Every month when the 17th rolls around, I am reminded of the miracle that happened in my life. It was August 17, 2008 when everything changed. Some of you know my story and others may not. This was the day that I shut the door to some of my bad habits and open the door to faith, God and a … Read More
A 5-Step Admiration Practice
[Tweet “Often what we love about others is a reflection of what we can develop and love within ourselves.”] Admiration can be very powerful if used correctly and with proper application it can lead to subtle yet miraculous shifts in our lives. Sure you’ve heard the word, and maybe you have found yourself silently admiring someone from a far. Sometimes we … Read More
What If Faith Is The Answer
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
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
6 Things to Stop So Happiness Can Start
Please don’t take this advice as me being bossy or condescending. These epiphanies are the lessons I have had to learn, practice and continue to have to remind myself of on the regular. I share them with realness in hopes that you can begin to live life at a new level by implementing these suggestions on what to stop and … Read More
How To Let Go of Unexpected Responses
One thing I have learned over the years is to let go of how you think people should respond. Let go of the outcome we have playing in our heads. Let go of the expectation we have of what the other person should do. Let circumstances and situations be exactly what they are. If we can get to a point … Read More
4 Practices To Fight Distractions & Help You Stay Focused
Distractions can really be detrimental to our happiness. They come in many forms be it people, worries, “opportunities,” projects, doubts, hobbies and even things that we might think are signs pointing us in the right direction. A distraction is defined as something that prevents you from from giving full attention to something else; an extreme agitation of the mind or … Read More
10 Reasons Why Sober Is The New Cool
“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…
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
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