No Cherry On Top

12/28/2024

Here is a sample for steps on goal setting for 2025 for those of you that prefer the steps there is an example below. The list is overwhelming for my neurodivergent mind and I’m a visual person so I will be doing a vision board (also an example below). I’m using this weekend to propel myself the first quarter of 2025.
How do you set goals and stay on track?

Step 1: Conduct a thorough self-assessment to identify your current position and desired destination.
Step 2: Deconstruct long-term objectives into manageable, short-term goals.
Step 3: Ensure your goals conform to the SMART criteria.
Step 4: Develop a comprehensive action plan. Step 5: Monitor your progress and acknowledge significant milestones.

11/02/2024

Check out the Austin Smiles - The Austin Plastic Surgery Foundation Gala auction items! You do not have to be present to win!

09/27/2024

Today’s Motivation:
“Maybe I’m too damaged to be loved”

“Maybe I’ll never meet anyone who accepts me”

Entertaining thoughts like these leads to the harmful assumption that you’re never going to heal.

You won’t always feel this way.

Healing is an ongoing process and you don’t have to be perfect to be loved.

You’re committed to your healing journey.

You’ve shown incredible dedication and resilience.

The right people will be patient with you as you heal at your own pace.

You’ve been through harrowing experiences and you’re doing your best to heal.

You may be vulnerable, confused, or lost, but you’re not damaged.

Don’t talk to yourself like that.

Slowly but surely, you will gain the courage to open your heart again.

09/25/2024

Today’s Motivation:
You can only control your own perspective.

Harnessing this power can bring you to a place of true inner freedom.

The quality of your perceptions affects your experience.

Don’t believe the first thought you have about a situation right away.

Try to come up with different ways of looking at it.

Don’t color all of your reality with the same shade.

Distorted thoughts drive you into a state of lack and fear.

Life is an ever-changing journey.

Let there be space for different possibilities.

Develop the openness to allow your perceptions to be transformed.

09/06/2024

This week has been a doozy health wise for me. Shoulder out of socket! Thank you Dr. Bowker for fixing it!

Steroids for a horrible allergic reaction, then a horrible migraine and antibiotics for my allergy induced sinus infection all less than a month out from my sinus surgery.
Ehlers Danlos and Chiari are Bi***es!
This is my life and sometimes it’s really hard to stay positive and verbal communication is hard for me with this jaw splint that I have to wear because my jaw is permanently dislocated. Surgery is 30k out of pocket so don’t be upset if I haven’t called you or texted back! I deal with a lot that I don’t share. I got tired of sharing years ago! There are no cures for Chiari or EDS or Lupus. But I fight everyday to live! I am exhausted most days.

09/01/2024

September is Chiari Malformation Awareness Month. Consider turning your outdoor lights purple to raise awareness for this rare brain condition.

Learn and help raise awareness about Chiari Malformation, a chronic condition that causes regular headaches and is as of yet difficult to treat.

09/01/2024

Today’s Motivation:

One by one, every little element you need to bring your desired outcome to reality is coming to you.

It could be a new perspective, a chance encounter, or a difficult situation that nudges you towards the important lessons you need to learn.

The inner work you’re doing is making you more receptive to the abundance of gifts that are in store for you.

Your inner world is expanding.

Take a few moments every day to tap into the boundless power within you.

08/29/2024

Today’s Motivation:

Some days are harder than others.

On the days when you simply don’t want to face the world, you can find comfort in tiny moments of joy.

Focus on how good it feels to stretch after waking up.

Take in the invigorating aroma of coffee, enjoy a refreshing cool shower, or feel the sensation of warm sun on your face.

Life is about these tiny moments just as much as it is about the big achievements.

These moments can bring a smile to your face on days when all you want to do is bury your head in the sand.

These seemingly insignificant moments remind you that the abundance you’re looking for can come in many forms.

08/29/2024

Perspective is everything!

"It’s like life’s this slippery slope and we’re never really in control and sometimes it seems like running into a tree is the worst thing that could ever happen, when really it’s what stops us from going over the cliff."

–Brian Strause, Maybe a Miracle

08/28/2024

Today’s Motivation:

Learning to deal with unexpected situations is an integral part of life.

As you learn those lessons, you become more open to embracing new perspectives and ways of being since you realize that your old beliefs just don’t cut it anymore.

You begin to feel like a completely different person in each new phase of your life.

This journey is exciting and daunting at the same time.

There is more than one way to achieve the life you want.

You have to keep moving with the flow of life.

The more you spend time in solitude, the more quickly you will be able to recognize when the stories you tell yourself have become too limiting for your reality.

08/27/2024

Today’s motivation:

There are people you haven’t met who will become an important part of your life.

You will do things you have never done before.

You will go to places you never knew existed.

The future is filled with possibilities.

Let life surprise you. Surrender to life’s timing.

The right opportunity can show up out of the blue.

A willingness to explore possibilities can lead you to life’s most beautiful moments.

There’s no reason to panic.

Just because things haven’t happened the way you expected doesn’t mean that all your efforts have gone to waste.

The best outcome will come to you when it’s time.

You don’t have to rush it.

07/17/2024

Happy Heavenly Birthday to our Daddy that was taken from us way too early. He was only 21 years old. My family has been riddled with death and violence. People wonder why I can’t trust and I am the way I am. Here it is. Not to mention my Mom’s side of the family. This tragic past has to be changed and my sisters and I have tried our best to make sure our children and grandchildren haven’t had to experience this. We have made mistakes along the way but we have lived and learned. I wish our dad would have been allowed to live and learn.

07/15/2024

15 Liberating Thoughts About Love:

1 - The greatest single need and desire of humankind is love.

2 - Every person is worthy of receiving love.

3 - There is never a moment when you cannot love.

4 - The greatest power we possess is the power to love.

5 - Every thought, word, act and expression motivated by love,
matters.

6 - Freedom is always being able to choose love.

7 - Love is the highest expression and fulfillment of any true philosophy, religion, and spirituality.

8 - Our deepest personal work is to remove the barriers we have build inside ourselves against love.

9 - There is no higher calling than being love.

10 - Love - giving it or receiving it - is transformational.

11 - The cornerstone of wholeness is loving yourself.

12 - If we are ever confused about what to do, stop and ask: "What would love do?"

13 - The world is not too far gone to be transformed by love.

14. The most profound religious statement is, "God is Love."

15. A word that could be used to name your fundamental self and nature is, Love.

Emmanuel Levinas wrote, “Faith is not a question of the existence or non-existence of God. It is believing that love without reward is valuable.”

- Jim Palmer

04/28/2024

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04/23/2024

Today’s motivation:
You got hit by another storm.

The thought of sorting through the wreckage and building yourself up again scares you.

Your heart is heavy. You might feel beaten down, but you're anything but weak.

Allowing yourself to be vulnerable, and letting yourself cry takes immense strength.

You're facing those gut-wrenching feelings and unpleasant thoughts, and tackling your fears all at once.

You will gain momentum in your journey.

Give yourself grace. You can make it.

You can rise above your circumstances.

Listen to your heart. You have it in you to try again.
Photo Credit: Shannon Renée Spradling

04/22/2024

Happy Earth Day! Today, I challenge you to go out and collect a bag of litter or plant a tree/flower!

04/21/2024

~Mistress Vixxen

04/10/2024

Today’s motivation:
There's plenty of proof to discredit the things your inner critic says about you.

Yes, you're not perfect - but perfection isn't a prerequisite for success or happiness.

Remember how far you’ve come!

You had to face gut-wrenching situations and you still found the strength to put in consistent efforts towards your goals.

You're doing way better than you think.

There will always be distractions, whether in the form of self-doubts or negative comments from other people.

Never allow yourself to lose sight of what makes you who you are.