Winter is not my favorite season.

Summer is easy and sultry, carefree and lively. Troubles just seem to melt away in the blazing sunshine.

Winter brings harsh realities to the surface, outlined against the sky like the barren trees. Truths that cannot be escaped as courage is whipped away by arctic winds.

personal qualities that inspire,
that i admire,
and to which one may aspire.

giving thanks today for the real meaning of true grit.
 
 

T =

tenacious, transformational, trailblazing

H =

happy, healthy, hopeful

A =

animated, alive, aligned

N =

nourished, novel, noble

K =

kindhearted, kaleidoscopic, kinetic

S =

spunky, soulful, self-directed

G =

gutsy, gritty, glorious

I =

insightful, independent, integrated

V =

vital, vibrant, vigorous

I =

imaginative, intuitive, inquisitive

N =

noncomforming, noteworthy, necessary

G =

grounded, genuine, groovy
 
 

 
 
over the river and through the woods .

okay, i’m just going to say it.
i’m tired of the word GRATITUDE.

although i have been keeping a formal gratitude journal this year,
writing down five things that i am thankful for each day,
this isn’t really anything new for me.

i am currently working on an essence7 project
that i hope will take my business into its next phase.

since it’s already taken me out of my comfort zone,
i’ve been in need of greater self-motivation
(and an extra shot of moxie!).

i’m shouting from the rooftops today!
i’m on my soapbox.
 
 
“whatever the mind can conceive and believe . . . it can achieve.”
~napoleon hill
 
 
pause for a moment and take a deep and honest look –
at yourself.