My blog, The Morning Butterfly, is my personal healing Journey. Through my experience, I share what I call the cha cha of life, and hope that it inspires others to dig deep and heal their wounds, allowing them to soar!
I had a wonderful childhood. I was raised in a home filled with love; filled with laughter; filled with family; filled with sports; filled with a strong work ethic. We had family around us a lot. My aunt and uncle lived three doors down from us. Another aunt and uncle lived five blocks away. Another…
Read More“Carrying the torch of optimism into your social relationships is probably the best thing you could ever do to start feeling better about humanity. If you see people as smart, caring, interesting and helpful, they tend to show up that way.” ~ Brendon Burchand As I read that quote yesterday it hit me that…
Read MoreI awoke Tuesday morning excited for the day. I was off from work for a week, the weather report was for sunshine through the weekend and I was going to spend the day with my 90 year old mom and aunt. As I was preparing for the day, the date hit me. Bowled me…
Read More“Stop watering things that were never meant to grow in your life. Water what works, what’s good, what’s right. Stop playing around with those dead bones and stuff you can’t fix…it’s over…leave it alone! You’re coming into a season of greatness. If you water what’s alive and divine, you will see harvest like you’ve never…
Read MoreI just re-read last week’s blog. I don’t do that very often. I usually write, read and edit, and post. I rarely go back and re-read. But I needed to this week, I received more texts, emails, comments about last week’s blog than any previous ones. I wanted to experience that moment again and see…
Read More“It’s not who you are that holds you back, it’s who you think you’re not.” ~ Unknown This quote completely resonated with me last night. I am always working on creating the better version of me, through discovery, through learning from mistakes, through observing those who inspire me. I used to only ask “what’s wrong…
Read MoreFive weeks ago I decided it was time to change some of my eating habits. I was stuck weight wise and nothing was helping. I knew I was relying heavily on a lot of processed foods and decided to make a change and cutout the junk! So I have been eating clean for five weeks.…
Read MoreI was on the phone with a colleague this week as we are working together on a project. She is a peer of mine who I have tremendous respect for as a leader, as a human resources professional and as someone who is truly authentic. She inspires me to continue to learn and grow as…
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