Never give up!!!! I can not stress those three big words enough. We all have it in ourselves to accomplish anything we put our mind to. This is what is called, “SELF-EFFICACY.” Self-efficacy is in our mind and in our determination. There are no time limits to what you want to achieve as long as … Continue reading Never Give Up

How many times do you have to stop, think about the mood you are in, and then....once again....realize you need to change your mindset? This is how our life flows, we have to train our mind to enjoy the life we want. If we think about how we want to change, visualize how we want … Continue reading Mindset

Life can be full of blame. When we become uncomfortable with our actions, we blame something and/or someone because blaming someone/something else helps us feel better about ourselves and what has gone wrong. We have all done the blame game to help us feel better about the situation. Being accountable for what is going wrong … Continue reading Blame Game or Accountability

Do you realize how important you are? Everyday you do something wonderful. That's right, each one of us does something every day we should be proud of and toot our horn in admiration. Most of us believe we go through days, weeks or even months without realizing how great we are. Do we really need … Continue reading Toot Your Horn

Oh boy....I have tried to fit in all my life up until recently. Sometimes I still have to remind myself that it's ok if I don't fit in or get asked to participate in something a friend/family member is doing. Does my heart break a little, absolutely, but I’m not everyone’s cup of tea...lol...it’s true. … Continue reading Trying to Fit In

I want to write today a little bit about life's challenges.  I am writing a book named, "I Use To Be," This book is about my life and all the challenges I faced and happily overcame and lived to write about it.  Of course, if you have been reading my blog you know about many … Continue reading Life Challenges

How many times do you have to stop, think about what you are doing just to remind yourself....once again....that you need to change your mindset? This is how our life flows, we have to train our mind to enjoy the life we want. If we think about how we want to change, we visualize how … Continue reading Positive Mindset

Many of us want everything to go exactly the way we would like it to go. Wouldn’t it be nice if we always had our own way and never had to figure out alternative ways or learn from the word “No”. I had to laugh because we learned the word “no” at a very early … Continue reading Our Map Is A Journey

I walk my dog every single day. I’ve been doing this great loop around the neighborhood, which is about a mile long. Yesterday I was looking down at the sidewalk and saw this plant “break through” the asphalt. I thought, “WOW, such determination this plant has.” As a counselor, my thought process went right to…..If … Continue reading Breaking Through

We all have experienced shame in our lives. I was the queen of feeling ashamed. Shame allows us to feel unworthy, scared, insecure, resentful, reluctant, out of control, and vulnerable... The list can go on and on. Who allows us to feel ashamed????? You guessed it correctly if you said, “I do.” We allow others … Continue reading Shame