It’s that time of year when everyone is rushing through the season. We survived Thanksgiving and now the crazed Christmas rush is well underway. It’s also the last month of the year and the last days of the decade. 2020 will be the start of new beginnings and the passing of old experiences. How willContinue reading “A Look Back: Top Ten Reflection and Gratitude Blogs”
Category Archives: Gratitude
A Month of Gratitude
Did you know November is National Gratitude Month? With Thanksgiving upon us, it’s a time to reflect on what we are grateful for in our lives. Expressing gratitude can enhance mood, decrease stress and improve overall well-being. But it shouldn’t just begin and end with November. The practice of daily gratitude can lead to aContinue reading “A Month of Gratitude”
Book Review: The Energy Bus
We all face challenges and adversity in our lives. Negativity can take hold and sabotage your thoughts, health, and happiness. We have a plethora of research at our fingertips that describes how positive energy and positive interactions can improve our lives, make us more productive and increase our happiness. To create success at home orContinue reading “Book Review: The Energy Bus”
Finding Your Passion as a Working Mom
Being a working mom is hard. Sometimes it feels like a constant state of multi-tasking schedules and shifting priorities. Your time is spent from the moment you wake up until you crash in the evening. It can be really easy to let go of things you loved to do before you became a mom. WeContinue reading “Finding Your Passion as a Working Mom”
Book Review: The Happiness Equation
The Happiness Equation is a practical guide to developing the happiness muscles in your brain. It gives the reader a framework with real, practical ways to train your mind for the positive. The book outlines nine secrets for achieving happiness. And while these “secrets” are really nothing new, the approach and framework provide the toolsContinue reading “Book Review: The Happiness Equation”
Why We Love Special Olympics
It wasn’t so long ago I found a Special Olympics Arizona notice in my daughter’s backpack. I was so grateful her school offered participation in the events. Special Olympics is a wonderful organization that supports children and adults with intellectual disabilities through sports. The organization also improves the health of others through collaborations with healthContinue reading “Why We Love Special Olympics”
How Do You Define Success?
It’s the million-dollar question that you have to look from within to define. Success is subjective. It’s an intangible that to some are only defined by the tangible. To others, it comes from a feeling of accomplishment. However you define it, Success Magazine is a good place to find the cornerstones of self-fulfillment that definesContinue reading “How Do You Define Success?”
Benefits of Practicing Daily Gratitude
We’re already a month into the new year. Hard to believe how fast time flew by this month. Resolutions were made and broken within the first few weeks of the year. One poll suggested that 80% of the people who set a resolution failed by February. Yikes! Don’t despair if the resolution didn’t work outContinue reading “Benefits of Practicing Daily Gratitude”
Book Review: Live Happy
It’s not often I come across a book I want to read a few times over. Live Happy: Ten Practices for Choosing Joy is one of those books. I read it three times so far! Live Happy combines the science of happiness and ways you can create joy each and every day. From an attitudeContinue reading “Book Review: Live Happy”
30 Days of Teal for Ovarian Cancer Awareness
September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and September 1 marks the start to 30 days of teal. The month will include gatherings, celebrations and fundraisers across the nation. It’s a reminder to educate ourselves and be diligent with our health. Ovarian Cancer whispers during the early stages so it’s important to listen to the subtleContinue reading “30 Days of Teal for Ovarian Cancer Awareness”
Stephanie Lema 