We are the chosen generation,right? I mean can we surely sing and shout it out loud that we are chosen. We have it good and can totally conquer. I guess we sorta, kinda are but most of the time we are in limbo. You may be thinking, 'Bu, I'm as stable as a horse,' well then let's see.. We were raised by the older generation yet we are the new generation. We have old generation customs and beliefs succesfully installed in us yet the new...
I have not made it out of my 20's yet and quite frankly half the time I am choked up, curled up into a ball and contemplating life. Nobody ever warned us about this adulting thing, they painted a picture of financial freedom and so much more. What is freedom when the bills stay piling and the responsibilities get real? With each speed hump I have learnt something though, I am sure more is to come as I continue to fight these 20's blues. STAY IN...
I have met verbally abusive people in my life. I have taken in so much there is a time I hated the idea of speaking to another human being. And the problem is I kept all those words and nurtured them, I held onto them and made them a part of them. I allowed them to mould me and that is the worst thing I could have ever done to myself. I then had the job of unattaching myself from these evil words and yielding positive thoughts. So let's talk...
Candle in front of many defocused candle flames creating a spiritual atmosphere and in remembrance of loved ones Many of us have lost someone very close to us, if not everyone. That experience is a very difficult one to get past and deal with. We get up and continue with life because what choice do we have, but our minds never really stop going back to memories built with that person. Simple things could trigger thoughts about them, someone...
Gratitude: noun the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. "she expressed her gratitude to the committee for their support" Sounds so simple right? It seems like something that should just live in us, something we should...
STORYTIME! So last year someone crossed a boundary, crossed it all the way to the finish line guys. I remember listening to what the person had done and my heart sank. I could not believe that a person I called a friend, one that I respected would go out and do...
Nothing is more frustrating than talking to someone who doesn’t know how to listen. There are people out there who are always ready to defend themselves so they have no time to hear the other person out. They tend to feel like they are being attacked all the time, as...
DISCLAIMER: THIS DOES NOT MEAN DITCH YOUR BILLS AND WILD OUT. Now that is out there, I have one question, are you in your own budget? Do you count yourself and the things you love? Or are you stuck in the idealogy that spending money on yourself is wasting money? Many...
My heart skipped a beat when I was typing that topic because what a big topic to write about. It really hits close to home, this is a struggle for many of us. As I thought about this topic I realized that as we grow our parents picked up on our flaws and they used...
Finances have got to be the hardest part of adulting. And just cause you work in the finance industry people tend to think you've got it all figured out. WRONG. When financial stress does hit you, it can affect every other part of your life including relationships,...
Are you happy with where you are? Are you comfortable with the skills that you have? It is absolutely ok to be happy with your growth and acquired skills however to be comfortable is a sin in this land. It is important for you to find ways to be better than you were...
I went out and got the dictionary meaning for the word rut because we have been using it wrong, well, I had been doing this for a while. So a rut is a habit or pattern of behavior that has become dull and unproductive but is hard to change. I used to wait these out...