The best part of traveling is finding yourself. ~ Ken Poirot Mapping out our life validates our direction; the key is keeping the map updated. How often do we fall back into old patterns, responding to stressors in the exact same way? Two big reasons – we are human and muscle memory is the strongest memory. Our body shifts into

When you reach the end of what you should know, you will be at the beginning of what you should sense. ~ Kahlil Gibran We search for validation in our lives, looking to others for feedback, advice, and online acknowledgment. We read self-help books, work to organize, and become more efficient. As long as we reach outside ourselves, the endless

If self-validation were our most significant societal measure – we would give trophies to ourselves. ~ Mary Anne Radmacher How do we measure our self-worth? One method is by tracking our behaviors and measuring progress. The Fitbit does this. While we might not notice it much throughout the day, we definitely know when we’ve hit our daily goal! That simple

Cookies are happy, because that is their job… ~ Brent M Jones The smell of homemade chocolate chip cookies is unmistakable. It brings a smile to our face and an involuntary deep inhale of the aroma of love. I often feel badly for my children, because their first question upon smelling chocolate chip cookies in our house is, “Who are these