Self-Knowledge Is The First Step To Maturity

“Self-knowledge is the first step to maturity.”-Jane Austen I love this quote by Jane Austin.  I mean, in the end, it’s a pretty simple concept.  The more we know and understand about ourselves, our motivations, behaviors, etc…the healthier we respond to the world around us.  It sounds pretty easy, right?  Yeah…wouldn’t it be nice if…

A Friend Is One Who Overlooks Your Broken Fence And Admires The Flowers In Your Garden

“A friend is one who overlooks your broken fence and admires the flowers in your garden.”-Author Unknown So, I am just going to say something.  A few of my friends have heard this lately and I am sure I will write about it more in the weeks to come because I think it’s going to…

If I Could Have One Wish, It Would Be To See The World Through Your Eyes

I’m keeping this simple today. The other week I mentioned there would be some changes coming with my blog.  There are one or two changes I am still working on.  I want to have those pieces taken care of before I share what they are here.  It’s important to me to have those pieces resolved…

Just Tell Me It Will All Be Ok

On Saturday, you all got to listen to me vent about my feelings towards our current administration in the United States.  Needless to say it was an incredibly emotional weekend for me.  After spending most of Friday night crying, I went through a major roller coaster of emotions through the rest of the weekend.  The emotions…

As One Chapter Ends, Another Begins

I’m going to be honest here…I have felt like a broken record lately.  I guess I feel like all I have done is complain and/or talk about problems going on in my life lately.  I feel like I have become a bit of a Negative Nancy with everything going on both in the world and…

Love Yourself

This past weekend, we released the 5th anniversary edition of ECLIPSE Magazine.  It was a special moment for Trouble to see his baby become 5 years old.  He has put so much of his heart and soul into it, as has the rest of the ECLIPSE team. Along with the joy of seeing ECLIPSE hit…