Few things can erode confidence like being invited to an event where you are clueless about what to wear or how to navigate a particular social setting. In fact, most people tend to turn down an invitation to an event that is outside of their comfort zone. Their assumption is that everyone else possesses the required savoir-faire. Nothing could be further from the truth. These skills, like any skill, are only learned through training and practice.
What is savoir-faire? Continue reading
Every woman wants to look and feel beautiful. This desire is not evil or being conceited; it is part of how you are made. If that is true, and it is, why do so many women struggle with insecurities about their appearance?
How would you respond if someone you just met told you that you are beautiful? Would you believe them, or would you discount their comment? Maybe you would smile and say, ‘Thank you,’ but in your heart doubt what they have said.
Doubt is often rooted in comparison. If I looked like ________, then I would be beautiful. Every time you compare your reflection in the mirror to the constant flood of perfectly altered photos in the media, and on social media, insecurities take hold. No one can measure up to that – not even the models.Continue reading
It’s not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, what are we busy about? ~Mother Theresa
To each of us is given a very precious commodity – time. It marks our years, our months, our days, our moments. For some, time creeps along painfully slow – for others, time seems to evaporate. Rich or poor, we all are given the same 86,400 seconds each day.
How did you spend the first 2,592,000 seconds in January? More importantly, how will you spend the remaining seconds in 2016? While some moments you can plan, other moments just happen.Continue reading
We love to connect with friends and family, and technology has made that easier than ever. In a flash, you can text someone about a silly moment you are experiencing or post on social media a photo from your day.
Technology can also be used to say things that are hurtful, mean-spirited, damage reputations and destroy friendships. Many things are said online that would never be said if standing face-to-face. Sometimes hurtful comments are made on purpose, other times, comments are simply misunderstood. How many times has someone misunderstood you when you were sharing something in person? It happens all the time, and adding a smiley face at the end of a text does not guarantee the other person understands your comment. Communication includes not only the words you say but how you say them.Continue reading
“There is freedom waiting for you,
On the breezes of the sky,
And you ask “What if I fall?”
Oh but my darling,
What if you fly?”
Erin Hanson
Dreams
What did you dream about when you were a child? Children have big dreams. Nothing seems impossible to them. Too often, as we grow, we start to doubt our ability to bring those dreams into reality. We begin to settle for the way things are and lose our joy for life.Continue reading
An invitation announces and celebrates the milestones of life. Whether it’s a wedding, baby shower, graduation, birthday, anniversary or a new home, our joy would not be complete without others. The affair may be formal or informal, but the invitation is the vehicle through which we communicate the happy news. An invitation comes in many […]
While etiquette seems to have been lost in most of today’s casual society, graduation is still a time when we adhere to proper protocol. A graduation ceremony, however, is not something we attend daily. At most, it is the focus of our attention maybe once or twice a year; so there’s often confusion about what […]
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