November is here.

You might be feeling the frantic pace of the holiday season, along with the pressure to finish everything on time. There is a lot to do, from shopping, wrapping, packing, planning, and traveling, to cooking, cleaning, hosting, and attending year-end events. All of this Holiday frenzy can cause a lot of stress.


Phew. Relax and take a deep breath.

Before you jump into the busyness of the holidays … before the stress gets the best of you, take a moment to reflect on God’s promises of peace and pray.

A Prayer for the Stressed

Most gracious heavenly Father, please grant me your peace during this busy season. Help me to focus on you and recognize your grace in my life each day. Replace my stress, worries, and anxiety with gratitude and your peace that surpasses all understanding. Thank you for carrying my burdens and for your constant presence in my life. I ask for all of this in your Son Jesus' name. Amen.
 

“The Lord will give...

My life is an open path to new experiences on my trips. I embrace new ideas and challenges while I travel.

I remain open to new possibilities in my world.  

My vacation is a wonderful opportunity to experience new adventures. Each day provides exciting new prospects, and I avoid letting fear or anxiety stop my pursuit.

New experiences are always within my reach while I travel, as long as I allow myself to try new things. My choices affect what I experience, so I am careful about my decisions.

I can balance new ideas with my old beliefs during a vacation. I embrace the education from each new concept I find. Different cultures and languages provide valuable lessons about the world around me. I am enriched with this new knowledge.

I appreciate the different lifestyles I encounter while on vacation. I make new friends. I pick up new tips and advice. And I learn from their cultural backgrounds and histories.

My travels help me appreciate...

November is a month of gratitude and I wanted to express my thankfulness for your support. Life coach for Ladies is here because of you and your support and I do not take that lightly.

Give Up Procrastination

When tasks feel overwhelming or provoke anxiety, they are often avoided. Women put off tasks because they do not believe they will enjoy them and want to avoid making themselves unhappy, or fear they will not do the tasks well.

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Procrastination is a barrier to self-improvement.

You will start the diet tomorrow. You will set boundaries after this next family vacation. You will change your negative habits when you have more money, time, or a better life situation. Procrastination becomes your habit.

When you realize how it happens you can replace it with a better habit. This is the key understanding to help us overcome...

The weight of challenges lifts off my shoulders when I seek spiritual guidance.

I can take all my hardships and challenging times in stride because I rely on spiritual guidance to keep me strong.

Some of my most challenging experiences serve as life lessons instead of hindrances because I accept wisdom from a higher place.

When I feel weighed down by emotional gloom, I pull myself out of it with the assistance that comes through my faith. I know that I receive happiness and peace, so I lean on that belief to propel me to a better emotional place.

I view family challenges as blessings because they teach me to embrace my loved ones regardless of the circumstances. I pray for spiritual calmness to see the path I need to take to resolve the issue.

The weight of challenges grows continuously lighter as I rely more and more on the spiritual path that guides me. I know I support a more extraordinary being, and I lean on that support when it feels like I...

 A genuinely decent or ‘nice’ woman is always a blessing to those they come in contact with throughout their days. It is an admirable quality that anyone would wish to have more contact with, especially to offset the spite and hate that can sometimes seem predominant.

Terrible news happens every day. And it is also extensively broadcast. People have never been more divided by what they believe and prove themselves correct, sometimes reaching a point of violence.

The world could make use of some altruism and genuine kindness today. The glaring truth is that we would live better if more good-hearted women were around in our midst.

But when you are a good and decent woman who is nice to the point of enabling others, it can often cause more detriment than benefit.

This occurs in two ways:

• there are always people who will take advantage of a woman’s good nature, or
• if these ‘nice’ behaviors manifest for the wrong reasons, it can be...

Take Healthy Risks

It is human nature to reach your comfort zone and remain there. This can take place in all parts of your life. You can get to a certain point with your finances, health, relationships, and weight, and you remain for the long haul since change is risky. But sometimes, you need to accept change for growth.

Growth means you may have stretch. It would be best if you reached outside your comfort zone. Usually, when women sense a challenge to step away from what is known and leave it behind, they start to retreat.

Women all have perspectives on what is attainable and what is out of their reach in our personal and professional lives. But, taking risks and making mistakes are essential learning experiences. And healthy risk-taking can build confidence!

You might list dozens of ways why it is better to stick with what you know than dive into that unknown. You may want to go back to school or start your own business, and you have...

It is easy for women to get caught up in negative thought patterns and focus on bad times in their lives instead of the good. That is where gratitude affirmations come into play.

Gratitude affirmations can change your life.

Today, we will talk about the importance of Gratitude Affirmations to increasing your overall life satisfaction.

 
Expressing gratitude is a crucial part of feeling happiness. There are many mental and physical benefits to being grateful daily. One of the easiest ways to build this simple practice is using gratitude affirmations.

THE IMPORTANCE OF GRATITUDE AFFIRMATIONS

>Are you thankful for the small things in your life? 
>Do you remind yourself of how blessed you are to be alive?
>Do you see the beauty in being able to create your Future?

Daily gratitude affirmations like these above are some of the best ways to appreciate your life and improve overall life satisfaction. 
Doing so allows you to completely transform your...

Sometimes women hold onto a habit simply because it is something they have always done or how they have thought for years. An example of this would be saving money and controlling your finances but consistently blowing your budget on the spur of the moment buys.

You may very well think one way and even acknowledge out loud that you want to break a bad habit, but then you turn right around and give in to behaviors that sabotage your aspirations. You know what you are doing (or not doing) that holds you back from living your best life.

It is not easy to tackle the worst part about yourself. But if you do not acknowledge what is going on with you, you will not alter it. Recognizing that self-defeating habit is where you start.

Recognize how it is keeping you back from experiencing your goals. For example, if you would like to go on a nice vacation but always spend your vacation fund, you sabotage your plan.

Once you identify that self-defeating habit, you...

It is that time of year again when millions of women are setting New Year's resolutions, in an effort to transform their lives. 

If you just take this approach, sadly, the odds are stacked against you. Chances are the resolutions you are so passionate about right now, will not last out the month. 

Instead of helping you change your life and accomplish your goals, you will soon be back into your old routines and habits. 

Unless you take a different approach...

This year, if you are trying to make a healthy lifestyle change, I invite you to consider an alternative- try an affirmation instead.

Goals are something you want to accomplish that includes taking actionable steps to achieve them.

Resolutions are statements of intent. Affirmations are statements of 'truth'.

Have you ever stopped to think about the subtle differences between those things? 

Setting goals mobilizes us toward grand achievements and new experiences.

New year's resolutions...