“I’m saving it for a special occasion.” When I was younger, my grandmother had a beautiful parlor. It wasn’t big, but it was beautiful. Everything was over the top. Grandma had grown up in a poor home, and her parlor was her pride and joy. It had beautiful, rich, light carpet that complemented beautiful white […]

Before you begin today’s challenge, this weekend our gratitude activity will be done on a walk, so start planning where you will take yours! And while you are on your walk or out and about, be on the look out for a little, attractive-to-you rock. Maybe even a pebble. Why? You’ll have to keep participating […]

Remember this morning’s challenge? Guess what? There is a Part Two. Now that you’ve written about that influential person in your life, the second part of the challenge is to CALL THEM AND TELL THEM SO! Again, don’t overthink it. Just do it. Find their number and call. Now. Call them up, tell them you […]

Today’s challenge is going to involve writing, so… Prepare by having paper ready along with a pencil or pen. Silence your phone. This is only going to take five minutes. You can silence it for that long. Read and respond to the writing prompt. You probably assumed the prompt was HERE, but not yet. I […]

Have you recently had a day that didn’t go as planned? Maybe it’s been that kind of a week, or a month, or longer. Unfortunate things are a part of life. Hard things happened. There are life events that make your breath stop. And there are days you want to spend with your head under […]

Aristotle said, “ Virtues are formed in man by his doing the actions.” This was later coined into, ”We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit” (Will Durant). This quote emphasizes the value of repetition. As we repeat a certain behavior, that quality becomes ingrained within us. With […]