Category: Lessons Lived And Learned

13 Sep, 2022   •   Choose Joy   •   Lessons Lived And Learned   •   Mindset Matters

Live Like Eleanor

You know those people who come into your life and impact you so greatly that they leave footprints all over your heart? Well for me… Eleanor was one of those people. Not only did she leave footprints all over my heart, but she tap danced all over it with high...

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22 Jul, 2022   •   Choose Joy   •   Lessons Lived And Learned   •   Mindset Matters

You Only Die Once

Birthdays. That annual, big, shiny beacon that is consistently the same day every year flashing brightly indicating the passing of another year and yet it always seems to creep up on us. That day where you eat the cake, get the phone calls, open the gifts, toast with family and...

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27 Jun, 2022   •   Choose Joy   •   Lessons Lived And Learned   •   Mindset Matters

Midlife More

Midlife crisis. Two words I often joked about and never thought, for even a brief second, would ever happen to me. First off, midlife was something so far away and my young 20-something-self- at -the-time thought I was invincible and ageless and secondly, a crisis was something that happened to...

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25 May, 2022   •   Choose Joy   •   Lessons Lived And Learned   •   Mindset Matters

Some Days

This week I didn’t know what to write about… I sat for a long time starring at a blank screen, with an empty mind, blank canvas and no thoughts. Some days words come easy and some days they don’t. Some days we have no words; opinions, thoughts, deep emotions, but...

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11 May, 2022   •   Lessons Lived And Learned   •   Mindset Matters

Be A Mama Bird

A few weeks ago, we had a beautiful mother robin make a nest right in our windowsill in perfect view for us to see from the comforts of our living room.  It was the perfect spot for us to see all of the daily happenings… and brought a lot of...

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20 Apr, 2022   •   Choose Joy   •   Lessons Lived And Learned   •   Mindset Matters

Every Story Has Chapters

Every single story of someone’s life is made up of chapters that you know nothing about. Truth. We are all so quick to judge.  Myself included.  We see someone, hear their story and judge them on the chapter we are walking into …not really thinking of all of the chapters...

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12 Apr, 2022   •   Lessons Lived And Learned

Can’t Push for Passion

Lessons Learned By A Competitive Dance Mom 5,6,7,8 and we’re off. This weekend launched the start of my daughter’s competitive dance season and it could not have gone better. Not because of the outcome on stage or the awards she took home, but rather by the lessons learned and experiences...

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4 Apr, 2022   •   Lessons Lived And Learned   •   Mindset Matters

People Mess Up… Move On

When I was in grade school, we had a club at recess that would meet under the pine trees by the driveway.  It was a girl’s only -no boys allowed club. To get into this club you had to either like Joey or Blake.  Two cute, outgoing boys in the...

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19 Mar, 2022   •   Lessons Lived And Learned   •   Mindset Matters   •   Wellness And Self Care

I’m free… My Covid Fear has diminished.

No matter how much we try to control things, some things are just out of our control. Like the dreaded Covid. Last week I got hit.  Stuffed up, head ache, body aches, runny nose and man was I tired.  Just a cold I thought as I’ve been run down trying...

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11 Mar, 2022   •   Choose Joy   •   Lessons Lived And Learned   •   Mindset Matters

Spring is Here … Bring On A Fresh Start!

Since I was old enough to write words I have journaled.  I would write out simple things like what I did at recess, who my friends were, my favourite colour; you know, simple childhood stuff… but I never missed a day… and I most often ended each entry with “I...

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