I’ll be honest, it is my biggest pet peeve when I have to wait on someone who is running late. Don’t get me wrong, I always put into account all of the variables that can happen to make someone late; it’s the repetitiveness of being late, hearing the same excuses and the counter-productivity that get to me. Where I come from, being 15 minutes early means that you’re on time. … [Read more...]
Tough Things to Talk About: Self-Awareness and Why It Matters
To be aware is to have knowledge, to have consciousness. But there is so much more than that, isn’t there? There are multiple contexts to view “awareness,” such as mindfulness; being aware simply meaning that you are paying attention to what is happening right here and now. In meditation and mindful conversations, awareness is a word constantly buzzing around. Why does … [Read more...]
Mama’s Turn: Saying Goodbye to My Childhood Home
Dear Old House, Well, the time has finally come. In a few short weeks, we will finally be closing on you. This is the last piece of business that we must do to wrap up my parents’ estate. In a way, I guess it is also the last little piece of them. To the outside world, I know you look like just an old, rundown ranch-style home. But to me, you were so much more. You … [Read more...]
Ask Lady Nona: It’s Not Me, It’s You!
Being in a relationship sometimes allows you to learn something new about yourself and see yourself through the eyes of others. As time passes and you face different scenarios, you get introduced to new and different parts of yourself. Some good, some bad, and some truly ugly. As much as we all would like to think we are perfect, we have to come to terms with the fact that we … [Read more...]
Rise Above: Staying Grateful in the Worst of Times and the Best of Times
I open the door of my Lake Nona home and I’m welcomed by perky lizards, chirping birds, beautiful weather and weird Florida bugs, and I can’t help but thank the universe for the hand I was dealt. I can only imagine what other people all around the country or world are greeted with when they open their doors. Some open their doors to wars, oppression, pollution, abuse, and some … [Read more...]
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