by Daisy Rosales | Oct 19, 2015 | self-improvement, spirituality, Uncategorized
Demeanor, (n.): outward behavior or bearing (e.g., a quiet, somber demeanor). Synonyms: manner, air, attitude, appearance, look. The past few weeks have been chock full of failures, frustrations, rejections, and struggles. But you wouldn’t know it if you came...
by Daisy Rosales | Oct 16, 2015 | minimalism, simplify, Uncategorized
This post is going to make me sound really old-fashioned. Perhaps, just old. I work with kids everyday, and even if I’m barely 10 years older than some of them, I see a stark difference between their realities and mine. While my students are hardly a conclusive...
by Daisy Rosales | Oct 13, 2015 | self-improvement, Uncategorized
Someone recently remarked that we are a nation of problem solvers. I would extend that statement to encompass much of Western culture. Our instinctive response to a problem is to seek a solution– the sooner the better. There’s nothing wrong with solving...
by Daisy Rosales | Oct 9, 2015 | self-improvement, Uncategorized
As diplomatic as my writing voice (usually) is, I’ve always marched to the beat of my own drum when it comes to lifestyle choices. And by that I mean that I’ve rarely bent to the culture around me. Being naturally introspective and determined has led me to...
by Daisy Rosales | Oct 2, 2015 | mindfulness, spirituality, Uncategorized
This week was more difficult than most. For the first time in months, perhaps, I felt stressed. Truly, overwhelmignly stressed. It was not the good kind of stress that pushed me beyond my comfort zone and made me work hard at my endeavors. It was the kind of stress...
by Daisy Rosales | Sep 30, 2015 | self-improvement, simplify, Uncategorized
I’m becoming more and more aware that habits are built with intentionality and discipline. There’s a part of me that knows what I should do and desires those good things, while there’s another part of me that proves that those desires aren’t...
