A Christmas Wish

My wish for you this year is the same wish I always have, which is that you will realize just how much worth you really do have, how much you deserve and that you will know that what you attract into your life is all about how much you really feel this about yourself

It's Christmas. And it's been awhile since you've heard from me. I've been down with the worst flu I think I've ever had, and we've traveled 14 hours on the road to celebrate Christmas with extended family, which is why I haven't posted in while. But although my energies have been focused elsewhere for the [...]

The Most Special Gift of All

We can't control who loves us, and all too often, we find ourselves with a deep longing to be loved by someone who isn't capable of giving us the love we are looking for from them. A beautiful woman opens a magical gift box.

I could go on and on. And sometimes I do. Because this one is just that important. It's not about the gifts we give everyone else. It's not about the time we spend looking for that perfect gift for someone else. It's not about anything tangible. It's about you and what you deserve more than [...]

Real Love

Real Love. Real Love never leaves you hanging. Real Love never leaves you guessing. Real love never hurts. A man and woman are holding hands walking through an autumnal field of fallen leaves.

Real love never leaves you hanging. Real love never keeps you guessing. Real love never leaves you wondering. Real love never makes you feel bad. Real love never makes you question yourself. Real love never makes you feel anxious or insecure. Real love never makes you feel alone. Real love never hurts. If you're feeling [...]

Are You a Rescuer?

Remember, he's your boyfriend, not your patient.

You may be falling in love with the guy you want him to be instead of the guy he really is. This is the third post in our series 8 Signs You Aren’t Ready for a Relationship. I’m going to spend the next week or two delving into each of these more deeply, one by [...]

This Really Is The Best Kind Of Love

The Best Kind of Love - fun and romantic love notes on the mirror.

You probably could have guessed this about me, but I absolutely love love stories.  I just found this one recently, and it’s definitely going in the inspiration box. I'm not sure exactly why, but this one really had the tears welling up.  It may be since I’ll be celebrating 10 years of marriage this year, [...]

To Love is to Risk

To Love is to Risk (Risk Ahead Sign on road)

Some correspondence I had with a reader last week got me to thinking about how life is really all about taking risks.  And how anything worth having usually requires risking something of ourselves.  Like love.  Especially when we’re talking about love in the truest sense of the word. Because when we put ourselves out there [...]

How Doing ONE Thing Differently Can Bring LOVE Into Your Life

Love Your Life - Happy Smiling Beautiful Woman

I’ve learned many things since my single days.  Some are things that I regret doing and wish that I had done differently, and some are things that I regret not doing in the first place.  It’s this second group that leaves your body aching with the painful regret of missed opportunities, of what could have [...]

Something from The Inspiration Box

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Here’s one of my favorite poems that I've found inspiration in many times over the years.  This one I had on a print hanging on my wall when I was in my twenties; it’s now very tattered and worn from taking it down off the wall and hanging it back up each time I moved.  [...]

6 Ways to Celebrate Valentine's Day While Single

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I know.  It’s that holiday again.  The one where it seems like all of the women in the office are getting a big, gorgeous bouquet of flowers except you.  Where you feel like there may as well be a big sign over your desk with an arrow pointing down saying “I don’t have anybody to [...]

Healthy Relationships: How to Know if Yours Is

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I've often heard the question - how do you know if the relationship you’re in is a healthy one?  It’s a timeless question, one that I’m sure has been asked by women just like us many times over the past millennia.  At some point in our lives, we find ourselves questioning whether or not it’s [...]