This is from The Forbidden Book of Getting What You Want by J K Ellis. The basic idea is to take responsibility for your own thoughts and to choose how you feel about something. That being said, it means that all of your actions and thoughts are your responsibility. Remember what Spiderman said. ”
“With great [...]

“When you carry your childhood with you, you never become older.” Tom Stoppard, British playwright
This quote came from Bethenny Frankel’s book, A Place of Yes. Many people get stuck in their lives because they’re carrying around baggage from childhood. Everyone has some type of mental garbage from childhood. Yes, some childhoods are much, much worse [...]

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
- Leonardo Da Vinci
I just read this quote in a book about minimalism and then I saw it again on a poster in the airport for an advertisement for the Hyatt. I just can’t stop thinking about it.

Here’s another quote from my LA trip. I’ve been wanting to make jewelry but I’ve put it off. Today I picked up this card and it inspired me to start. I made two bracelets today and I couldn’t be more thrilled.
“Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We [...]

I’m sorry it’s been so long since my last blog post. I hope all of you have been having a fantastic summer. I wanted to share a quote from a paper given to me on my last trip to LA.
“The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is [...]

I bought a t-shirt the other day that has a tagline that seems to be helping me immensely. I’ve become through a very stressful time and I’m completely overwhelmed by everything that I have to do. The following tagline is something I’ve been repeating to myself each time I begin to get worried about all [...]

“If anything I’ve said seems useful to you, I’m glad. If not, don’t worry. Just forget about it. ” - Dalai Lama

“I’m here to Thrive, not to Survive.” C.F.

“Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams, Who looks inside, awakens.”
-Carl Jung

The reason I haven’t been updating my blog lately is because I’ve been in Florida for the last few weeks. My father passed away at the end of January. This has been a difficult time for me. I’ll write about it when I feel up to it. While I was away, I went into one [...]