More often than not the anticipation leading to an event is equally as fun as the event itself.   As a family, we love to anticipate what adventures are ahead of us.  We think about, plan, and dream about what might occur at the actual event.  I love that my girls find joy in thinking about what might happen, and are able to dream about different possible outcomes. Not only does it enhance the imagination, I believe it strengthens our overall ability to enjoy the event.  As a family, we talk about various places we would like to go and think…

With spring comes all the beauty of new blossoms and beginnings.  Just as we are getting restless with our old winter routine, renewed life and beauty arrive.  In comes spring! Allowing yourself to blossom and reach your potential is something that we all have an opportunity to learn.  It takes a conscious decision to do things to help us achieve our potential.   We can choose to live our lives at our current potential or to take ourselves to the next level.  Often we look to reading self-help books, listening to motivational podcasts, and reciting daily affirmations to help us…

One might say that I am in the zone or maybe that I have tunnel vision.  I have this habit of focusing on the task at hand to the point of being somewhat oblivious to other things around me.  Sometimes this can be a huge asset and other times it can be rather embarrassing.   I find it rather humiliating when my tunnel vision takes over and I don’t see or acknowledge people that I know when I am out and about running errands.  Partially at fault is the fact that my corrective eye surgery is wearing off.  But more…

What makes a day great?  What makes one day better than another?  What is it that energizes us to smile and say, “That was a great day!”? How can we make our days as great as possible? We often tell each other to have a nice day or maybe even a great day.  Although those are pleasant comments that I use daily, I also like to challenge myself to, “Make it a great day.”  The one-word difference makes us put action into our day.  It assumes that we are going to set out to turn the day into something…