Wow! I am in awe of these exceptional bloggers & awards!

I am always honored and moved by exceptional bloggers nominating me for awards. I feel truly awarded by their thoughtfulness, support, and inspiration. I have had the honor of being nominated for these outstanding awards:

very-inspiring-blogger11

Very Inspiring Blogger Award

Thank you from the bottom of my heart to the following amazing bloggers who nominated me:

http://proportionsinlife.wordpress.com

robertmudge.wordpress.com/

http://bonnevivantelife.wordpress.com/

iprodigaldaughter.wordpress.com

theothersideofugly.wordpress.com

beautiful_blogger_award

Beautiful Blogger Award

 Nominated by the inspirational iprodigaldaughter.wordpress.com

Versatileblogger

Versatile Blogger Award

Nominated by the inspirational robertmudge.wordpress.com/

Liebster Blog Award

Liebster Award

Nominated by the inspirational frankiedman.wordpress.com & http://reflectionsofasinglegirl.wordpress.com 

So the rules are that I have to: 1) thank the person who gave it to me, 2) share 7 possible things that are unknown about me,  3) nominate 15 bloggers, and 4) notify the nominees of their nomination.

  1. I try to hide my geekiness. I guess not all that well 🙂 So I’m told 🙂
  2. Michael Jordan’s Nike Maybe It’s My Fault commercial is my source of motivation.
  3. I like watching Comedy Central before I go to sleep. It’s how I strike a mental balance.
  4. I believe in a highly romanticized version of love 🙂  I know. Don’t judge!
  5. I can’t stand jealousy, self-absorption and selfishness.
  6. I am a Leo!

This is in no ranked order. I admire and am inspired by them all equally. The list of my nominees are:

Very Inspiring Blogger

 http://ayaime.wordpress.com/

http://bornoutofbourbon.wordpress.com/

http://clarkkent07.wordpress.com/

http://nanafeneba.wordpress.com

http://theothersideofugly.wordpress.com

http://chinupchesthigh.wordpress.com/

gregariouswolf.wordpress.com

algarveblogdotnet.wordpress.com

http://invisiliz.com/

findingthewilltolive.wordpress.com

whataheartcanhold.wordpress.com

royalityme.wordpress.com

http://iamforchange.wordpress.com/

http://whymarriagematters.wordpress.com/

http://truthbunny.wordpress.com/

http://julienmatei.com/

http://corneliusagrippa.wordpress.com/

Versatile Blogger

frankiedman.wordpress.com

robertmudge.wordpress.com/

iprodigaldaughter.wordpress.com

http://proportionsinlife.wordpress.com

Liebster

http://howaboutwenot.com/

http://proportionsinlife.wordpress.com

Beautiful Blogger

http://proportionsinlife.wordpress.com

robertmudge.wordpress.com/

http://bonnevivantelife.wordpress.com/

iprodigaldaughter.wordpress.com

theothersideofugly.wordpress.com

http://reflectionsofasinglegirl.wordpress.com

Top things you can do to ensure your happiness.

In honor of International Happiness Day, I have compiled a list of things that either reminds us of what happiness can be or what we can do to get to a state of happiness.

  1. People demonstrate what they are. We don’t pay attention to the signs.stop
  2. People are what they are, not what you want them to be.
  3. Life doesn’t happen to you. You have to play an active role in shaping it.
  4. You don’t have to do anything you don’t want to do. Identify the reason things are compelling you to do the things that you don’t want to do/that don’t make you happy.
  5. Sometimes you only realize someone’s worth when they are gone.
  6. Spending time with someone that doesn’t make you happy delays your happiness and theirs.
  7. You choose all that you allow in your life.

It’s not you, it’s me. It is you. The 3 D’s to help you get closer to that ideal person.

Relationships can be challenging because of the things that are unresolved within us. We learn more about ourselves while we are in relationships through mirroring or confrontation of our true selves. This sometimes causes hurt because you might be resolving past hurt in a current relationship or dealing with aspects of yourself that are unexplored.

Sometimes we experience relationship failures because of our expectations. Those expectations become the disillusionment in the relationship. Here’s what we can do: the 3 D’s to help get closer to that ideal person.desithnkg

  1. Distinguish between what you need and want. Your previous relationships where all tests of what you thought you wanted or needed or a combination of both. Extract the answers from those past experiences.
  2. Define what your happiness hypothesis entails. Be honest with yourself. The #1 person we lie to is ourselves. Despite the hurt you might have experienced, it made you recognize the things that you won’t find acceptable in another relationship.
  3. Decide what you want your life will look like with your ideal partner 5 years from now. Sometimes we focus on the immediate goals or just that we found someone. Go beyond the immediate time frame and add into the mix what it will be like to have that person along with you during major life events and how that person will handle goal-seeking together.