“If you succeed in justifying your negative emotions, you get to keep them.” Tommy Newberry. The choice is yours. The choice is mine. I can keep saying, “I can’t,” or I can try and fail and learn and grow. I can keep blaming or justifying or dwelling on the negative or I can choose to replace those thoughts with thoughts of gratitude for the blessings I’ve been given. The choice is mine. No, you don’t have to name your blessings or work on your mindset or DO THE THING. You can keep all ... Read More about It’s Your Choice

Did you wake up on the wrong side of your bed? Or did your kids? Feeling discouraged or grumpy about something in particular? Stressed with too much to do today? Frustrated? You need a 2-minute mindset reset!! Stop - whatever you're doing, you can at least take 2 minutes and STOP. Take a few deep breaths. This will calm you physically and emotionally. Put a drop of your favorite essential oil into the palms of your hands, cup hands around face and take a few MORE deep breaths. The ... Read More about Two Minute Mindset Reset

Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery. – J.K. Rowling. It was a hard pill for me to swallow when a friend said to me, “It is what it is...now you must learn to love what is.” Love what is?!? But I hate this thing, this feeling, this circumstance, this situation. That was my 42 year old version of a temper tantrum. “But it’s not fair!! I don’t like this!!” But the fact of the matter is that acceptance is part of the mindset process ... Read More about To Accept and Love What Is…

I have struggled to find confidence my entire life. I know you may see me singing on stage at church or talking on videos or instastories all day long. But when it comes to walking in a room or worrying what others think and, ahem, assuming they think the worst, this has been a real and debilitating thing in my life. Part of my mindset journey has been finding confidence. Learning who I am. Who I really am. Who am I really? Who am I when I'm not trying to be who I think someone else wants ... Read More about Four Ways to Find Confidence

Today's Monday Mindset Moment is from this book! I am reading and loving the book How To Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie. This book is full of practical strategies, ideas for changing how we think and stories of men and women who have achieved this in seemingly miraculous ways! In this book, Dale Carnegie mentions these 10 points or ways to help eliminate worry. I did a little bit of research on this list and it appears that it isn't clear where this list originates. Dale ... Read More about Just For Today {10 Ways to Eliminate Worry)