Mother with Newborn and Son, Sarah J Photography

Surviving or Thriving?

As we jump into 2011, let’s reflect a bit on 2010.  Are you one who SURVIVED?  Or did you THRIVE? Surviving is getting through the day and reacting to situations.  It involves short term thinking.  Thriving requires planning and evaluating.  You respond to situations with a plan, and you have long term thinking.  The reality is that there will be days that you just survive.  Sometimes you have to survive…

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Making Connections

Connect – (v.)  to join or fasten together. Connecting allows us to join as a family and fasten our values together.  A strong connection requires quality AND quantity time.  Are there connection busters in your life that cause you to be:  over committed, self-absorbed, preoccupied, fatigued, stressed?  Prioritize your life by making sure first things don’t come last. Need help to prioritize? Think:  Do I take enough time for the…