Take the first step: discover the power of Kaizen
On May 1, 2019, I set a goal to exercise every day for 365 days. About three days in I started to question if my goal was too lofty...
Coping with stress: Are you resilient?
Whether it is a minor set back, or a major moment of crisis, we all endure hardships in our lives. Traumatic events in your personal life...
Start with WHY, end with HOW.
In my last post, Mind Mapping, I used a brainstorming strategy to help focus my thoughts and pick a direction for my next sole goal. I...
Mind Mapping: a tool for individual and creative goal setting
Whether at work or in your personal life there often comes a time when you need to plan out goals, solve a problem, plan an event, or...
Eye Update: the first 6 weeks
My eye cancer journey started at the end of January and was a whirlwind leading up to treatment February 28-March 7. Now that I am 5...
Flipping the Script.
Before I launch into brainstorming my next SOLE GOAL, I think I need to really unpack the booze snooze goal and why it worked for me....
Don't be a Zax! Embracing unexpected change.
Change. That is an incredibly emotional word. I am naturally drawn to this word right now because I have experienced an incredible amount...
Hope: Passion for what’s possible
THE STRUGGLE IS REAL Recently, a tornado came through my life and has challenged my optimism, focus, strength, and hope. I was diagnosed...
Me, myself, and I.
I have radioactive seeds inside my body zapping a tumor in my eyeball. Nobody wants to be around me! I have had 5 days of solitude and a...
Breathe
Yesterday was surgery day and my first day of zapping the heck out of my tumor. I was not nervous going in and was very relaxed. The...
Going in strong!
In 14 hours I will be heading into the surgery center to treat my Ocular Melanoma. Despite the other challenges I have faced this past...
I get to have that in my eye?
I have Ocular Melanoma.  Never heard of it? Well, don’t feel bad because most people haven’t.  While it is the most common kind of eye...
Fight Song
Today, I had a moment. A very special coworker, I will call her Mrs. B, was offering words of support and encouragement. She reminded me...
Coincidence. Synchronicity. God.
You know those moments when something happens that makes you think deeply about life, the Universe, and the divine power of God? Those...
The Greater Your Storm, The Brighter Your Rainbow.
This week I had a moment I will never forget. Â I was diagnosed as having Ocular Melanoma. For the last 10 years, I knew this was always a...
Welcome
Welcome! Â I am a mom, wife, friend, daughter, sibling, educator, secretary, child of God, and blogger who relishes in positivity and...
















