Lifestyle – Page 8 – Mamie L. Pack

Determined to finish: 3 ways to push through when you feel pulled away

You’ve done it. Your goals are written. Your meals are planned. Your alarms are set. You mapped out all the steps for a positive, productive week. What you didn’t plan for is the discomfort you feel in the process of making healthy changes. Oh yes—the difficult parts. The parts of juggling being a wife, a mom, a professional, and let's not forget it's the first week of school. The parts of wanting and planning for change when you see no results. We start to feel stressed out, anxious and overwhelmed[...]

Lifestyle

Checking my capacity

You ever have moments where you sit down to do something you actually enjoy, but it just doesn't feel right? Well, that is totally me right now. The past seven days have been jammed with encouragement, stretching, growing, and learning. My brain and heart are on overload. When I sat to write for this week's midweek three, I kept praying "Lord, what are you showing me? What do you want your daughters to hear?" I scribbled ideas, sketched out brain maps, but nothing seemed right. Again, I would go back to pr[...]

Lifestyle, Mid-week three, Wellness

Refresh & Renew: 3 everyday habits to stop so you can enjoy your day

We all have some bad habits. We just don't think about how they get in the way of living he life we want. If you don't take notice, these bad habits interrupt your day, preventing you from being present in your relationships and accomplishing your goals. You end up paying the price both physically and mentally. By the end of the day, you go to bed drained, discouraged, and feeling disconnected. Even when we make up our minds to enjoy our day, our bad habits find a way to mess it up. Now, I don’t h[...]

Feature, Lifestyle, Mid-week three, Wellness

Remove the mask: 3 standout ways to live an authentic life

She stands there smiling, nodding her head, responding but not listening. To everyone else, she is strong. She has it all together. People often ask, “How in the world can you do it all?” They want to see the superwoman. So, she wears the mask. She hides her pain, her shame, her anger, her hurt behind the mask of her smile. Afraid her truth cannot be accepted. Afraid that her truth will keep her from being loved. Do you know this woman? Is she you? I must admit, I know this woman. She has been me.[...]

Lifestyle, Mid-week three

Embracing Now: 3 fun ways to enjoy your summer

“Summer, Summer, Summertime!" It’s official! Our household is now on summer break. For the next ten weeks, our family will be in full summertime mode. Needless to say, this momma has been counting down the days until we completed this school year. I love summer. No matter how old you are, where you live, or how busy you are, something is exciting about the summer. Maybe it’s the idea of spending countless hours out in the sun, enjoying sweet watermelon at another cookout, road trips to visi[...]