Creating Sparks That Last & All Things Relationships

The How and The Why of Letting Go You've heard it before, but today, I'm giving you the HOW and the WHY of letting go. September brought about massive growth for me in both my business and personal capacity. This spilled over into the first week of October where growth became epiphany.  And that, I just had to share with you. I'll start with the easier business achievements to record and move on to the more complex areas of personal growth after. Every year I choose a word to embrace for the season of my  CURRENT journey I'm experiencing, in order to expand on that in the best way for me, in the coming months. This year my word was COMFORTABLE and it has served my expansion so very well. BUSINESS GROWTH As a recovering people-pleaser, I finally had to embrace the notion that I simply could not please everyone, in other words, I had to grow into the idea of being COMFORTABLE being disliked. To start this rollercoaster off, I enthusiastically sent many of my manuscripts ...

And Personal Reflection Instagram: @meganruthphotography_ downloaded via Unsplash Earlier this week, I witnessed the first turning of yellow leaves heralding the start of autumn. Wait!! I wailed, I'm not ready. This made me take stock: Why was I not ready? I've known all my life that summer segues into autumn. So why am I not ready? @primipil via Unsplash Personal reflection leads to change It's the same for our seasons in life. Personal reflection changes with each stage of life. Relationship boundaries shapeshift according to our status, commitment and amount of time together, i.e. child-raising years compared to empty-nester years, or career peaks versus slowing down your workload. That brings me to today's discussion. Personal reflection corresponds directly to our evolving boundaries. And if the people in our lives are not (or cannot be) in sync with our changing parameters, then we need to speak our mind so they can either level up or respect our growth. When we w...

Own It! I’ve discovered a new way of doing what I love. Creativity streaks, or sprints, are the go! Have you ever challenged yourself to a creativity streak? Bam! Brave act right there. Not brave as in heroically fight a bear, but brave as in step out of your comfort zone kind of brave, and not onto a bindi either— or maybe that is brave; kind of like a giant leap of faith but stepping into something risky. No I’m kidding, don’t go stepping onto any bindi’s or into any risks! But you know, sometimes you’ve got to take a chance on yourself— so let’s say calculated risks potentially. Anyhoo, a creative streak is quite a commitment. So it depends, are you committed to your craft, your creative influence? Because, without it, who would you be? De’Andre Bush I mean, your very personality is a creative streak: the way you wear your hair, the clothes you choose, your daily habits - they make up your creativity, your daily interests, AKA - You! See? Creativity is anything that brings out your...

Do you have a self-empowerment strategy in place? https://unsplash.com/@adityaries By self-empowerment, I mean that feeling that you know without doubt you can succeed in anything that comes your way.  That confidence, knowing you can hold your head high and say ‘Oh yeah, I’ve got this.” What strategies do you use to lift yourself out of a slump? Because, let’s face it, life is hard and we all feel deflated at times. I found THIS ARTICLE to be super helpful. 7 Tips for Achieving Self-Empowerment https://unsplash.com/@kalvisuals Would you be willing to share your methods of self-empowerment below? (Anonymously or by name are both fine). Self-Empowerment (Google Forms)  See below if you'd prefer not to use Google Forms. ICYMI 7 Tips for Achieving Self-Empowerment Here's to a very Hoppy Happy Easter, may you and yours celebrate, enjoy and stay safe 🐰 😀 Feel free to let me know your self-empowerment strategies in the comments if you prefer, rather than the Google Forms above. ...