10 Reasons Why Sober Is The New Cool

Carly BensonPersonal Development

sober is the new cool, sobriety

“Can I buy you a drink?” “Let’s do a shot!” “What are you drinking?” That’s usually how this conversation begins for me. How I answer depends on the setting, the person and how I’m feeling that day. Usually, I start out with a simple “No thank you, I don’t drink.” However, that answer is often not sufficient enough on it’s … Read More

My Miracle…

Carly BensonSpirituality

carly benson hebrews 6:19, miracles are brewing, sobriety

I MADE IT! Today I celebrate 5 years of sobriety from alcohol and cocaine. Not only do I celebrate my commitment to changing my life, I also honor the day I was saved by God’s grace. You see, many of you know bits and pieces of my story.  Some of you were with me during those days and experienced first … Read More

13 Miracles Uncovered While Traveling Abroad

Carly BensonPersonal Development

not all those who wander are lost, travel, wanderlust

I’ve been on a bit of a sabbatical, so I apologize you have not heard from me as much lately.  This is a longer post in part because I haven’t been writing as often and need to get back into the groove, but more so because I have so many wonderful things to share. If you have time to read … Read More

Rejection, Miracles & World Domination

Carly BensonPersonal Development

Rejection is like chicken, jia jiang, rejection therapy

Rejection. Even just spelling that out makes me a bit uneasy. It’s appearance is about as unpleasant as the feelings it invokes. The negative connotation that surrounds being rejected has made us into a culture that hides from it. As if it has crazy superpowers over us at times. The fear of it. The feel of it. The avoidance of … Read More

A 20-Day Guide to Better Spiritual Conversations

Carly BensonSpirituality

passionate prayer

As we bring the series of meaningful conversations to a close, yes, I saved the best for last – spiritual conversations. Warning: It’s a long post and it could cause MIRACULOUS things to happen in your life. Since publishing this blog, I’ve had many people approach me and ask me how to pray or how to establish a relationship with … Read More

25 Practices to Experience More Meaningful Conversations

Carly BensonPersonal Development

Conversations should be

In the last post, we focused on the importance of our internal conversations and how improving our inner dialogue can improve our life. This week, we’ll look at external conversations. The daily conversations we have with other people – family, friends, coworkers, elders and even strangers. You will notice that once your internal dialogue begins to improve, your conversations with … Read More

Meaningful Conversations: 6 Effective Tips to Improve Your Self-Talk

Carly BensonPersonal Development

Be careful how you talk to yourself because you are listening

Our internal voice is NON-stop.  All day long we are talking to ourselves, thinking thoughts which subconsciously influence our actions. Sadly, we all have a high tendency to be hardest on ourselves out of anyone in our lives.  This commentary we have with ourselves can drastically impact our interactions. Self-talk is one of the most crucial components of our well-being … Read More

Meaningful Conversations

Carly BensonPersonal Development

quotes-marianne-williamson

Today I write in awe of how grateful I am for the people in my life. New, old, repaired and even the damaged relationships around me are gentle reminders of how we are all interconnected. I’ve been fortunate this past week, in particular, to have so many meaningful conversations, from serious, to sad, to prayerful to advice-full, to playful and … Read More

An Invitation To See & An Interview

Carly BensonSpirituality

I just finished a book and a bible study on Invitations from God by Adele Calhoun.  What a miraculous book! The lessons I’ve learned during this season have been tremendous. The book teaches us all the invitations we get from God and reminds us of all the ways we can be invited closer to him. They include an Invitation to: … Read More