You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. – Jim Rohn Wow! Does that hit you like it does me? Every time we talk about this concept at the Making Things Happen Conference, it changes us. Those five people could be family members, friends, or even people on social media you’ve never met. The people and things we allow into our lives the most have a profound effect on our thoughts—and our future outcomes. This is…
I started Southern Weddings magazine late one night with a husband deployed to war and no formal training in journalism or publishing. I didn’t have experience, but I did have more passion than a hen has feathers. I wanted to inspire couples to tell their unique love stories, rich with family history and rooted in the culture of this place we call home—the South. The place where my grandparents had lived out their own love story decades before—a love story…
Imagine it. December 31st rolls around. You’re sitting down to dinner with family or friends, and you talk together about the story of the last 6 months. What story will you tell? The stories of our lives are made up of little decisions we make each day. Do we say yes or no? Do we start something new or grow what we already have? Do we move forward or stay right where we are? We can’t predict the future—our lives…
So, I have a few houseplants. Just a few. 😊 28, to be exact. Photo of “Marguerite,” the Marble Queen Pothos, and me by Gina Zeidler. Before you call me the crazy plant lady (which I fully accept as a term of endearment!), let me explain. When you buy “one” houseplant at a store, if it has more than one stalk coming out of the pot, it’s entirely possible that it’s actually 2-4 plants in one pot. Growers want to…
I saw a sign recently that read: “Don’t count the days, make the days count!” Let’s take a different spin on that together for a minute! Let’s do both. First, let’s count the days (like this): We’re 131 days into the year. That means there are 234 days ahead to cultivate. There’s still 65% of the year left to live and fill with what matters. That’s a lot of days, friends! Now, let’s make these 234 days count. Take a…