Empowerment Category

Motivationally Speaking

Ugh. Some interests I began some time ago in sheer excitement have now been in perpetual pause. For longer than I care to ‘fess up to, actually. My book is unfinished, I haven’t picked up my violin since I successfully figured out how to actually produce a sound, and I keep putting off creating a […]

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Cultivating Joy

Joy is the birthright of every one of us. It’s why we are here. It’s what we receive, it’s what we contribute. Joy is the essence of what we are. Joy must be: Invited Beckoned Welcomed Tended Embraced Nurtured Nursed Protected Cherished Sustained Valued Honored Treasured …and sometimes Created. Joy is not about denying other […]

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Choice: (adj.) of high quality

There I was on a relaxing Sunday evening, basking in the glow of an entirely lovely weekend with my spouse. I felt complete gratitude and appreciation for all sorts of things: the events we attended, the down time we created, enjoyable companionship together as well as our own individual time. Honestly, it was pretty much […]

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Miss Nomer

I love constantly learning more about myself. I have always found treasure in self-help and self-improvement books. And somewhere along the way I began calling it “self-growth” and “self-awareness” as I continue to unearth abundance. Because I finally understood that I was never deficient. That there was never anything to fix in the first place.

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Stop and Smell the Stillness

We all have felt overwhelmed. Sometimes it’s low-grade, other times it’s intensive. Regardless, we need self-care when it hits. Lucky for us, there is a remedy that works in response to stress and overwhelm. And bonus: it also works as a proactive measure for the same! Meditation. And it’s not necessarily what you think it […]

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