Anything about Everything

This week's Friday Favorite is a bit different than any of the ones I have posted. Today I shed light on one of my favorite friendships. I have been dreading today all week. But in the spirit of mindset shifting, I am going to choose to celebrate, rather than mourn.  On Sunday, the world lost a beautiful soul. Someone who I have known for half of my life, who loved everyone he came in contact with, and who never had a bad thing to say about anyone. He was an incredible light in an otherwise dark world, and I am going to miss him more than I ever thought I would.  I met him my first day of high school. I was 14, almost 15, and a starry eyed freshman. I had gym in the middle of the day, and that was the first time I saw him. Naturally, I was head over heels for this guy - because he was a senior, a football player, and I swore on my life he looked like Matthew Lawrence. I see now, as I have matured (LOL), that he doesn't... but when you're young and silly - you belie...

You have a choice, every single day. Are you going to be happy? Or are you going to let the constant negativity and misery around you be your life?  When it comes to self love and self discovery, a lot of the time people will fall off your radar. These people may be friends, family, someone you're interested in. If you find that your energy is vibrating much more positive into the universe while on this journey WITHOUT these people in your life, it's okay. Sometimes, you need to distance yourself to work on you and find your passion, your drive, yourself. This does not necessarily mean these people have been written off for good.  Here's the deal: you are allowed to cut off anyone that makes you feel less than fantastic on the daily. If you're surrounded by constant negativity, constant misery it might  be time to change some things. If you're constantly wondering if you're enough, if your presence is important to anyone - GET YOURSELF INTO A BETTER PLA...

It seems that when people talk these days, not much information is absorbed from what they said. Why? Let's discuss. 1. We are so focused on having everything IMMEDIATELY. As a society, we are expecting information on demand, when we want it. If we don't find anything out immediately, we lose interest. Our minds wander elsewhere, our attention is no longer where it needs to be. 2. Technology is distracting us. We are very technologically focused now. Everything is centered around being connected 24/7, with the latest technology. There's no need. We scroll social media out of boredom while someone is talking to us, we focus our energy on scrolling rather than putting the phone down and listening to what the other person has to say.    3. Selfcentered is a real thing.  If it doesn't have anything to do with us, why would we listen? As a country, we have become so self centered that no one else's thoughts/feelings/needs matter before ours. What happened to...

Last week, I had the privilege to surprise my mom for her 60th birthday. My dad and I started planning it in January, and when it came to the day of the surprise - I was FREAKING out. I didn't want to blow it - we had worked so hard! Well, it went off without a hitch, and she was VERY surprised.  While I was visiting, we spent time in Asheville, North Carolina as well as Hendersonville, North Carolina. If you are ever looking for a place to go, this would be it. Such adorable little mountain towns with a lot of culture and vibrance. We toured the Biltmore Estate (a MUST do if you go out that way), and really just enjoyed the sights and sounds around us.  The last time I took a true vacation was in December, at Christmas time. I always felt guilty taking any sort of time off, because I felt like I was slacking if I wasn't in the office. I put work VERY high up on my priority list, in hopes that I would see growth. I didn't. I worked myself to the point of burning out, a...