Living With Gusto

What IS a BOX anyway?

"Thinking outside the box." "Living outside the box." We hear these phrases all the time. And so I ask you, WHAT is a BOX? As a well-practiced People Pleaser, I do believe I was living inside a box of other people's expectations, their opinions of me, their considerations of what was a worthy pursuit for… Continue reading What IS a BOX anyway?

Inspiration

It’s Not You, It’s Me~Guest post

I read a wonderful blog post today from Vanessa of At The Picket Fence. About insecurity. I believe it's at the heart of many damaging behaviors-- which most surely become weapons, cutting to the very heart and soul. My own insecurity led to attention-seeking behaviors.... people pleasing....and very "loud" body language (because I wasn't permitted to… Continue reading It’s Not You, It’s Me~Guest post

Words To Help

YOU are Amazing!! And don’t you forget it!

You ARE amazing!! I finally began to believe that about myself after a few days of saying it out loud in front of the mirror. The year was 2008. For most of my life I'd felt "less-than" so it took a bit of making a firm choice and perseverance to follow this program.   I'd… Continue reading YOU are Amazing!! And don’t you forget it!

Living With Gusto

A Year of Wildness + Special Gift

This has been an amazing year for me in so many ways! One of those ways has been to jump off the high dive (yes, another one) and tap into my creativity in ways I never envisioned. My EmPOWordment©Cards by Mimi  have been reaching into people's lives in a way that thrills me! Yay! Let's hear… Continue reading A Year of Wildness + Special Gift

Inspiration, Words To Help

Wounding Brings Light

I have precious friends who have gone through some really hard, hard stuff this past year. Some of it will take a while to heal from. And while people say that kind of thing will make us stronger, it still hurts like all get out.   I found this quote by Rumi that made me… Continue reading Wounding Brings Light

Living With Gusto

To Dream….

I did it. I launched a dream. A dream that will provide more ways to speak into women's lives and also give them fun times together. (Excuse me while this hot flash passes!) I launched a website!! I really did! With all my information on it....what am I thinking?! Yikes! What if someone contacts me?… Continue reading To Dream….