I have heard it said many times that balance is the key to life. But it doesn’t seem so easy to achieve at times! Balance is key – but how do we achieve it? With so many responsibilities and demands pulling us in every direction, it can often seem like an insurmountable task to balance everything. Kind of like juggling too many items in the air – something is bound to come crashing down! Sometimes what crashes…
Resolutions or Goals? Happy New Year! After a 3-month hiatus, I’m endeavoring to return to blogging in this new year. In an effort to jumpstart my blogging, I’m snagging a post from a couple years ago, with some updates and modifications. So 2019 is here. Now the debate starts over again about making resolutions versus developing proactive goals. According to the dictionary, a resolution is “the decision to do or not do something.” Based on how…
Don’t You Quit! I am so thankful, by the grace of God, that I held onto my faith in God and His divine inspiration to NOT quit my doctoral journey over the 7 1/2 years it took to cross that finish line! I felt like it so many times, but now I’m on the other side of the finish line, with a sense of relief and satisfaction–and a bit of shock–that I really completed that journey last year…
September is Here & I’m Back! Time for a Fresh Start! Initiating solutions to gain a fresh start — sounds like a plan! I have been on an unplanned extended hiatus from blogging – 7 months, to be exact! Lots has happened over this time, including getting hired for my first ever FULL TIME remote position! I am a now a senior editor for an education publishing company for which I had previously done several contract jobs. In February,…
Happy October 1st! Welcome to Words of Encouragement! Happy October 1st to all! I have once again joined the Ultimate Blog Challenge (UBC) this month, so for my first post, I thought I would re-introduce the back story and purpose of this blog (can also be found on my About page). I thought this would also be a good idea because I’ve recently joined several new blog groups on Facebook. I decided to revise this blog, which was…
From Negative to Positive? [**NOTE** I first shared this post back in March, but with all the worldwide events taking place – from wild weather events, to political unrest, to wars and conflicts and atrocities… it seemed appropriate to share it again!] This has to be one of the more difficult situations in life to manage: Experiencing a negative situation or a host of negative circumstances, and holding onto the belief there will some how be positive outcomes…