly into the wind, the smiles as strangers walk by greeting each other in a comforting silence, watching that lone surfer or fisherman observing the ocean and deciding how to go about the day…all that creates a feeling. It is everything about starting over, a new beginning, a fresh outlook, a rebirth for our beautiful world. How blessed are we that it happens every single day!?…
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Are You a Badass Woman?
Hey y’all!!! It’s me, another day and another Hopeservations! WHOA!!! So just about the time you get into a groove, life changes a little…or a lot! Right? I mean, everyday brings a new unfolding of our life’s path and it isn’t always just about us. It is often about our parents, our children, our partners, coworkers, friends and loved ones. We have to be thoughtful of their journey too! In this particular case, it is about Abby heading back to college and Sadie heading off to her freshman year of high school. Talk about CHANGE! Sadie is taking the beginning steps of her high school experience. She’s nervous and anxious…
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What’s The Matter with Pondering What Matters
Hey beautiful soul, this is from my Hopeful heart to yours…so check it out. Yeah…so it’s no secret I love take out Chinese! Terrible but true. Oddly enough, one of the things I love most about getting take out Chinese is the little fortune cookies at the bottom of the box. I mean how simple are those little jokers, and yet they bring me so much joy. I don’t even particularly care for the cookie itself but there is SOMEthing about breaking open that cookie to pull out those little slips of paper to read a few words of good fortune or zen like insight that seems so fascinating and…
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How to Help Navigate Any Age Child Through Negative Self Talk & 36 Kid Tested Affirmations
Two years ago, during my oldest child’s junior year of high school, it was at the conclusion of her volleyball season, she earned “Most Improved Player” which was a high accolade considering she stepped up and into a completely new position she had never played before as the setter…and then was recognized as one of the “Most Valuable Players” which was an unbelievably high honor considering she was the same girl that made varsity her freshman year with the knowledge that she may not play and in fact did not step foot out onto the court ONCE the ENTIRE season… That 9th grade season the only time she stepped foot…
