In the feminine empowerment state of mind running rampant in our society, I feel like we oftentimes forget to remember those guys that make the world a better place. Continue reading
Tag: presence
From Shelter to Chalet? A story of hope amidst transition
Transitions in life can bring many changes to your happily ever afters. Continue reading
The Butt Dial That Changed My Day
You’ve gotten the call, right? The one that comes up on your screen and you answer to hear no response on the other end.
We love our friends, but sometimes you manage to go through all the physiological reactions of the worst emergency you can conjure up just to hear crickets, or even worse, not even crickets! Continue reading
Amber Takes on NYC!!! Wait, WHAT???
Yes, you read that right…ME in NYC!
I’m so excited to share this! Continue reading
Fly Balls, Curveballs, or Screwballs?
Has life thrown you any curveballs the past few years? Does it feel like no matter what you try to plan out something always comes up, or gets in the way of your good intentions? A curveball, by definition, is something unexpected. But how do we deal with these curveballs? Continue reading
When Life Gives You Lemons…Forget the Lemonade, Make Lemon Bars!
As a lover of all things having to do with baking, I tend to relate a lot of life to food. I also love to experiment with recipes and am known to be the, “Tim ‘The Tool Man’ Taylor,” of recipes. One of my dearest friends accuses me of slaughtering recipes regularly 🙂 Continue reading
Get Your Socks Out of the Fridge!
Yes, I know, it’s something you hear everyday, “Get your socks out of the fridge!”
Oddly enough this is inspired by a completely true story. I’m not sure if that makes it better or worse? Continue reading
Calm down, party animal!
There are two kinds of people in the world…the ones who say, “Calm down, party animal!”
And the party animals themselves. Continue reading
Some people wait a lifetime for a moment like this…
As I was sitting here debating how to title what I was grateful for today, these lyrics popped into my head and seemed quite fitting.
Apparently I’ve been listening to a lot of music lately because now I’m throwing a little Kelly Clarkson into the mix… Continue reading
Are you FROZEN, or can you “Let it go?”
Oh the lyrics most of us have engrained in our minds…”Let it go, let it go.” If you’ve had a Frozen fan in your house within the past few years you’ve undoubtedly heard this one more than your fair share of times. If you haven’t had the chance to hear this one on repeat, just assume I’ve filled the void for you many times over 🙂
Why would I fill your inbox with Frozen memories you ask? Why would I bring it up?
First off, I thought it was quite a clever pun and I love a great pun!
Secondly, it goes perfect with what I’m grateful for.
Yes, I am grateful for the movie. I thought it had a great storyline and found it an exceptional movie to watch with my daughter, BUT that’s not what I’m choosing for Day 2 of my Gratitude Challenge.
I had the opportunity to go swimming yesterday evening. Technically I could’ve gone during the day, but then I would be typing disguised as a lobster. Fair skin and midday swims don’t go together all too well in my book.
Fun fact: Did you know lobsters aren’t actually red until they’re cooked? They’re actually shades of yellow, green, or even bright blue when found in the wild. I guess the lobsters and I have that in common…RED WHEN COOKED!
So…hence the reason it was evening.
Now, I was lucky enough to be outside of the city so there was very little light pollution when it got dark. And after swimming for a good bit I was pretty well beat so I decided to just free float on my back for a bit.
“In the end these things matter most:
How well did you love?
How fully did you live?
How deeply did you let go?”
-Buddha
Today I am grateful for the ability to let go. It’s definitely not the easiest thing for me to do, but it’s always well worth it. Last night I was able to float, weightlessly, and stare up at the stars. What a magnificent sight! It brought back memories of sleeping outside on the trampoline as a child.
It strikes me sometimes how we work so hard to create such big lives, but some of our fondest memories are from the simplest things in life.
The world is such a beautiful place when we stop and allow ourselves to let go of everything we are trying to do and really appreciate what is right in front of us.
What are you grateful for today?
Did you miss Day 1 of the Gratitude Challenge? Check it out HERE. Stop by MyQ2Life.com to catch up on a few other great reads.
You got this!
-Amber
P.S. When was the last time you stopped and consciously spent time appreciating the simple things? Did you do it purposely or was it accidental? What was it that impacted you the most?
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