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Stop Comparing and Start Doing! a.k.a Single and Fabulous!

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Single: For many of us (not all) this word brings the feeling of begin alone or left behind. Having to be on the same playing field as our friends or other counterparts. Why? I believe this for two reasons: 1. Society- Believe it or not society plays a HUGE role on the way we think, look or even believe in ourselves. Sad but very, very true. 2. Comparing- From the age of puberty and  beyond we start comparing our experience to other's experiences. Now, this can be a double edged sword for many of us. Because on one hand sometimes comparing our experience to someone can motivate and for some inspire us to regroup and refocus on the goals we want to see to completion. The bad thing about this is that when we start comparing our life experience to someone else, we start to limit our potential. Well, today I say that it is high time we stop comparing and start doing! We are single and fabulous!  My two best friends along with a handful of others are either married, gettin...

Are you going with the flow?

Hey Cubbers Happy Tuesday! Yesterday was my first canoe trip and it was a life changing experience. As I got into the canoe I started to panic. Soon I started to relax and it wasn't after the trip ended that I realized that the way I lived my life was a lot like how I was in while I was in the boat. Full of panic whenever the waters became choppy, if we hit a rock or if the boat changed direction. For many, many years I feared the thought of things changing in my life. I now am starting to see that it is time for me to go with the flow of life. Yes, waters do become choppy but all we need to do is relax and allow change to happen in over lives. Yes, we can be fearful but fear can and does hold us down only if we allow it to. It is up to us to go with the flow of our lives and emotions for change is always around the corner and sometimes is needed in our lives for us to see that no matter how rocky the boat becomes we're going to be okay. Are you embracing change? Going with th...