When my brother went on, albeit sudden, I was grateful to have a few short days prior with him at the hospital, along with my family and loved ones…
Read MoreOkay, okay…I know it’s a bit kitschy, but I couldn’t resist the word play on belief-beLEAF and seasons…When I ran the title by my daughter, she said “yea, ok, I get it Mom..its DEFINITELY your style…
Read MoreIn the different sI must admit feeling a bit ill-equipped to write PREPARING for Your Next when those
who know and love me, know that I can be such a procrastinator. One reason I never
properly PREPARED was fear of not seeing my plans materialize (self-sabotage).
Read MoreIn the different seasons of my life “preparing for my next” has meant different things, but pretty much looked the same. My path has included the journey of…
Read MoreA few years back, I made the transition from a 15-year corporate career to a freelance career, and during that time, a friend gave me the “you first” advice…
Read MoreAs we think through planning for our “next”, I thought it might be helpful to share some questions you might consider. I encourage you to reflect, think out loud, journal, and/or whatever else works for you as you think about whatever season of your life is on the horizon:
Read MoreFrom time to time when I take the chance to slow down, I regularly find myself reflecting on the idea that it seems as though I’m always preparing for the next _______…
Read MoreWhen asked to write on the topic of having no fear, I chuckled because it was the very thing that I had purposed to confront that week in therapy. It occurred to me that most of my debilitating procrastination was actually rooted in a successfully disguised spirit of fear.
Read MoreHmm...what's something I’ve been scared about lately? Oh, I don’t know — how about being a HUMAN?
Being a human that is living in a world that seems to be getting crazier every day. Being a human that
happens to be a woman. Being a human that is responsible for raising another human.
Read MoreWhen asked to write as a guest for Perfectly Unwrapping this week on “Having No Fear”, I was honored to share as I have experienced, at some point, fear in variety of ways.
We may have heard, quoted, and even read in various places “Faith over Fear”, or possibly “Let your Faith be bigger than your Fear”. And even though we know that the opposite of faith is fear, if we were to be truly honest sometimes fear may have won the fight against the two during trials in our lives….
Read MoreAs of July 2nd, we officially reached the halfway mark of 2022. And I’m wondering if I’m the only person who has thought “Where has the year gone, and how do I get done everything I intended for 2022?”
Most of 2021 for me, was spent in that weird space of trying to determine what of the previous year was real, was permanent, and how I, along with all those around me, we’re going to adapt to our new sense of normalcy.
Read MoreHi! I am Jessica Hollowell. I am a full-time Financial Administrator for a virtual accounting agency and I’m also a small business owner, JessYourDoor. Those roles are how a create a living. My reasons for living are my wonderful husband of 8 years and our two boys, Tommy and Kingston.
By guest writer Harlon Barnett on the prompt of: "What does being blessed mean to you?"🙌
I’ve known Dr. Tammy since 1985. That’s when we met at Michigan State University, our freshman year. We both stayed in North Case Hall on the 4th floor.
Often, when we speak the words "I Love You" it's typically directed towards our children (fur babies included 🐶), family and friends. But, how many times do we take the time to tell ourselves that we are loved? If you are anything like me, several times throughout the years I have neglected to love myself.
Read MorePlease welcome the beautiful Tamara Carpenter! Tamara is currently a Director of Customer Success for Salesforce, Inc. She resides in Carmel, IN with her husband, Ron, and 3 boys aged 11, 7, and 7. In her spare time she enjoys reading, traveling with friends and family, and writing.
Read MoreWoot woot! February is our launch month for guest writers every 2nd and 4th week, while myself and Tori will be regular writers on the 1st and 3rd weeks.
Read MoreAs a child, I can recall things that were asked of me by my parents that didn’t always get an immediate yes (at least not in their presence). Like most of us discover once we have children of our own, our childhoods could have been significantly easier in some cases if we had simply responded with a quick yes and done what we were asked.
Read MoreHappy New Year! As we announced last week, 2022 is our Year of Women Empowering Women, by featuring new guest writers bi-weekly. We have an amazing line up of ladies to come, ready to motivate, encourage, and inspire you... because Empowered Women, Empower Women🤍✨
Read MoreWe all want answers!!!! Sometimes for the purpose of explaining the why or how. And other times to make sense of the why not or how so. Doesn’t matter what the question, situation or circumstance is; when we feel as though we know the result we usually can come to a point of peace.
Read MoreHey, y’all! It’s Tori taking over Unwrapping for the day! :)
While I have tried to refrain from diagnosing myself with Postpartum Anxiety (PPA) since welcoming my baby girl earlier this year, I am aware that I have found myself feeling more anxious than I ever did before bringing a little person into this world.