by Debra Smouse | Aug 15, 2025 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All
There seems to be this undercurrent of belief that once you create a life you love, each and every day is going to be picture-perfect. Here’s daily life: You will rise in the morning alert and ready to face the coming day. You will serenely meditate, get some...
by Debra Smouse | Aug 12, 2025 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All
Darling, I want you to know that I hear you. You find yourself so busy tending to the demands and needs of others, you’ve lost yourself. You want to know when it will finally be time for you to be the star in your own life. And the answer, my dear, is now. I can...
by Debra Smouse | Jul 21, 2025 | Feeling Burned Out, Stressed Out, Overwhelmed & Exhausted
It hurts my heart when I hear about the sufferings of others. It drives me to go into action, desiring to comfort and then brainstorm in an attempt to help them uncover what’s really going on. There is something so transformative that happens, once you can get to...
by Debra Smouse | Jul 20, 2025 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
We make decisions each and every day. We choose what to put in our cup in the morning (tea or coffee? Lemon? Sugar? Cream? Caffeinated? Decaf? Herbal?) and what shoes to put on our feet before we walk out the door. We make bigger decisions, too. Like where to invest...
by Debra Smouse | Jul 18, 2025 | Feeling Burned Out, Stressed Out, Overwhelmed & Exhausted
We sat across the table from each other, sharing hot cups of coffee and pieces of a decadent chocolate cake I had made earlier in the week. One of my closest friends had come over to catch up. We talked of love and fear and laughter and home and the daily joys and...
by Debra Smouse | Jun 18, 2025 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All
I’ll confess this up front: I am a logical creature. In fact, I realized that the need for order and reason was a core part of who I am when I was in the 2nd grade devouring every Nancy Drew Logic Puzzle Book they made. Let me tell you, baby, to this day, I work...
by Debra Smouse | May 16, 2025 | Feeling Burned Out, Stressed Out, Overwhelmed & Exhausted, How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All
Once upon a time, I became convinced that if I had a perfect body, then I would be able to fix my failing marriage. I worked out seven days a week and spent at least two hours a day at the gym. I worked out with a personal trainer, attended spin classes, and in...