Relationships are great, right? Yes, and sometimes they are not. Then sometimes they are. Then sometimes they are not. There is an ebb and flow to them. Sometimes it’s easy to get carried away with the ebbs and not be in the flow. Take a moment to think about your...
Perfectionism is something that has been on my mind. When we are focused on things being “perfect,” it can be the death of joy, progress, and/or forward movement. It is something I have been trying to find the “perfect” way to describe. Ha! There it is again. What are...
Doesn’t everyone want to - process their emotions? I mean isn’t it important? We don’t want our feelings and emotions to get bottled up inside of us, right? Because when we do, it can cause us to experience an increase in mental and physical struggles, such as...
Recently I celebrated my birthday. My first COVID birthday, that is. It was also my first birthday after losing my dad. It was strange. I have always enjoyed celebrating my birthday. Not in a big, I need to throw a party way. For me, it is the phone call, the text...
How often do you ask yourself - “What is my intention?” It is something I do often. It helps me set the tone of what I am going to be doing, where I am headed, who I am going to be spending time with, etc. I find there is a difference in my energy - in how I show up -...
Last time I talked about being 100% responsible for how you feel. I provided some tips to help when you catch yourself giving that responsibility to someone else. This time I want to discuss how at a deeper, unconscious level, there are times when something from our...
I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR HOW I FEEL. You are responsible for how you feel. No, not your spouse, partner, friend, mom, dad, sister, cousin, co-worker, manager, employer, aunt, uncle, the person driving the car next to you, the store clerk, etc. This is a biggie. I see...
The golden rule says to treat others the way you want to be treated. Makes sense, right? But it got me thinking about it how it felt when my husband, Dave treated me the way he wanted to be treated. You see, we have both experienced the loss of loved ones recently and...
Hi, my name is Monica and I am a recovering people-pleaser. It doesn’t sound like the worst addiction to have, does it? I mean is it a bad thing that I want the people around me to be happy? No, of course, it is not a bad thing. Although it can become a...
Today, my daily intention was to “let go of expectations.” I immediately started to think about how I have been really hard on Dave, my husband, lately. Something clicked when I wrote out this intention. I have been setting expectations for Dave and then I have been...
Today is Valentine’s Day, so I thought why not talk about love? We can all use reminders to love ourselves and others more - I know I can. I believe not loving ourselves is typically the root cause of a lot of the strife we experience in life. When you are not loving...
This past weekend I was robbed. Someone smashed the driver’s side window of my car and stole my purse. I couldn’t believe it! It was a beautiful peaceful winter day. There was light snow coming down. It was chilly, but my girlfriend and I decided to bundle up and meet...
Do you have a grounding practice? Do you know what that means? How to do it? Grounding, also referred to as earthing, is the practice of walking or standing on the earth barefoot in order to connect with its innate healing energies. It relies on earthing science and...
It's that time of the year again - the end of it! I can't believe 2022 is coming to a close. We will have to get used to writing 2023 soon. I've never been consistent in writing down what my goals are for the upcoming year. Instead, I like to get clear on what my...