Goethe has a famous quote about crying. He says, “If you’ve never cried while eating, you’ve never tasted life.” Anyone who’s cried into their food before knows exactly what he means. And anyone who cries into food most likely knows how important a good cry can be. There is nothing like it. Nothing like opening the […]
This article is courtesy of Angelea. Aries Ripping off the band-aid, waking through a forest, being center stage, police sirens, fingernails tapping against a desk, boiling water, a sunflower field. Taurus Chocolate melting, the ticking sound of a clock, full bodied red wine, blanket forts, sliding across a wooden floor in your socks, using sticks […]
Entrepreneur Mary Kay, founder of Mary Kay Inc., built a profitable business from scratch that created new opportunities for women to achieve financial success. Born in 1918 in Texas. Ash was a pioneer for women in business, building a substantial cosmetics empire. In 1939, Ash became as a salesperson for Stanley Home Products, hosting parties […]
The biggest enemies of willpower: temptation, self-criticism, and stress… These three skills —self-awareness, self-care, and remembering what matters most— are the foundation for self-control. – Kelly McGonigal, The Willpower Instinct There’s a reason the road to success is unpaved. It if was a nice walk, everyone would be on it. There’s a reason only a […]
1.If it feels wrong, don’t do it “Study the hurtful patterns of your life. Then don’t repeat them.” – Yasmin Mogahed Women’s intuition is a powerful force. It tells us something is wrong before our brain can register the threat. It’s important to listen to our gut feelings. A way to gain control of your life […]
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. A day in which we honor a man who dedicated his life to the civil rights movement. A day in which we celebrate a man who refused to give up before the government would give in. There is a woman, however, that should also be acknowledged on this day. […]
“I was trying to explain my situation to myself. My situation was that I was in pain and nobody knew it, even I had trouble knowing it. So I told myself, over and over, You are in pain. It was the only way I could get through to myself. I was demonstrating externally and irrefutably […]
“Don’t let your habits become handcuffs.” – Elizabeth Berg I have a lot of bad habits. Like most bad habits, they’re self-destructive. However, they’re not the kind of nasty compulsions people visualize when they hear bad habits. There’s no smoking, excessive drinking or drugs. It’s not biting my nails or chewing my lips (even though I […]