Over the last few weeks, I've found myself in a negative spiral.  I've caught myself engaging in behaviors that many would call "self-sabotage" -- (eating the extra serving of dessert, having the extra glass of wine, indulging in the morning bagel a few too many days in a week, and hearing a lot of negative self-talk as I look in the mirror).  Ever since I hurt my ankle 2.5 months ago, I haven't been able to exercise, and the loss of this ability has put me into a negative frame of mind overall with my health.  I've been eating unhealthy foods and my mindset has been unmotivated.   Read More

I just wrapped up a 4 day online course by Emily King called Money & Miracles.  In it, she spoke about taking time every day to recognize the small miracles that are constantly happening in our lives.  She spoke about the importance of this in terms of the Law of Attraction (if you haven't heard of The Law of Attraction, I would encourage you to google it - there is so much written about it and Abraham Hicks is a well recognized expert in the field).  Essentially, it's the idea that like attracts like.  So if you are constantly putting out vibrations of positivity, happiness, joy, wealth, success - those are the things/people/situations you will attract in your life. Read More

Do you look for the lessons in the hard times?  Do you figure out the path through and work your way down that path as best as you can?  Or do you let yourself feel defeated and depleted?   Read More