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  • Getting Older

    November 27, 2025 by

    Where does the time go. It’s so funny how we want to slow down time so we can enjoy life more, yet when we have something exciting coming up…We want time to go by faster so the event gets here sooner. We can’t help it. I have a cruise coming up, which is on my… Read more

  • Being Spontaneous

    October 29, 2025 by

    Life is full of choices. Every single day we have choices we have to make. I have to be honest here…I make choices quickly, yep I am very spontaneous. Most of the time I do not regret any of my spontaneousness. I feel as though I am living my life as much as I can… Read more

  • “It’s Just a Thing”

    October 18, 2025 by

    I got an Italian purse from a very loving girlfriend Kate. I love it to say the least. Now most people probably wouldn’t use it on a daily basis, but I loved using the purse every single day. I would even put my lunch in it when I went to work. A couple days ago… Read more

  • Leave a Letter of What You Loved About Life

    September 28, 2025 by

    I volunteered at the Moose Club for a Celebration of Life. I was super busy. Yet, when the Celebration started, I listened to the words friends and family said about this amazing woman. She was a Moose member for a very long time. She had so many family and friends show up. One person read… Read more

  • Thank You All So Very Much

    September 26, 2025 by

    This post is thanking everyone for believing in me. I love blogging. I started college when I was 45 years old. It took me a long time to finish my Master classes. I have worked hard being a Mental Health Counselor. I have so many people who loved me after they hated me from the… Read more

  • Gratefulness vs Negativity

    September 21, 2025 by

    I was watching a TV show. It was a cooking contest. One of the contestants stated that another contestant was a blessing. Can you imagine being in a show against one another and calling another contestant a blessing. Now that is not only unheard of, but also realizing people admire others who know more than… Read more

  • Being Loved By People You Are Jealous Of

    September 17, 2025 by

    I cry as I type the heading of this blog. Seriously I did. I was so jealous of this friend of mine who wanted to be friends with me. She came from a loving family who loved everyone who came into their home. I am sure I am not the only person with a best… Read more

  • No Such Thing as Perfect Parents

    September 12, 2025 by

    I have a friend who loved on our dog. She worked at a dog boarding facility by our home. We took our dear Bella there for the first time when we left for vacation. We were nervous dog parents. Our friend is a daughter of friends of ours. This made leaving Bella a tad bit… Read more

  • IRRITABILE/IRRITATION/IRRITABILITY

    September 6, 2025 by

    We have all been irritable at least a few times in our life. Some of us have a lot of irritation we need to work on. We all have those moments when everything is going well, and we are happy. Suddenly, you find out your fridge stopped working. You lose all the food in it.… Read more

  • Two Year Break

    September 3, 2025 by

    Wow, It has been over two years since I last posted. I needed a break! Now I am refreshed and ready to help others enjoy life, which I have been enjoying life a lot these past two years. No matter one’s age, life can be exhausting and taking a break is important. Ok, not everyone… Read more

  • You Are Strong Enough For All You Need

    September 24, 2023 by

    How many of us feel that others are stronger than we are? We are envious of them, we admire their strengths and wish we were as strong as they are. Guess what… We are just as strong as they are, we just do not realize it. We all see and admire others when they accomplish… Read more

  • Memories

    September 6, 2023 by

    Memories are so emotional, memories can make you happy, memories can make you sad, or memories can make you want to reevaluate your present life. Memories that make you happy is usually what I post on Facebook and Instagram. I love when memories pop up on Facebook. Facebook is fun to share happy moments. I… Read more

  • You be You

    July 14, 2023 by

    You don’t need anyone to tell you, change is good. You know this, but change is scary to some people. Change is huge, but oh so rewarding. I hear so many people say, “I wish I would have,” What stopped you? What feelings hold you back? Are you worried about what people will think of… Read more

  • WE ALL HAVE SOME KIND OF FUNNY WITHIN US

    March 8, 2023 by

    There are so many kinds of “funny.” I may not always be funny in other’s eyes, but if my kind of funny can brighten just one person’s day, that makes me kinda funny and absolutely makes my day.. I believe there is a misconception in regard with funny people. Some say funny people are hiding… Read more

  • Invest In Yourself

    February 18, 2023 by

    Invest in yourself as much as you invest in other things you love. Your number one love in life should be yourself. Most of the time we spend so much time wanting to please others, help others or spend a ton of time trying to have others accept us. Why is this? It’s because we… Read more

  • Spice Up Your Life

    February 13, 2023 by

    I found myself sitting on the couch watching old reruns of “The Biggest Loser” and my hubby was scrolling through articles on his cell phone. Usually this wouldn’t bother me too much if it was just a day or two, but I thought about it for a bit and realized we had started doing this… Read more

  • Time Passes Quickly

    January 10, 2023 by

    You know the saying, “In a blink of an eye life changes.” This sentence rings true for everyone. One moment we are loving life and the next moment we can find ourselves facing serious life changes. You may lose a pet that meant the world to you, lose a family member, co-worker, or a friend… Read more

  • Patience

    October 12, 2022 by

    I just turned in the final editing for my first Self-Help Workbook, and I am truly excited and exhausted from working on it. I applaud all writers as publishing a book takes a lot of work, time, brain fog, determination, questioning one’s self, and the list goes on and on. Many of us lose ourselves… Read more

  • Full of Life

    May 18, 2022 by

    Life is funny and full of surprises, which absolutely keeps us on our toes. That is….unless you have lost that enthusiasm for life and pretty much are a couch potato. You get up, have coffee, go to work or just sit on the couch and watch TV. You eat when you feel like it and… Read more

  • Understanding Your Worth

    May 17, 2022 by

    Why do we wait for the beginning of the year to start a diet or healthier way of eating? Is it because we believe January 1st is the day we are worth becoming healthier and understanding our worth? You are worth doing everything that makes you feel good about yourself, there is no date on… Read more

  • Learn From One Another

    May 16, 2022 by

    I read this on a site last week and apparently it stuck with me, but not in the way I believe it was meant to stick with me. It said, “Don’t be the echo, be the voice.” It went on to talk about being a leader and not a follower. This is how I feel… Read more

  • Taking Time

    May 9, 2022 by

    I’ve taken a little over a month off from blogging like I used to. I had surgery on my vocal cord on April 1st and I’ve hit some highs and some definite lows while trying to adjust to my new voice along with my limitations. Life isn’t always easy and we all need to take… Read more

  • We Are All Human

    April 25, 2022 by

    This may come as a shock to you (wink), but we are all human and humans make mistakes, lie, cheat, make very bad decisions and we all make great decisions that turn out not so great. There are mistakes that will haunt us the rest of our life if we let them, or we can… Read more

  • Post Surgery & Losing a Friend

    April 8, 2022 by

    I have not written in awhile because of surgery on my only vocal cord. I opt to have the surgery in hopes to have a better quality of life breathing. During my recovery this week I lost a friend who had breathing problems. Oh man….this friend was so dang funny and she could make anyone… Read more

  • Defeat or Success

    March 30, 2022 by

    When someone says they are defeated or they feel defeated, I instantly think they are giving up.  I felt defeated most of my life until I finally realized I was giving up on myself and my dreams.  We can lose at a game and say we have been defeated, but we can also say we… Read more

  • Process and Release “Reflective Thinking”

    March 21, 2022 by

    Every day we experience processing and releasing thoughts and feelings. There are healthy and effective ways to process and release our daily events. Although there are many types of thought processing skills, reflective thinking is what I want to focus on today. What can get us into trouble is when we react to something without… Read more

  • Transformation is a Beautiful Thing

    March 17, 2022 by

    We all go through periods of life where we transform something whether it be within ourselves or outside ourselves. Transformation is a good thing and much needed during our life. Transformation does not need to be approved by anyone but yourself and if you are proud of the transformation you achieved…..hold your head up high… Read more

  • Validation

    March 10, 2022 by

    Sometimes we need validation. Sometimes we just need people to reach out, tell us everything is OK and sometimes we just need the reminder that we are loved and worthy. Validation is checking on yourself asking….”Are my feelings justifiable and are my actions worthwhile.” Growing up without compliments did a number on me. Sadly, I… Read more

  • Your Past Paves Your Future

    February 28, 2022 by

    Sometimes we just have to let go of our past. Our past will/can make us stronger. We all have scars that we carry around. These scars we carry are scars that are as individual as we are individualists. We all may hope and dream of the same thing, but because we are individuals, the outcome… Read more

  • Be An Inspiration

    February 25, 2022 by

    What does being an inspiration mean to you? My definition is to help those who need help. It means to help those at work, help your friends and family, help those you do not know and helping yourself with positive thoughts and actions. Helping anyone and yourself allows you to become inspired and be inspirational.… Read more

  • Mind Games

    February 23, 2022 by

    Our mind is mysterious. The mind controls our desires, feelings, and thinking. Our mind works consciously and unconsciously. We program our brain for learning how we feel, think and desire. We allow our brain to learn what we allow it to learn. We can program our mind to give us self-doubt. Negativity takes over our… Read more

  • You! Yes You!! You Matter!!!

    February 21, 2022 by

    Do I have your attention? I hope so because I want to let you, my readers, know how wonderful you are. Some of you may not believe this statement because you have not realized just how amazing you truly are and how amazing you can continue to be. You are beautiful/handson. You are a contributor… Read more

  • Influencers

    February 20, 2022 by

    We all grow up with Influencers who have left our hearts a little bigger, our brains a little smarter and our life’s outlook a little more joyful. My daughter is my number one influencer. Although I am the mom, she has taught me valuable lessons. Lessons I will talk about in a later time. I… Read more

  • Living Fully

    February 16, 2022 by

    This statement might bother some, but I love to be totally honest in my blogs, so here it is….I hope I die while I am high on life. Seriously….I want to be doing what I love when I pass to whatever happens when you pass away. I want to be living my life to the… Read more

  • R-E-S-P-E-C-T

    February 11, 2022 by

    Treat others with respect, no matter what their job is or if they don’t have a job, if they volunteer, are homeless, mentally ill, have an addiction, different spiritual preferences, political thoughts, ethnicity, music preference or anything else that comes to mind. WE ARE ALL INDIVIDUALISTS with tens of thousands of thoughts every day. Trust… Read more

  • Same Ol’ Routine

    February 9, 2022 by

    Routines can be good. Sometimes we become proud of our routines, and sometimes our routines can put us in ruts. Routines can, or shall I say….Routines do become boring for a lot of individuals. I am one of those individuals. I like life to be spontaneous and exciting. We almost become robotic with our routines.… Read more

  • Passion in Life

    February 3, 2022 by

    According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, the meanings of passion is, “A strong feeling of enthusiasm or excitement for something or about doing something.” Wouldn’t it be amazing if we could live our life just doing everything we have a passion for? Well….What are you waiting for? To live a life of passion, which fills… Read more

  • Difficult Times

    January 31, 2022 by

    I didn’t start college until I was in my late forties. Heck…I didn’t even graduate from high school. I dropped out about three months into my senior year. I will never forget how one of my teachers, Mr Burns, told me, “If you drop out now, you will never finish school and get a diploma.”… Read more

  • Commitment

    January 26, 2022 by

    According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, commitment is defined as “a promise to be loyal to someone or something, the attitude of someone who works very hard to do or support something.” Here are some situations we make commitments….. Workplace: When we are hired to do anything, we commit to work the best that we can… Read more

  • Take Control of Your Life

    January 21, 2022 by

    How many of us dream and do nothing about those dreams, which make us smile. I was just talking to a friend who told me about a 90 year-young-man just diagnosed with cancer. He is feeling good at this moment and is now living his life to its fullest. Why do we wait until we… Read more

  • Attitude IS Everything

    January 17, 2022 by

    How we present ourselves in any situation sets the attitude anywhere at anytime. Our attitude reflects our behavior. If we walk into a room full of people with a smile, most will smile back when they look at us, and those smiling endorphins flow like a wildfire, which a great feeling. Our attitude affects others… Read more

  • Rejection

    January 15, 2022 by

    This word should be a four letter word if you know what I mean. It’s a harsh word to hear most of the time, well….I guess it all depends on which side of the rejection you are on. The word rejection is just a longer lettered word for the word “No.” Rejection makes most of… Read more

  • Learn From Differences

    January 14, 2022 by

    I have a twitter account. I read a very rude response from someone on a very famous country western singers post. I was not only saddened, but also shocked that someone would judge others instead of learn from them. Although we won’t all agree with one another’s thoughts and/or actions, we can always learn something… Read more

  • Being a Life Coach/Counselor

    January 8, 2022 by

    I love what I do. I give life experiences and lessons without charging. I help those who can’t afford to hire counselors or life coaches. My life happiness IS to help those who need encouragement, uplifting and a different view of their senario. In all honesty, my heart explodes when someone has an Oprah’s “ah… Read more

  • Being in a Rut

    January 8, 2022 by

    We’ve all been there, digging a path going back and forth with our thoughts and actions until we get into a rut or some people say…we develop an unhealthy habit and find ourselves in a hole we feel we cannot dig out of. You can dig out of any hole if you set your mind… Read more

  • Endurance

    December 28, 2021 by

    Boy I wish we all would have really paid attention in spelling class when the word “endurance” was given to us, along with understanding the meaning. According to Wikipedia, Merriam-Webster, and Yourdictonary.com, endurance means to work hard to accomplish something even when the going gets tough, without giving up. Endurance is facing difficult life challenges,… Read more

  • Don’t Judge or Compare

    December 25, 2021 by

    Life is hard enough without judgement from others or judging yourself. With the end of the 2021 year upon us, most of us have a lot of pressure between work, family, friends and most of all the pressure and judgement we put on ourselves. How can we stop all this judgement on one another and… Read more

  • Confidence

    December 10, 2021 by

    Do you ever wonder why some people can do scary things without thinking twice about it, or how people can walk into a group of people they don’t know and not feel intimidated? How about those individuals who wake up and think to themselves, “It’s going to be a great day,” even though they know… Read more

  • Perfectly Imperfect

    November 30, 2021 by

    I have counseled thousands of people and have done thousands of group counseling during my life. If you ask anyone I have counseled, “What does Alexis say at the end of counseling,” most will say, “We are all perfectly imperfect.” I love this saying and I have said it for a long time. Those who… Read more

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