I decided it was time to unplug from EVERYTHINIG for a while to just feel reconnected to ME and MY world. As of 5 p.m. on Sunday I signed off of Facebook, instagram, twitter (which to be honest I still don’t understand!) snapchat, words with friends, Netflix and my tv. My goal was simple.... UNPLUG my life to RECHARGE my soul... I find that so often we can fall into the trap of comparing … [Read more...] about Results of my week long media fast.
Gratitude
JVC Reunion
When I was a senior at Marquette University, I started wondering….”what next?” I would soon graduate with a degree in psychology and knew I wanted to get out in the world and help. But how? Where? I had actually contemplated applying to the Peace Corps when a dear friend of mine, Eileen, told me about the Jesuit Volunteers Corps. Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC) supports organizations … [Read more...] about JVC Reunion
How I spent 40 days of lent
Growing up in a big Italian, Catholic family we would always talk about what we were going to "give up" for lent. Each year I would try my best to give up... chocolate (nah, didn't work), bread (darn, it was hard) and all sorts of other things. As I got older and started in the Presbyterian church, I learned that instead of giving up things, I could add special things to my 40 days... But I … [Read more...] about How I spent 40 days of lent
Week 5 ~ Throughout your day, stop and be AHHHmazed
Week 5 ~ Look at your life as if it’s the first time you've seen it or the last time you’ll ever see it… Does this sound daunting? I can’t remember where I heard or saw a statement similar to this, but it stuck with me. I thought about how much we take for granted in our lives. Our pretty houses, or pretty neighborhoods, or soft beds, or fast cars, or gosh.. the list goes on and on. So … [Read more...] about Week 5 ~ Throughout your day, stop and be AHHHmazed
Week 1 ~ Pause & Praise
Week 1 ~ PAUSE & PRAISE Each year I like to kick off our 15 week challenge from the same starting point… GRATITUDE… If there is one thing I know for sure, it is that we are a BUSY people. We are rocking and rolling every day. I just read a study that asked people “how busy are you” and the overwhelming answer was “busier this year than I was last year…and busier last year than the year … [Read more...] about Week 1 ~ Pause & Praise
week 1 – “THANKFUL”
...and so we begin. The first word for our ONE WORD weekly challenge is always, always, always my starting point... always. the word this week is... THANK-FULL Yes, I know I spelled it wrong… J however, the very first way to realize how FULL your life is, is by looking for all you are thankful for. So this week your challenge is easy (I hope). I want you to brainstorm daily (if you can) … [Read more...] about week 1 – “THANKFUL”
I love homework
I love when I am preparing for a talk that I am going to give. Every time I book a date to speak to a group, I have an excitement that arises deep in my heart. Partly because for some crazy reason, I LOVE talking to audiences... The larger the better. But the other part is the research. I love that my "homework" includes finding and watching gems like this ~click here ~Today while zipping … [Read more...] about I love homework
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