#Getting Clarity #NeverSettleClub

The picture below is of my vision board that I created to help motivate and inspire me to make my dreams a reality in order to create a better life my son and me. I got this idea from joining the #NeverSettleClub that is founded by Mario Armstrong. He created this club/community of like minded people who want to turn their passions into successful businesses. The club is a way of networking and meeting people who might have the same ideas as you or who can help you implement your business plan. Mario also created a website and a Facebook page for the club, plus he offered two free five week webinars that offered great helpful tips to help you along this journey of turning your passion into a successful business.

I began my journey on turning my passion into a business a few months ago. I have seen all the webinars and have started to implement the tips into helping me make my dream a reality. One of the first webinars was about #GettingClarity and being honest about who you are and what you want. In #GettingClarity is where a vision board comes into play. Creating a vision board allows you to visualize what you want out of life and working towards. A vision board helps give you that motivation and inspiration you need to move forward if you get stuck or just want to give up. That is just what my #visionboard does for me.

If you are thinking about starting a business or turning your passion or dream into a reality, I suggest you go check out the #NeverSettleClub on Facebook and Mario Armstrong website. I guarantee it will help you immensely.

No Cavities!!!

Today I took my son for his biannual six month dental check-up, and everything was fine. No cavities just a few baby teeth holding on and he has some tartar build up at the gum lines because he doesn't brush hard enough. It's hard to get a 13 yr old to brush and take oral health care seriously, but I scare him by telling him if he doesn't take of them then he will end up with false teeth. Now that I got the dentist out of the way, its on to the orthodontic to see if he needs braces. Like I say a mother's duties are never done.

Therapeutic Blogging

There is so much happening in my life right now,  I don't know if I could handle any more obstacles.  In just a few weeks my life was turned upside down from me losing a job to finding out my grandmother has cancer to my son needing to have two surgeries. It's all overwhelming and it seems like it just keeps getting worse. I'm am trying to keep the faith and stay positive, but it seems hard sometimes. I am constantly listening to Kirk Franklin,  "More Than I Can Bare " and "My Life Is Your Hands" to uplift me and give me strength,  because I need it. And it's not only Kirk Franklin I'm listeing to help give me courage, strength, faith and inspire me, but others like Smokie Norfork to MaryMary to Yolanda Adams and others. I just need something to help me through these trying times.

My 'turn to' to help through hard times like these isn't just listening to music but my all time favorite is food. I'm an emotional eater and always have been. I turn to food when I'm happy, bored, angry, but especially when I'm depressed which incorporates loneliness, sadness and anxiety. I eat my favorite comfort foods to dull the pain and not think about all that is going wrong. But there's a problem that comes with being an emotional eater and that is I am overweight. So I have to find another outlet to help me through my troubling times. I am not about to start drinking or smoking or during drugs to help me through, so I guess I will turn to my writing and put it all down on paper. I believe by writing about what my family and I are going through will help me to deal and accept what is happening, and get better clarity about. I just know I need to do something to get all these feelings out because it's not healthy to keep them bottled up.