5 Realities Of Taking Action

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I have been staring at a blank page for days, knowing that I need to write, but feeling somewhat paralyzed to move my fingers. I stopped taking action. I stopped writing on a consistent basis. I just completed training to be a certified life coach coupled with a hectic yet blessed travel schedule, which are just well executed excuses when … Read More

The Game Before The Game

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We’ve all had something in life that we have prepared for or even fought for. Whether it was a goal, an event, training for something or a dream we are chasing. When I recently watched the Beats By Dre World Cup commercial, I could not help but be inspired and to ultimately question my faith. If you have not watched … Read More

You Don’t Drink…You’re No Fun

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This topic of assumption has surfaced in many forms over the past week so I decided I would address the elephant in the room. For the record, I have been having the time of my life with my sobriety. I still go out to bars, clubs, concerts, weddings, birthday parties and even raves without drinking. It IS possible to enjoy … Read More

A Love Letter

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a love letter

You have such a special place in my heart that words could hardly do it justice. I can’t stop thinking about you.  You are everything to me. When I think of life, there is nothing more perfect to me than you. I love you infinitely more than you know and I would do anything to make our relationship stronger.  I … Read More

What If Faith Is The Answer

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So often I get approached by people looking for answers or advice about many things. It seems like a subject that continues to arise is faith. People always ask me how I got the faith that I have and so openly talk about. Especially after the post from last week, I got a lot of people asking me to dive … Read More

What Faith Is To Me

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Faith, to me, is… Believing with certainty based on knowledge of the soul, which is beyond the need for physical proof. Realizing that I don’t have all the answers. Counting my blessings. Letting go. Something extremely unique and individual for everyone. A treasure that no one can take away from me. When I don’t allow my wants or desires to … Read More

10 Reasons Why Sober Is The New Cool

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“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

I Believe…

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Happiness stems from what we believe in.  Believe in yourself.  Believe in love.  Believe in miracles…they are brewing…   I Believe… That people ultimately all want the same things: To feel needed, loved and appreciated. I Believe… That everything we want in life is driven by a feeling it stirs inside of us. It’s always a feeling. I Believe… That … Read More

Honesty Is The Best Policy, Always

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Imagine what your life would be like if lies did not exist.   No one could tell you one and you could only tell the truth to others and more importantly to yourself.  There would be no doubt.  An end to the guessing game.  No such thing as deception.  A world where what you see and what you hear is one … Read More