Book Of Likes Faces

After years of being afraid of my own yard after yellow jackets sent me to the hospital with anaphylaxis, I've erected a screened in canopy around my deck so I can finally enjoy my morning coffee outside in peace again.

Ask your kid these questions and write exactly what they reply! My Niece, Ashley - Age 8: *What is something that I say a lot? Don't lock your door. *What makes me happy? When I don't keep secrets from you. *What makes me sad? When I don't tell you the truth. *How tall am I? 5 foot, *counts my forehead* 7. *What's my favorite thing to do? Stalk people, play Skyrim, eat food, cuddles, and love me. *What is my favorite food? Dunkin *What is my favorite drink? Iced coffee *If I could go anywhere, where would it be? I don't know. *Do you think you could live without me? No! *What is my favorite TV show? Oh shoot, shoot! I don't know. I don't know. *What is my favorite music to listen to? Ummm, rock. *What is my job? Buyer, you're a buyer. * how old am I? That's easy 34 - Boom! See I know how many years old you are. *what's my favorite color? Shoot! Wait, you like all of the colors. So like, rainbow? It has to be rainbow. *How much do I love you? Like, above infinity... I think.

I believe empowering others is a direct side effect of empowering yourself. Folks will only change when they're truly ready, but when you start to believe in yourself, achieve goals and push past self limiting beliefs other people take notice and think, 'hmmm if they can do it, then so can I' That is part of why public accountability works - everybody has their own goals and everybody has their own struggles so when you see other people achieving their goals despite their struggles... it IS SOOO empowering. Advice is great but a positive example is way better trust me on this one, I should know!

I stopped being offended by other people’s actions when I could finally see why people were the way they were and did the things they did. It pays to really be able see things and stop always having a need to react. These insights have roots in the greater levels of self understanding, appreciation, esteem, and love for myself!