Author Tamara Dawn Posted on September 19, 2022September 19, 2022Categories advice, conflict, decisions, emotions, freedom, fresh start, friendships, growth mindset, healing, hopeful, introspection, journal, Monday's musing, reflection, relationships, thought process, transparency, vulnerability, waitingTags , , , , ,

If they wanted to know the truth…

There are people who don’t like you… People you have never interacted with… And these people don’t like you because of a version of you they heard about from someone you are no longer in relationship with… And what’s interesting about this is the fact that sometimes the version of you they describe is either a false version or a version of you that no longer exists… I have seen that happen from time to time in my own life… … Continue reading “If they wanted to know the truth…”

Author Tamara Dawn Posted on September 12, 2022September 12, 2022Categories decisions, emotions, freedom, fresh start, friendships, growth mindset, healing, hopeful, introspection, isolation, journal, Monday's musing, reflection, relationships, thought process, transparency, Uncategorized, vulnerabilityTags , , ,

Relational Reflections…

Healing is starting to feel really exhausting… And it’s not so much the act of healing itself that’s exhausting… Because once the crying has ended (as that tends to accompany my healing as of lately) I feel freer and less weighed down… But healing is starting to feel exhausting because in some cases I’m still interacting with the very people who have caused the wounds that I am processing and working to heal from… And my healing is starting to … Continue reading “Relational Reflections…”

Author Tamara Dawn Posted on July 4, 2022July 4, 2022Categories advice, decisions, fresh start, growth mindset, hopeful, introspection, journal, leadership, Monday's musing, reflection, thought process, transparency, Uncategorized, vulnerability, waitingTags , , ,

I definitely got off track…

It’s so easy to forget what helped you get to where you are once you get there… And I’m not referring to the people who supported you along your journey, although there ARE times that people forget who helped them to succeed… But what I am referring to is the habits and disciplines that helped you to establish the foundation that you built as you were working to achieve your goal… I have thought about this a lot lately because … Continue reading “I definitely got off track…”

Author Tamara Dawn Posted on June 27, 2022June 26, 2022Categories decisions, growth mindset, hopeful, introspection, journal, Monday's musing, reflection, thought process, transition, transparency, vulnerabilityTags , , , , ,

I’m glad I chose me over them…

My mind has been all over the place lately and more often than not I find myself shocked and yet extremely grateful that I am finally starting to see all of my hard work and sacrifices solidify the fact that I will not have to return to the traditional 9—5… And of course this is what I wanted the outcome to be when I was forced to choose between building my company and remaining at my previous place of employment… … Continue reading “I’m glad I chose me over them…”

Author Tamara Dawn Posted on May 30, 2022May 30, 2022Categories anticipation, decisions, growth mindset, introspection, journal, Monday's musing, reflection, thought process, transparency, Uncategorized, vulnerabilityTags , , ,

Fear is a liar…

Fear is such a liar… It’s wild how the “fear” of something has generally produced way more anxiety than what actually happened when I had to face my fear(s)… And while I don’t generally let fear stop me from moving forward (although it has happened here and there)… I wish I didn’t begin new endeavors by overthinking and overanalyzing and assuming that the worst possible outcome will happen… Especially when fear is such a liar… I have thought about this … Continue reading “Fear is a liar…”

Author Tamara Dawn Posted on May 9, 2022May 9, 2022Categories advice, decisions, growth mindset, introspection, journal, Monday's musing, reflection, relationships, thought process, transparency, Uncategorized, vulnerability, waitingTags , ,

Do you have the right to be upset…

Having unspoken expectations for someone is such a dangerous game to play in my opinion… And I say that because in most cases you end up being disappointed when the expectations aren’t met… But if you really think about it… Do you really have the right to be upset about an expectation not being met that you didn’t take the time to communicate in the first place? I think this is why I am oftentimes so confused when people don’t … Continue reading “Do you have the right to be upset…”

Author Tamara Dawn Posted on April 11, 2022April 11, 2022Categories anticipation, decisions, growth mindset, hopeful, hopeless, journal, Monday's musing, reflection, thought process, transition, transparency, Uncategorized, vulnerability, waitingTags , , , , ,

Giving up control…

Life continues to force me to grow in my ability to be patient as I wait for certain things to happen that are out of my control… And most of the time it has been more so frustrating because I am generally the type of person who will try to do everything within my power to make things happen the way that I want them to or when I want them to… But there has been such a waiting game … Continue reading “Giving up control…”

Author Tamara Dawn Posted on April 4, 2022April 3, 2022Categories advice, conflict, decisions, growth mindset, introspection, journal, Monday's musing, reflection, relationships, thought process, transparency, Uncategorized, vulnerabilityTags , , ,

Power struggles…

I have never really considered myself to be a “controlling” person… Like honestly I have always associated that characteristic with someone who is emotionally or physically abusive… But lately I have really found myself battling deep anger and frustration in circumstances where I have needed to yield to someone else’s control to avoid the unnecessary power struggle that would occur as a result of me trying to make sure things went the way that I had hoped or planned that … Continue reading “Power struggles…”

Author Tamara Dawn Posted on March 14, 2022March 14, 2022Categories decisions, fresh start, growth mindset, introspection, journal, leadership, Monday's musing, reflection, thought process, transparency, Uncategorized, vulnerability, waitingTags , , , , ,

An attitude of gratitude…

It’s so easy for me to get consumed by my frustrations when I try to ignore them… And you would think that ignoring them would allow me to just move along without an issue… but that is never the case with me as I eventually become pretty drained and demotivated when I ignore the things that are bothering me… And the way my schedule is set up nowadays, there isn’t exactly room for me to be demotivated… I also recently … Continue reading “An attitude of gratitude…”

Author Tamara Dawn Posted on March 7, 2022March 7, 2022Categories advice, decisions, growth mindset, hopeful, introspection, journal, leadership, Monday's musing, reflection, thought process, transition, transparency, Uncategorized, vulnerability, waitingTags , , , , ,

Persistently persevere…

Perseverance is really a pretty wild concept when you think about it because you truly have to act in the opposite spirit that you feel… And generally, you have to cast your feelings aside while you are simultaneously walking through circumstances that are not favorable towards the outcome or goal that you are trying to achieve… In those moments your mindset is what will determine whether or not you will persevere because if you believe that you can’t do it… … Continue reading “Persistently persevere…”