Life Lessons

Life’s Journey                 Recently a friend stopped by to visit and seek advice about an issue in her current life.  Once she began to talk – it turn out to be a session of discovery and confirmation. My friend had embarked on a “journey.”  This journey was one of re-self-awareness, self-love …

Because Renew Refresh Reset Your Life is such a great concept, it never gets old.  It will never be an outdated idea.  Because a great many of us can reset our lives at will.  These are just a few reasons why I keep it alive.  The blog’s existence is a …

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline This week alone the world was shocked by the suicide of Kate Spade, a fashion icon that one would think had the world at her fingertips and a life so wonderful no one would fathom that she wouldn’t want to exist in it.  She was apparently …

Has God Ever Rung Your Doorbell? At 3:41 a.m. Monday, February 19, 2018, I distinctly heard my doorbell ring.  It was clear and just loud enough to arouse me from my sleep.  However, then I realized it wasn’t my physical doorbell – since I recently had it changed along with …

When One Door Closes Another One Opens You’ve heard that expression right?  Do you believe it?  Sometimes it’s hard to swallow, but I believe it’s true.  Closing or closed doors may seem like the end of the world.  But do you really believe that you’ll live to see the end …

Yes Failure Is An Option Contrary to all the hype about failure not being an option, I’m here to tell you that failure, is absolutely an option.  This is not encouragement to accept failure or accept that you are a failure.  No way, no how is that the implication here. …

Calm & Calamity Christmas the season of comfort and joy for most, is also a time of chaos, confusion and even depression for others.   In speaking with a young lady recently, she expressed her anxiety over Christmas and I discovered that her dilemma is more common than one would think.  …

The Power of Transformative Words Reflecting on Transformative Words Words have the tremendous power to influence how we communicate, how we view ourselves, how we view the world, and how we move forward in life. We may use the same words every day, but we often lose sight of their …

Does Your Hope Float? During my quiet time this morning, the phrase “hope floats” came to mind and I continued to sit and began thinking about this phrase.  Off the top of my head, the thought of coming and going came to mind, almost like weaving in and out of consciousness. …

Originally published September 22, 2016 The Wall of Words It’s amazing how easily we can use words that sabotage us while overlooking the words that could uplift us and bring light into our lives and the lives of others. I am guilty of self-sabotage. Regardless of what I know or …

Precious S. Brown Gives it to Us Straight My guest today on Renew Refresh Reset Your Life TV on Blab.im was Precious S. Brown, Divorcologist. Precious talked very candidly about her tumultuous marriage, drug usage, a gun to her head and the decision that it was time to break away …

A Great Lesson About Being Vulnerable I was having a conversation with someone the other day and the topic lingered on my mind well into the day.  Vulnerability was not the specific topic of discussion but that was the gist of it.  Later in the afternoon I started a discussion …

Originally published April 26, 2016 Crush Your Comfort Zone—Almost for Good Those doggone comfort zones have a way of showing up at the most inopportune times. You thought you were good to go. Your confidence was sky-high. You had your script, your plan, or your act together. It was your …