Despair. Just came across a definition of depression that Sarah Silverman shared a few years back that I just love ! This is what she told her stepdad about depression : “It feels like I’m desperately homesick, but I’m home” ! There are obviously many other definitions out there, but the ones that always ring the…

Accepting. “The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” – Carl R. Rogers Change starts with accepting who we are and if that’s too hard for us in the moment, let’s just start by accepting that difficulty, simply and honestly. Resisting what already is, is futile….

A permission / An invitation. Reach for the thoughts and feelings that feel good AND allow yourself to stay in those delectable spaces ! Do you believe you can create a life you’ll love ? Even better, do you believe you can create a life that excites you ? The reality is that it’s much…

Strength. “Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t. Rikki Rogers” Came across this quote this morning, and you know when something just lands ?! The importance of actually looking for situations that challenge us cannot be minimized ! We can only truly discover…

Daughters. “My mother wanted me to be her wings, to fly as she never quite had the courage to do. I love her for that. I love the fact that she wanted to give birth to her own wings.” – Erica Jong My baby girl turned 10 years old today Here’s to growing bigger, better…

Savoring. “Joy is the most vulnerable emotion we experience”. Brene Brown What is your capacity for joy ? I’m trying to plan at least one simple and purely joyful experience to look forward to everyday, and basically assuring myself that there’s at least one thing I’ll experience will be joyous in the near future. It…

Daydreaming the ideal. “The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination”. Albert Einstein Since having read Wayne W. Dyer’s book The Power of Intention, I’ve been offering myself some precious time on a daily basis to utilize my imagination to dream up my ideals ! My ideal day, the ideal outcome of a tricky situation, the…

Utopian world. “Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible”. – Dalai Lama Can you imagine a world in which the majority of people would do everything in their power to be as empathic, compassionate and kind, more often than not ? A world in which we wouldn’t be afraid to look at the news…

Please. ”If you live to please others, everyone will love you, except yourself”. Paulo Coelho We often place way too much value on other people’s opinion of us, and the opinion we have of ourselves is often way too harsh. Here’s to placing value on growth through self-love and self-appreciation ! Offering ourselves the same…

Those simple winks. “What is success ? It is being able to go to bed each night with your soul at peace”. – Paulo Coelho Ok so the link between the chosen quote and chosen image is slim, but I couldn’t help myself this morning. Look at him ! Really look !! Look at his…