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Have been told as long as I can remember that I am strong. I would tend to agree.....My life has been full of opportunities to use that strength, and those life circumstances to grow and evolve, to push myself beyond my boundaries and find new places to explore. There is a strength that simmers inside of me when life’s greatest challenges occur that I cannot explain. My latest challenge has been the catalyst to finally start my blog and find a passion to become a life coach to other women!  Helping them find a life they are wildly passionate about, like I have! Life is a gift and a treasure, and it is what we make it! We are not the things that come to challenge us, we are the choices we make in the face of those challenges! I LOVE MY LIFE and am never looking back and you should too:) If this sounds like it is for you! CONTACT ME FOR MORE INFORMATION! This is MY life and through all of it, I AM GRATEFUL! GRATITUDE CHANGES EVERYTHING! We can ALL do hard things that end up changing our lives! :)

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I KNEW it! .......

Yesterday was amazing! And it was confirmation, even more so, that I am standing right where I belong......three moms and their kiddos came out to walk......strangers......and the energy between us all felt like magic......it was easy.....and fun.....and their girls were amazing.....and I have trusted each step......every client that reaches out.....everybody that attends a women's series......every single person that is meant to cross paths with me will.....and that has been

Rooted fully.....

I am waking up with roots on my mind......my I Got YOU GIRL walk is this morning.....and I am excited:).....and so much about roots resonate, as I think of it all......the roots that take hold when your belief is so strong in yourself finally, and in your vision for your life........the roots that come from living things.......as I wander in nature, one of my favorite places to be.......the roots that appear when you finally show up as YOU......after fighting it for most of y

It is beginning this weekend!

Tomorrow it begins......my vision taking shape and flight some:) My mother daughter I Got YOU GIRL walk is tomorrow! This vision was placed on my heart, and in my mind in the fall of this past year......a lightning bolt of inspiration one early morning, that came to me through a series of moments placed in front of me.....and it immediately resonated in my heart.....immediately.....and then the concept and "brand" took shape.....I have people's backs fiercely.....it is who I

You promised.......but you lied.......

My journey has required me to look at trust deeply......having had it violated in the most intense ways......and caused me to ask myself "What makes it possible to trust another person????" Like REALLY..........And I guess I used to think I knew the answer to that question......I used to think spending time getting to know a person deeply would guarantee that they would be honest and trustworthy.....and that isn't true......they can hide a whole part of themselves, or attempt

MacGUYver......

Remember that show?? Obviously for my title today I am playin on words some;-) But I promise I have a point lol:) One part of my life that challenges me some, are some of the tasks around my big place that need to be done beyond my capabilities, and that start to stack up.....the deep guy stuff ;-) And even as I typed that it makes me feel some kinda way.....because I am challenging myself to decide whether I really CAN'T do something.....or if I just haven't done it YET:) An

Shapeshifter.........

There has been a curious part of this story that I haven't explored in my blog yet, so I thought this morning may be a good time to do that:) When I was pregnant with my daughter, I felt great, I was in the "advanced maternal age" category at the time, due to my being 40......a humbling category lol:) Then at the end of the pregnancy, I filled with some fluid.....felt like one of those Thanksgiving Day parade balloons some lol:) All puffy and stuff ;-) But I lost all of the w

Passive aggressive jabs.......

Seeking to make somebody else feel bad so you can feel better is..........well......and as more healing has taken hold, not only is it important to pay attention to what others do, it is important to pay attention to ourselves.....and sometimes we exist in a dance with other people that doesn't serve us.....and my self worth is not up for negotiation at all anymore....and I don't deserve to be treated poorly by anybody in my life, and I have relationships that have existed in

I wish more people knew.......

I suppose part of my motivation and passion continues to come from the practices in my life that are watering me.....and not wanting to keep it to myself......but it is difficult to really impart that to another person, until they are ready to receive it.....but I cannot really say enough how much I feel meditation has helped me in my life as I have hunkered down into the practice.....it feeds me similarly to exercise......which by the way I have new things going on there to

I choose YOU xoxo.......

I wrote the other day about feeling triggered, and did my video yesterday about it some....and it is interesting when you have trauma, and you get triggered....it is often not the thing that triggers you that is significant.....it is the feeling and wound that lies underneath....and for me the wound I have been able to identify that is the deepest for me is one of not being chosen.....it sounds so simple right? And maybe silly some from where you are sitting, but for me profo

I didn't answer the door......

It sounds dramatic, but it is true, and has been my experience......since 2018, and perhaps most of my life I have been in a spiritual and emotional bootcamp of sorts.....and the last couple years being the most intense.....forcing me to look at the parts of myself that had been on autopilot, and contributing to some of the pain I have endured.....and challenged to CHANGE it......finally.......once and for all, and close a loop that doesn't serve me and my life and my growth.

Midlife Rebellion.......

I had written a little while back about realizing the parts of myself that are in tension with one another.....a part of me that has always yearned for family and normalcy....whatever that means right;-) But the creation of a home......the tradition of a family......a mom and a dad, couple of kids.....days spent cooking dinner.....playing in the yard, eating on the deck....planning a family vacation......all of it.....and then it was gone.....and I had to rebuild the parts th

If I ever had a doubt......

I am deep diving in the magic of the connections we make, and how they lead us to the places we are supposed to be......if I had any doubt that that was a thing, and THE thing, I have NONE now.....I speak often about the fact that at any given moment you are standing RIGHT where you are supposed to be....no need to overthink or wonder.....because there you are:) RIGHT on time.......especially if you can face your own stuff and get out yo way;-) This week I took the kids, and

Alone......

At any given point we navigate life with whatever depth of understanding finds us......and at some points in our lives it is a lot.....sometimes less.....but it is all important.....leading us to where we are supposed to be.....And for me at the moment I feel like I am in a place where so much of so much makes sense......finally.....the seasons I walked through, the times I was challenged.......the times I was called more deeply into myself.....discovering what was within....

It is still my road......

In the beginning of my divorce journey I was given a choice.....I was in blinding pain and suffering......wondering often, if I would make it.....the emotional pain taking my breath away.....and I was faced with the choice of how I was going to show up in this story.....was I choosing to take the high road, or sinking into the land of pettiness and ugliness....and as I sit here today choosing to take the high road......and not succumb to the storm at the time was the way.....

Mean girl energy.......

Being a female is tough in lots of ways.....I could likely write a whole blog about it lol:) But one of the toughest things is combatting "mean girls"......or more importantly "mean girl energy".......because the truth is most girls, or women that run around spreading mean girl energy, aren't mean at all......they are insecure......they feel powerless.......they are scared.......they are sad.......they feel____________so many things, and the way to regain their power is to ma

So humiliating now.....

Before I discovered that my ex had been cheating, if you had asked me if I would have tolerated that, or taken him back, the answer would have been no......I had already lived that story in a previous relationship......and in my mind that was a no.....but then.....it happened.....and I had a 4 year old.....a 13 year old son with special needs, and the love of my husband......and the love of the idea of our family succeeding......so there it was staring me in the face......thi

Grieving the living......

Every day my journey requires me to grieve people that are alive.....and I mean from a human standpoint, I am glad they are alive......completely.....but sometimes our journeys require us to watch a person we cared about at one point "die" for all intents and purposes, except for actual death.......metaphoric death if you will.....and I have had that happen in a big way 3 times in my life......having to navigate the grief of grieving a person that is alive......and it has bee

Spring BREAK!

Today is my last day of work till next Monday! My schedule is different than my kiddos this year.....I had originally hoped we would be headed to Myrtle Beach next week......some sand and sun feeling as if it was in order due to the Arctic Tundra we just lived through ;-) BUT my girl had a call in her soul to do Girls on the Run at her school, and can't miss practice....she is also in a play tonight, and tomorrow and then is beginning Girls on the Run next week.....so we stay

I hate this for me......

I met with a client last night, she and I having similar journeys......and I suppose for myself what occurs to me over and over is the realization that I have never had a healthy romantic partnership........healthy parts of it yes......time periods perhaps.......but for sure not healthy....and realizing that more and more is clarifying.......but also a little heartbreaking......if I am honest......having such a skewed perspective at one point that it clouded every move I made

Tangled webs.......

No action or story is an island.......nobody's.......and the lives we live are impacting all of the lives around us every day......whether we want them to be or not, or maybe think they are or not.....and it is all starting to make such sense to me, and clarity is arriving at a deeper level for me about so much.....I had my daughter when I was 40......and right before she turned 5 her dad left, and the first two years of her life were lovely.....her dad and I adored her from

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Have wanted to blog for as long as I can remember. Writing is my therapy. For years I have used my social media platform as an informal blog, and it was time to do the real thing......the catalyst being my husband walking out on us six days ago, seemed like as good a time as any to begin a brand new and brave journey! Recently I discovered that I want to become a life coach and help other women who have walked in my path! The sky is the limit and I am ready !!!😊

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For years, I have served as a helpful role to those seeking inspiration, help, or advice. In 2000, I finally decided to own that role and be intentional about it. I started writing about my passions, my thoughts, and curious wonderings about our society. I founded Gratitude Journeys Life Coaching with a mission to give others a taste of what goes on in my mind, and it has been a wild success ever since.

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