We've all witnessed or done it ourselves, tell a child to "go out and play." This is often to get them out of your hair, have a moment to pee, be able to hear the person on the other end of the phone. I could go on but you get the picture. We are constantly telling the younger generation to play more, get dirty, and to be a kid but we would never think to give ourselves that guidance. For the first time in a VERY long time, so long I can't even remember the last occurrence, I played. I sat down at my desk, set my laptop aside and played with colors. I have been learning acrylic painting, it's...
Today, Valentine's Day is widely celebrated to show an abundance of love and appreciation for those near and dear to you but it misses the mark on where gratitude and love stem from self-love. I read a quote this morning that said the more love you give the more you receive and once again it's leaving out the idea that you need love from external sources while you yourself are a built-in love machine of giving and receiving! It is so easy to find yourself on autopilot day in and day out doing the same things, falling into the same emotional slumps, bad habits, and negative mentality all while expecting a different result. This too plays into self-love, self-awareness, and...
