Something about a coffee shop inspires me and calms my anxieties. I’m not a big coffee drinker, but much like Target, when I enter, it tells me what I want. Sipping a cold brew, side eyeing my daughter and her friend who are giggling a couple tables away (I’m cool enough to drive them there, but my coolness runs out as soon as we enter the shop) I’m reminded just how the simple things in life can be so heart-filling. I’ve been working hard on chasing my dreams and also trying to keep my head above water with all of the responsibilities of life. Often I feel I don’t do enough, even when I hit the bed exhausted from a day that had no downtime. It’s days like simple coffee shop dates or bonding time at a local arcade (yeah, arcades are still a thing) where you can just enjoy the humans you are given and the laughs, banters, and togetherness time that doesn’t always happen. I ponder life a lot. Things I want to accomplish, paths I want to take, where ultimately I will end up and what it is that I will be doing. I have an amazing family, incredible friends and it always pains me to think what would happen if tomorrow would never come. These simple days, where I’m not tied up in chasing my dreams or the mundane of life responsibilities, become even more important to me. I’m excited about what my future will hold, but if it just consists of simple days, with my family and friends, that will be more rewarding than any dream I might conquer. I wish I knew the key to happiness in all of life’s adventures, but something I’m learning is it’s the people you surround yourself with and living as if you’ll never have another chance with them again, that's what makes you appreciate the simplest of days to their fullest.
"Learn to be happy with what you have, while you pursue all that you want."
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Music is lit lately...
The temps are warming up on the outside, well and then cooling down and warming up again...hahaha...if you live in the Midwest you know the struggle. The warm days have me rolling down my windows and taking the long way home just so I can listen to songs a little longer. All of this just makes me yearn for summer a whole lot more. All the incredible concerts are lining up and I can not wait for round two of exploring Nashville with some of my favorites. Music has been hitting the soul extra hard lately, seems I can't fill my playlists up fast enough. Here are a few good finds for this week...
"A life is just a life so go on make it what you make it"
"Choose to love in spite of it all, And when you’re questioning the why of it, Rise up in the light of it, I’ll be by your side in it all, I’m cheering you on"
"If Monday didn't bring you a grin, that's alright, Pour you up a little something, 'Cause tomorrow might"
Progressive (EVOL)Ution
If you haven't heard, I started a solo Podcasting adventure! Yes, I am still doing one with my other partners in crime, but this one is quite different from that one. I've been wanting to put out something like this for some time and I haven't been, well brave enough to do so. If I am being rather frank, I am still not sure that I am brave enough for the ridicule or possibly the idea of no one wanting to hear what I have to say and putting myself out there is a fear like no other. But I tell all those that I love to follow their dreams and do what their heart and soul tell them to do and I decided to follow my own advice. I have been getting a lot of great feedback and I have tipped my toes in asking for constructive criticism, which always has me asking myself if I am doing the right thing, but I am learning, improving and talking with my heart. Some segments are going to be rather short, some a little wordy, but it will be all me, my whole entire heart. I have questioned my worth, my reason for being here on Earth and sadly somedays just don't feel deserving of this ride at all, but I know I have a purpose. I know that a lot of love was put into my heart, words in my head so that I can help someone out there who might be struggling too. I reached out to one of my favorite podcasters, Eddie Pinero: Your World Within, and thanked him for his incredible words and for him being who he is to help me see that I'm deserving of chasing my dreams and being who I am. He was amazing and responded back and it was in that moment I knew, that I wanted to be that person for someone else. So, for those of you who have supported me in one way or another, thank you. To those who reach out and give me advice on becoming better or just appreciate it as is, thank you. I hope to someday be that person that someone reaches out and says "Because of you, I followed my dreams and I made every one of them come true.". Please follow along as my dreams unfold and I teach not only myself, but maybe someone else, the greatness in who we are and the greatness that life has to offer. We are all progressively evolving and that takes a whole lot of love for ourselves and everything that we touch. Bare with me as I work out the kinks, make the transitions a little smoother and become a little more consistent; much like myself, it's a work in progress.
(My podcast can be found on this website in the podcast section and gets updated as soon as a new one is uploaded (Monday, Wednesday, Friday..if life is going well)...so keep checking back)...blog will be out every two weeks as well! Lots going on here :)
Be Kind. Be Love. Be You.
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