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Category: Daily Spark

  • Daily Spark: Askfirmations

    Have you heard the word “Askfirmations” yet? It’s a new twist on affirmations — one that uses a question instead of a statement.

  • Daily Spark: The Gift of Remembering

    As I celebrate my mom’s life today, remembering her on the anniversary of her passing, I am comforted by the quote, “In the heart’s depth, the memory lives on.”

  • Daily Spark: Do It First

    My brother (a Marine and FL Highway Patrol) used to always tell me, “If you have something unpleasant to do, do it first thing in the morning, and the day is always up from there!”

  • Daily Spark: The ER’s of Self Talk

    Lately I’ve been studying my self‑talk. I aim to practice the ER’s of self talk, that is, being kinder, gentler, and easier with myself.

  • Daily Spark: Alert Me

    This week I’ve been listening to the annual Tapping World Summit, and one of the Day 3 speakers, Damon Silas, said “Our emotions aren’t there to hurt me, but to alert me.”

  • Daily Spark: Courage to Use Your Gifts

    I’m learning that courage isn’t about being the best — it’s about being willing. Willing to show up. Willing to share. Willing to trust that what I have is enough. And when I use my gifts, even imperfectly, I shine.

  • Daily Spark: How are YOU smart?

    A friend of mine, keynote speaker and singer Jana Stanfield‘s mom was known to say to her students: “It’s not how smart you are — it’s how are you smart?”

  • Daily Spark: Expect the Unexpected

    Life can throw us curveballs, and I don’t know about you, but I don’t always enjoy those unexpected surprises. So I love this quote by Mandy Hale: “When nothing is certain, anything is possible.”

  • Daily Spark: Willing to See Differently

    I AM someone who is willing to see things differently — with curiosity, openness, and grace. I release the need to have all the answers

  • Daily Spark: Kindness for Lent

    While I’m not Catholic myself, I came across a quote from the Pope that resonated with me. He said: “I would like to invite you to a very practical and frequently unappreciated form of abstinence: that of refraining from words that hurt and offend our neighbors.” I interpreted that as “kindness for Lent”.