Happy Birthday!!

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Have you ever blinked, and a year has passed? 

Like, you woke up one morning and its a year later, and a whole lot has changed? 

 That's how I feel lately, and while I am so elated with how things are rolling along in my life, it wasn't always like this.. and it hasn't been all sunshine and roses. Which you know - if you've kept up with these posts! 

 This blog turned a year old YESTERDAY, and I am so excited to celebrate! Over the last year I have been consistent in updating when the information is right and the flow just works.

 This blog, while I was hoping would evolve into something crazy exciting, has stayed right on course with how it started. Something that has become very important to me is personal development and self awareness. I try to bring attention to this journey in every post, in some way, shape, or form. How can we be better versions of ourselves if we are stuck living out our old habits? 


 The last year has been quite a roller coaster. For example, it's taken me over 2 weeks to get this post done - because my emotions and feelings keep getting in the way. I have loved too hard, I have experienced some pretty heartbreaking loss, I have lost friends. I've moved, started a new job, and found inner peace. 

 None of that happened without a thing we call "the fear." Life is a huge game of chance, no matter how you spin it, and we cannot predict (no matter how hard we try) the outcome of any events. As a type A personality, it's hard for me to leave everything up to chance without considering every possible outcome and scenario. But I had to take a step back and leave it to the universe. If this is how my life is going to go, then I need to let it. I have a picture of what I want my life to look like, but that doesn't mean it's how it will turn out.. and that's a hard pill to swallow for me. 

Looking back on the last year has been an exciting and heartbreaking exercise. I wasn't sure what I wanted to share on this blog - or how I wanted to share it. But I felt a pull in my heart to allow my voice to be heard.   


My challenge to you - is to find something good in EVERY DAY. No matter how hard it is or how miserable your day is. Find 3 things that made you smile or made you feel good, and document them. EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. I promise you that you'll feel better and that you'll start to see the world a little better. 

 Thank you for joining this ride - I am so excited to see where this grows from here!  

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