WhatifWednesday What if you were charged with writing the book on “A Beginner’s Guide to Complete Satisfaction”? Comment with your top 3 secrets learned in life… #whatifwednesday #rachelsidea #couldgetcrazy
WhatIfWednesday: STOP YELLING!
December 13, 2017 by Leave a Comment
WhatIfWednesday What if you intentionally stopped yourself from yelling for the next week? Have you ever improved or built a relationship by yelling at someone else? I haven’t. In a time of the year when pressure mounts and relations are tested, we would all benefit from listening more and yelling less. #makechristmasfunagain #listening>yelling #alignactionsandvalues
WhatIfWednesday: 13 Items on My Happiness List
December 6, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Life doesn’t always go your way. Get over it. You know the old saying, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” A cute reminder to channel your positive attitude. But, it sucks as a practical, tactical approach to reversing the negative trend. When you think about negative experiences, you need to think about how you […]
WhatifWednesday: 1+1=3 Relationships
November 29, 2017 by Leave a Comment
WhatifWednesday 1+1=3 Relationships Years before I met Rachel, I wrote down a list of things I was looking for in a spouse. One of them was that the relationship had to create magic. In my mind, the magic is created in the transformative relationship where the sum is greater than the individual parts. The pieces […]
WhatifWednesday: Accepting Help
November 1, 2017 by Leave a Comment
WhatifWednesday Accepting Help What if we always accepted help when help was needed? Consider the plight of these two trees: Both deeply rooted Both strong at their core Both seemingly healthy inside and out But there was a major difference when were uprooted by a turbulent hurricane. One staggered and leaned on a friend. It […]
WhatifWednesday: Best Book Recommendation
October 25, 2017 by Leave a Comment
WhatifWednesday Best Book Recommendation What if you could only recommend one book for the rest of your life? What book would you recommend? [Comment below]
WhatIfWednesday: Rainbows or Raindrops?
October 4, 2017 by Leave a Comment
What if your perspective on life always allowed you to see the rainbows amid the raindrops? #whatifwednesday #rachelsidea #perspective #findthehelpers #findtherainbows
ThinkingThursday: Consistency of Effort
September 21, 2017 by 2 Comments
I sighed an audible sigh. “Fuck, I was fat,” I uttered with total disgust under my breath. I normally love Facebook memories. They normally send a smile running across my face. Not this one. This memory glowed amid the darkness of the room while feeding my son at 4:30 am. The memory? Amazing! The adjoining […]
WhatIfWednesday: Prebituary
September 20, 2017 by Leave a Comment
What if you had to live your life so it could be captured in 140 characters? What would yours say? #whatifwednesday #rachelsidea #prebituary
WhatIfWednesday: Acting with Humanity
September 13, 2017 by Leave a Comment
What if we always acted with the humanity, grace and generosity you witness during tragic natural disasters? How freaking cool would our world be… #whatifwednesday #rachelsidea #lovethyneighbor #thechoiceisthepath #bethechange
