Category Archives: Love Yourself

Love is worth celebrating, no matter your status ❤️

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Beth W.

Celebrate Valentine’s Day in whatever way makes you happiest! ❤ Continue reading →

Posted in Carpe Diem, creativity, happiness, love, Love Yourself, Valentine's Day | Tagged Buddha, Karl A. Menninger, love, love yourself, roses, staying in for Valentine's Day, valentine's day celebration ideas, Valentine's Day, Victor Hugo | 11 Comments

Stand For Something

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Beth W.

Stand up for yourself 😊 Continue reading →

Posted in adversity, Karma, Love Yourself | Tagged drawing, haters, Stand up for yourself, Tom Hiddleston, Winnie Harlow, Winston Churchill | 14 Comments

Back to Me

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Beth W.

Back to me! I don’t have to be lonely when I’m alone. ❤ Continue reading →

Posted in Acceptance, feelings, fighting fears, Love Yourself, vulnerability, watercolor practice, Worry | Tagged alone, anticipating good, attitude, be responsible for you, challenges, choose my attitude, Love Me, love yourself, solitude | 18 Comments

One year ago today, I could not have foreseen the events that would unfold. Exactly a year ago today, I tested positive for Covid, was dealing with mind games and threats from my narcissist ex and was feeling defeated, dejected … Continue reading →

Posted in Carpe Diem, creativity, Dating, feelings, happiness, independence, Let it go, Love Yourself, moving on, relationships, watercolor practice | Tagged adversity, alone, angel, caring, challenges, do what brings you joy, drawing, endings, ex-husband, happiness, hopeful, joy, kindness, letting go, life goes on, love, love yourself, painting, watercolor | 23 Comments

Love, love, love…

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Beth W.

Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing, and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weaknesses. Ann Landers

Posted in accomplishment, love, Love Yourself, watercolor practice | Tagged accomplishing tasks, accomplishment, Ann Landers, art, do what brings you joy, love, valentine, watercolor, watercolor practice | 15 Comments

Solitude

Posted on October 27, 2021 by Beth W.

Solitude is creativity’s best friend and solitude is refreshment for our souls. Naomi Judd

Posted in Love Yourself, nurturing, spooky | Tagged Frankenstein, Naomi Judd, short and sweet, solitude, zentangle | 5 Comments

Would I Like a Spotless Mind? I think so.

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Beth W.

Stepping off the positive path for a purgative post……and then right back to positive, I promise 🙂 Continue reading →

Posted in independence, Let it go, Love Yourself, moving on, persevere, relationships | Tagged ex-husband, forgetting, moving on, toxic relationship, wiping the mind | 15 Comments

Alone is not the worst thing to be

Posted on August 4, 2021 by Beth W.

I think this quote from Robin Williams is so accurate. I truly used to think that being alone was the worst thing that could happen to me. I’m an introvert, so huge crowds drain me, but I do crave connections. … Continue reading →

Posted in feelings, happiness, love, Love Yourself, patience, relationships | Tagged alone, drawing, hopeful, love, perfect person, robin williams, single, special someone | 14 Comments

Spreading My Wings

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Beth W.

What the caterpillar calls the end of the world the master calls a butterfly. Richard Bach Today was a milestone day for me. It marks my last day of therapy. When I first started last February, I was a much … Continue reading →

Posted in anticipating good, feelings, Love Yourself, persevere, watercolor practice | Tagged accomplishment, Butterfly, caterpillar, chrysalis, spreading my wings, therapy, watercolor | 27 Comments

What a Day!!

Posted on June 5, 2021 by Beth W.

This morning I woke up much earlier than I normally do on Saturday. No sleeping in when you have a mountain to climb! Well, maybe not quite a mountain, but a very significant hill out here in the beautiful Black … Continue reading →

Posted in accomplishment, Carpe Diem, happiness, living life to the fullest, Love Yourself, Nature, persevere | Tagged accomplishment, Black Hills, challenges, Crazy Horse Monument, Custer, enjoy life, friendship, hiking, love yourself, Volksmarch | 6 Comments

Getting Back to Positivity

Posted on May 23, 2021 by Beth W.

To move forward, one sometimes needs to let go of the past. That is easier said than done. My divorce was final March 30th, but I think somewhere in the back of my mind I truly hoped that maybe someday … Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, Just Me, Let it go, Love Yourself, moving on, persevere | Tagged do what brings you joy, Let it go, life goes on, moving on | 9 Comments

How can you be positive with “haters”?

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Beth W.

Yesterday was a tough day for me. I woke up in great spirits, went to church and was looking forward to meeting up with a friend for a walk/hike. I opened my email and saw I had a blog comment … Continue reading →