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A Library of Feelings

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Think of the last intense feeling you experienced. Did it feel good or not? Now imagine that feeling as a tangible thing you can hold. Your feeling does not define you. Instead, it is something you are holding onto. Think about the difference between something you hold and something inside you. Your lunch is inside you. It is there no matter the consequences of the extra greasy burger. But if you are holding a greasy burger, you have more options. You can make a decision.  Recognizing a feeling is something you hold, imagine it as a book, leaflet, or page. Something you'd read, process, and move on from. Feelings of all sorts are meant to express a message. They tell you something to help you navigate through your world. But it can be hard to understand what a feeling is trying to say.  Think about what you do with written materials in your life. You glance at a receipt and throw it in the trash. You read a letter and save it. You appreciate a greeting card, maybe keep it for ...
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Done List - Check it off!

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The To Do List If you're like me, to do lists pop up everywhere. I have a running list for work, for family, and for my home. And yet, nothing seems to get done. I use lists as a tool to keep things out of my mind. Instead of holding everything in my head, paper serves as a reminder, a safe space. For areas like work, where I'm directly held accountable if the list wasn't complete, that works great. The list reminds me of what I need to do, and can be organized based on priority. I use Google Keep because it can sync between my home computer, work computer, and even cell phone.  Zero Accountability  However, in areas like my home, where the dishes can always wait, I struggle to check off anything. I walk about the house and notice everything that needs done - dishes, laundry, clean the bathrooms, etc. All that I notice gets jotted down into my notebook that I use for everything. I'll see it all the time. For me, the problem with housework is that there isn't as muc...
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New Years Goals: 7 Steps to Better Resolutions

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Happy New Year! At the end of an era, when the confetti rains on a new decade, I'd like to welcome you to your own aspirations. I'm a huge fan of goals. I use them in my profession every day to show growth and monitor progress. However, at the risk of sounding cheesy, it's not often the result I focus on for long, it's the journey. Sure, there is a stamp on the final paperwork when the year's end comes around as to whether or not the goal was achieved. I can't do much about that simple "Met" or "Not yet mastered" printed on the page. Maybe you're thinking about your resolutions from last year and thinking "Failed." Yet, as long as there is room for improvement, failure simply doesn't apply. You can't fail a task while you're still working on it. Forward progress, no matter how small, is still progress. Better yet, so what if you've failed. Will that failure cease all further goals? Failure is a part of ...
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Holiday Peace... of Mind.

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The holidays can be a magical winter wonderland of Christmas joy and family togetherness... on a Christmas card. In actuality, most people suffer from increased stresses during the holidays. Routines fly out the door, surplus of foods become rich and irresistible, and increased expectations are unbearable. On top of that, families come together whether or not you want them to. How is a person to manage all that Christmas cheer? 12 Feelings of Christmas Christmas is supposed to be a time of pure joy. "I think there must be something wrong with me, Linus. Christmas is coming, but I'm not happy. I don't feel the way I'm supposed to feel." If you feel like Charlie Brown, you're not alone. Many emotions and situations can leave us feeling less than stellar this season. Just because the calendar turns to December, doesn't mean our troubles and pains are erased. If you're feeling guilty for these feelings you can't feel that sadness, loneliness, or...
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Forgotten Christmas Movies/TV

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Of course Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman are fan favorites. These are five of my favorite Christmas movies that seem to have been forgotten, all from children's television. Anabelle's Wish A 1997 Hallmark movie based off of a short story by Daniel Hanson. The film features a mute boy and his beloved calf who dreams of flying like reindeer. With music by Randy Travis, Allison Krauss, and even Dolly Parton the country rhythm of this story will melt your heart. I also can't forget to mention voice actress Kath Soucie, (you might know better as Phil & Lil Deville from Rugrats and much more). It's a story of friendship, believing in dreams, and love. Billy, suffering from trauma of a fire, can't talk. Little Anabelle gives up her dreams to help her friend Billy. "Christmas Eve is a night made for wishers. That's what it is. A night made for believers of all ages." Olive the Other Reindeer A 1999 Fox animated producti...
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Introduction

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Hello, welcome to Pursuit of Daisies. I'm a young woman in my late 20s. Over the past few years, I've struggled with my emotions and increased my self awareness. I think my emotional health will be something I work on my whole life.  Pursuit of Daisies represents, for me, my constant desire to make change for the better, enjoying who I am now, and looking hopefully to a future that shows I've grown. I'm in pursuit of growth, development, and my favorite flower, the ever resilient daisy.  On this journey, I've collected ideas from multiple resources in an effort to either make myself feel better when I was feeling not so good emotionally or just wanting to improve in some way. I've learned from Pinterest, Ted Talks, therapists, published psychologists, reddit, friends, and many more.  With Pursuit of Daisies, I aspire to reveal my lifestyle and mindsets based on the following 3 values. 1. We need to love and take care of ourselves first. 2. We need to...
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Getting Soapy on my Zero Waste Journey

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I am usually trying to keep moving toward less of an environmental impact by decreasing the amount of waste, specifically plastic, I use. After my initial push to swap out some products I use regularly, I moved to soap bottles. Previously I had plastic containers of body wash (mens' & womens'), hand soap (2 bathrooms), and dish soap. That is 5 plastic bottles of soap in my home. In the bathtub was the easiest switch for me. Long ago, I swapped out my fancy smelling body wash for Dove for sensitive skin due to dry skin. It smells nice as well as lathers easily. Next, I finally put those bar soaps I'd bought at the craft fair to good use. Multiple "decorative" bar soaps collected in my bathroom from gifts or fun purchases. I use them for hand soap in my bathrooms. They also lather easily as well as look super cute with a beautiful soap dish. Plus, most of them are made from natural products like honey or goats milk. You can buy these at a craft fair, farmer...
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