Month: July 2022

Finding inspiration in everyday life

The most treasured moments

Happy soulful Sunday. Our positive quote of the day states: “Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment, until it becomes a memory,” by Dr. Seuss. We spend so much time in search of the perfect home, partner, job, vacation, and moment that we ignore our daily moments. Within the routine of our…
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Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success,

  Happy satisfying Saturday. Our positive quote of the day states: “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success,” by Edward Everette Hale. Whether romantic or as kindred spirits, people meet and form a connection. The heart of any relationship is a willingness to listen, compromise, respect, like, and love…
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The next chapter

  Happy flourishing Friday. Our positive quote of the day states: “There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. Yet that will be the beginning,” by Louis L’Amour. Our lives are composed of different chapters: birth, toddler, adolescent, young adult, adult, and retiree. Each chapter is full of its own challenges, adventures,…
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Trust your instincts

  Happy thought provoking Thursday. Our positive quote of the day states: “Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone else’s,” by Billy Wilder. Leaning into our intuition and learning to trust our instincts can be counter intuitive. We ask others for their opinions and somehow believe their…
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Don’t compare yourselves to others

    Happy wise Wednesday. Our positive quote of the day states: “Don’t compare yourself to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about,” by Regina Brett. Technology means we can share our lives on social media, anytime. The snapshots we share of special moments, celebrations or idyllic vacations are priceless. However,…
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Luminous Newsletter

  Growing up, my family instilled in me the importance of education and hard work. Two things my grandmother always said to me, do not end up on Bragg Street (Women’s Prison) and you will end up in one of those buildings one day (Downtown Raleigh). I did not understand what she meant at the…
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A truthful dialogue

Happy take-charge Tuesday. Our positive quote of the day states: “For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth,” by Bo Bennett. Little white lies; we tell them daily. We rationalize that the truth can sometimes be painful. A lie, no matter what pure hue we try…
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Empathy

  Happy meaningful Monday. Our positive quote of the day states: “Empathy begins with understanding life from another person’s perspective. Nobody has an objective experience of reality. It’s all through our own individual prisms,” by Sterling K. Brown. Our perspective is based on our life experiences. True inclusion  recognizes, accepts, and encourages the collaboration of…
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Adulting

  Happy spiritual Sunday. Our positive quote of the day states: “Sometimes our power resides not in what we do, but in what we don’t do,” by Paulo Coelho. Restraint, whether in our thoughts, actions, or speech is something we need to practice. We can’t say everything we want to say, no matter if we believe…
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Allowing others to walk beside us

  Happy successful Saturday. Our positive quote of the day states: “When we feel weak, we drop our heads on the shoulders of others. Don’t get mad when someone does that…Be honored. For that person trusted you enough to, even if subtly, ask you for help,” by Lori Goodwin. We champion our independence. The “go it…
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