Life is ever changing, and sometimes it is hard to let go of the past we loved in order to make room for the future ahead. We hold on to things tightly, dreading the thought of letting things go that we cherish so deeply. But what we have to recognize is that as much as […]
Imagine you are at a car lot looking at a car for sale. You ask the salesperson to tell you about the car. They respond, “Its okay I guess. It could be shinier, and it could go faster, and the color isn’t great, and it doesn’t have the best radio, and it’s not the cleanest, […]
“Education is our greatest opportunity to give an irrevocable gift to the next generation.” – Ernie Fletcher Teaching our children is our most important we work we do in life. When my children were young I was focused on teaching them good values and morals. Then as they grew older I focused on teaching them […]
For some reason this week I thought it would be fun to go back in time to this very day two years ago to see what was on my mind back then when I wrote my blog that day. When I finished reading my post from that day it hit me how important the […]
I once heard a story called the Parable of the Cookie. It’s a simple story with a surprising twist that teaches an incredibly valuable lesson. See for yourself: The Parable of the Cookie A young woman was waiting to catch a flight in the boarding area of the airport. Given that her wait was going […]
Self-esteem is a topic we read self-help books about and go to workshops to try and improve. Everyone struggles to some extent with questions of their own self-worth. It is a constant struggle for many people. I believe that the key to self-esteem is to stop worrying what other people think about you and start […]
When my son Dalton was a little boy, for some reason he could not grow bangs. His hair would grow on top and on the sides and in the back, but not in the front. For the first few years of his life I kept him in little baseball caps to disguise the fact that […]
Today’s advice: Organize your life BEFORE you move! Oh my goodness how I wish I would have done just that! I wish I would have had the time to organize my life before I had to move into a new home. I have lived in my current home for around 15 years and it is […]
Growing up in a family of ten kids led to some awesome memories. One memory in particular that I thought about today was the following story: We were sitting around our massive dinner table (it took a huge table to hold all 12 of us!). We were preparing to sing Happy Birthday to one of the […]
I hate that we sometimes feel alone in this life – the fact is that we are never alone – there are always others out there going through the same thing that we are, it’s just that we need more of us who are willing to be honest about it so we give permission to […]
Several years ago my family and I were down visiting the small town of Bicknell, Utah with our dear friends. We went to a church meeting down in Bicknell back then and a very humble young man got up and gave a talk on perspective and gratitude that was awesome. In his talk he shared […]
We make hundreds if not thousands of little tiny decisions every single day: whether to hit the snooze button, what to eat for breakfast, what to wear, what emails or calls to answer…and the list goes on and on, and usually we can make most of these decisions without having to put much thought into […]
Last week I was able to attend a great conference called Women Moving Millions. It was a conference of women who have all dedicated significant funds toward charities focused on helping other women. People shared stories of best practices, what types of charities are having the biggest impact, etc. It was incredibly educational and I […]
We all have a finite number of hours in a day – 24 to be exact. What we choose to do with those hours is of the utmost importance. We can waste our time, or we can use our time to improve ourselves and our lives. I have always felt passionate about the importance of […]
As I sit here at the hospital tonight, following my daughters second ACL surgery that took place earlier today, I am trying to reflect on what lessons I have learned in my life today so I can share those thoughts with all of you. It’s funny how just sitting around in a hospital waiting room […]
“Freedom means that no one can stop you from doing what is right, or persuade you to do what is wrong.” – Dadi Janki What a great quote! Love, love, love that quote. Because I believe that with all my heart. We may not all have freedom in our circumstances, but we all have freedom […]
Okay so I saw the best you tube video ever made regarding male and female communications today as it was played on the morning news show. I seriously could not stop laughing when I watched it. It is a MUST WATCH FOR EVERYONE! I kid you not. It is only 1 minute 42 seconds, but […]
One of the biggest mistakes I made early on as an entrepreneur was hiring cheap lawyers or not using an expensive lawyer nearly enough, thinking I was saving money for my business. But over the years, the school of hard knocks taught me just how expensive cheap legal help can be. I don’t recall ever […]
As those of you who follow my blog know, I try to write each day about the lessons I am learning in my life. Those who know me well know that I also don’t believe in coincidences in life. Rather, I firmly believe that things happen for a reason. So the events of today led […]
We all have a picture in our heads of how we think our lives should go. We plan it out perfectly in our minds, laying out what seems to us to be the ideal plan for our lives. We set goals toward it, we take action based on it, and we kneel down at night […]
Just over five years ago, my husband and I were married. At the time, I had been a divorced, single mother of two for many years with a daughter who was 11 and a son who was 14. We were married on New Year’s Eve, so winter weather was in full force here in Utah, […]
My thoughts today are about petty people, mean people, and those who facilitate their bad behavior. All of us have dealt with them before, those people who are petty, mean, and selfish. They are those people who are focused only on themselves, their wants, their hurts, and their problems. The petty ones can be found […]
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