Mental Illness is something everyone deals with in one form or another – whether they deal with it personally, whether they are living with someone who has a genuine mental illness, or whether they have a friend who is suffering from it. It touches all our lives in one form or fashion. And I personally […]
In all of living, have much of fun and laughter. Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured. –Gordon B. Hinckley What an important reminder. You would think it would be a no-brainer that life is meant to be enjoyed, but I think the reality is that it is not. It is so easy to […]
Yesterday I was invited by a good friend to come to the set of the TV Show Shark Tank. Shark Tank happens to be one of my favorite shows on television today because I absolutely love it from an educational standpoint on all the lessons it can teach entrepreneurs. Each week as I watch the […]
“People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway. If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway. The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do […]
“Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful. . . . Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” Ralph Waldo Emerson My […]
Life is full of storms and always will be. Some days are a heavy rain, other days a light drizzle, and other days are torrential floods. And the fact is that these stormy days will come and go throughout our entire life because no matter how much we wish it could be all sunshine and […]
“A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.” – Harry Truman Pessimism: Pessimism is defined as a state of mind in which one perceives life negatively. It is always expecting the worst possible outcome. It is living with a lack of faith. […]
“I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stifled. I want all the cultures of all lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible.” – Mohandas K. Gandhi I absolutely enjoy learning about other cultures. I love learning about different traditions people […]
As those of you who follow my blog know I was recently asked to be a judge on the new TV Series American Gnuity. We have wrapped episode one an attached you can watch a two minute teaser clip of the show with scenes from our first episode: There is nothing more exciting than supporting […]
I heard a news story today about someone who was been killed in a car accident. It made me stop and think a lot about how fragile life is. The person in that car woke up thinking that today would be a day like any other day, with absolutely no idea that today would be […]
“Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.” -Buddha Words are such a powerful thing. Especially the words we speak. They can build up or tear down, hurt or heal, uplift or destroy. I personally believe that words, when unkind, […]
I want to start this week by paying a special tribute to all of the great dad’s out there. Like the title said, any man can be a father, but it truly does take a special person to be a dad. I have learned that lesson firsthand in my own life with my children – […]
Several years ago when I was posting my daily blog for my employees of my company I invited them to give me subjects they wanted me to blog about. Several of them asked me to post about what I think has helped me in my life to be a more successful person and mother, aside […]
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not […]
“Once she stopped rushing through life, she was amazed how much more life she had time for.” Tonight was a good friend’s birthday so we had a small group over to celebrate. Nothing elaborate, just bbq, swimming in the pool, a lot of laughter, playing fun games, and of course dancing…in our family it isn’t […]
“WAKE UP EVERY MORNING WITH THE THOUGHT THAT SOMETHING WONDERFUL IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN?” What a great idea! I think I am going to write on my mirror “something wonderful is about to happen” so when I wake up to get ready it’s the first thought I see. What a great way to get your […]
Today was my son’s formal homecoming talk that return missionaries give at our church meeting once they return from their LDS Mission. We had loads of family members fly and drive into town on both my side of the family and Rollin’s side of the family so they could attend our church meeting today and […]
In the two years since I sold my company I have taken on several things I have never done before…things I wasn’t sure I was capable of doing. But because of my many years as an entrepreneur I had learned that I should never assume I am not capable of something until I first give […]
My son Dalton arrived HOME today from having been gone for two very long years on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints! As we gathered at the airport with family and close friends to await his arrival the excitement was building like crazy. We had a huge welcome home sign […]
I feel like a five year old kid on Christmas Eve night! I am so excited for tomorrow that I am jumping out of my skin! MY SON COMES HOME TOMORROW! After two LOOOONNNNGGGG years of only being able to write him once a week and only being able to talk to him on Christmas […]
When a happy time of life comes to an end it is hard, plain and simple. Tomorrow I will be attending my daughter Ashley’s High School Graduation. It is a major life event for a young person. Ashley had an amazing High School experience. She was surrounded by good friends and she chose to be […]
This week is going to be one of the biggest weeks of my life. And it will no doubt be a bittersweet week for our family. First, my 18 year old daughter Ashley is graduating from High School. Oh my goodness I am not ready to let that little girl go! My baby….my youngest….my mini […]
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