Let’s talk about patience. There are several definitions that can describe patience. To bear any annoyances, pain or misfortune without any complaints, irritations or loss of temper. The ability to overcome your annoyance when you are kept waiting. Having steady perseverance and an even temper. I will come right out and say it, because even though it’s an ongoing process of … [Read more...]
Tough Things to Talk About: Driving in Lake Nona
The rude, unthoughtful, inattentive, inconsiderate, and disrespectful driving that I have seen around our neighborhood has started to push me over the edge. Where are you going in such a hurry that is so important to put someone else’s life in danger? Something needs to be done about it, and fast. Lake Nona is only growing bigger, and we shouldn’t allow this type of driving … [Read more...]
Tough Things to Talk About: Managing Your Time
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...]
Life Is Hard
This whole adulting thing has got me pretty bummed out lately. It’s so hard! And according to my social media newsfeeds, I’m not alone in this sentiment! We’re all struggling in our own ways! We’ve got bills to pay, unexpected illnesses, chronic illnesses, cars to keep running, children to take care of, college expenses to stress over, jobs to perform well at, schedules to … [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...]