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“Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more. You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that […]

Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again. –  Og Mandino I’m usually pretty good at practicing kindness, especially […]

As most of you know, I am an early childhood educator and a curriculum instructor. Not only do I love my career but I also love everything about my job. When I chose to become an educator, I was fueled by the motivation of returning to my home country, Haiti, to work at my mom’s […]

Health is not valued until sickness comes. -Thomas FullerI’m currently sitting on my couch, feet elevated on a pillow with a heated wrap around my ankle. For the past two years, I’ve been dealing with what is now a Chronic Ankle Bursitis  caused by Achilles Tendonitis. What in the world is that? you ask.”Bursitis  is swelling and pain […]

Sometimes, the biggest risks are those we take with our hearts. Four years ago, the day after my college graduation, I packed up my entire house after putting it on the market, and drove down to Florida where I had no family. It was my second time leaving a place that I called home. When I […]

You brought my inner parts into being; You wove me in my mother’s womb. I will praise you, for You made me with fear and wonder… Psalm 139:13-16I have a very sharp memory that allows me to remember most of my childhood. I used to have seizures as a child. I am not quite sure […]

“One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.” -Shannon Alder Isn’t it ironic how we can find a whole list of things that we love about other people (our spouses, parents, friends) yet when it comes to naming the things we like about ourselves, […]

Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.  Zig ZiglarFirst things first, can you believe that November is here? I’m in utter disbelief! Now that we got that out of the way, I know that […]