Author Tamara Dawn Posted on February 7, 2022February 7, 2022Categories anticipation, growth mindset, introspection, isolation, journal, Monday's musing, reflection, thought process, transparency, Uncategorized, vulnerability, waitingTags , , , , ,

Going through the motions…

Loneliness has been a constant companion lately… and it’s kind of weird to wrap my mind around that concept because I have been interacting with more people on a regular basis than I normally do… Yet loneliness has still been a constant companion lately… And I am not one who really needs a ton of interaction with people because that can actually be quite draining to my inner introvert whose hobbies and career have always required extrovert behavior… But lately … Continue reading “Going through the motions…”

Author Tamara Dawn Posted on January 10, 2022January 10, 2022Categories advice, decisions, growth mindset, hopeful, introspection, journal, leadership, Monday's musing, reflection, thought process, transition, transparency, Uncategorized, vulnerability, waitingTags , , ,

Courage over comfort…

Choose courage over comfort… It would be so much more comfortable to stick to the same ol same ol routine and NOT pursue your dreams… It would also be more comfortable to NOT have to battle fears and insecurities while simultaneously stepping out of your comfort zone to try to gain more exposure for your brand or company… It would also be more comfortable to NOT have to consider whether trying to sell yourself to potential clients and customers is … Continue reading “Courage over comfort…”

Author Tamara Dawn Posted on January 3, 2022January 3, 2022Categories anticipation, fresh start, growth mindset, hopeful, introspection, reflection, thought process, transparency, Uncategorized, vulnerability, waitingTags , , , , , ,

New year, new me…

2021 felt like the longest year of my life as I trudged through some of the hardest trials that I have had to endure… And that’s saying a lot considering some of the hardships that I have had to walk through in my 41 years on this Earth, but there were literally days that I felt a hopelessness that I am not sure that I have ever experienced… But it’s interesting how this new year has given me an unexpected … Continue reading “New year, new me…”

Author Tamara Dawn Posted on December 27, 2021December 27, 2021Categories advice, anticipation, decisions, fresh start, grief, growth mindset, hopeful, introspection, isolation, journal, Monday's musing, reflection, relationships, thought process, transition, transparency, Uncategorized, vulnerability, waitingTags , , , ,

There’s beauty found in starting over…

So once again I have “restarted” my workout journey… And though I guess technically it hasn’t been a month since my last workout, whenever I take a longer than expected break from working out, my body feels like it is experiencing the first workout… Starting over is never fun, but I have been thinking a lot about the beauty that can be found in having to start over… And I have also grown to appreciate the fact that I always … Continue reading “There’s beauty found in starting over…”

Author Tamara Dawn Posted on December 6, 2021December 6, 2021Categories advice, anticipation, conflict, growth mindset, hopeful, hopeless, introspection, journal, Monday's musing, reflection, thought process, transparency, Uncategorized, vulnerability, waitingTags , , , ,

What a time to be alive… Part 3

I often have to remind myself that my hope can’t be rooted in the “hope that things will get better…” And I’m not saying that I am not hopeful that things will get better… because I am… But if my hope is solely rooted in the “hope that things will get better…” and they don’t get better in that particular area… my foundation will be shaken… At least that has been my experience… And I think that’s why I struggle … Continue reading “What a time to be alive… Part 3”

Author Tamara Dawn Posted on November 22, 2021November 22, 2021Categories advice, friendships, growth mindset, introspection, journal, Monday's musing, reflection, relationships, thought process, transition, transparency, Uncategorized, vulnerability, waitingTags

Break the chains…

It has been pretty interesting trying to start this blogpost… My thoughts are all over the place and there are so many things that I want to discuss, but I can’t seem to find a specific train of thought to ride today… But I will say that it is pretty interesting the way that “hurt people” operate at times because it almost seems like they find some sort of joy in inflicting emotional pain and trauma on the next person… … Continue reading “Break the chains…”

Author Tamara Dawn Posted on November 15, 2021November 15, 2021Categories anticipation, growth mindset, hopeful, introspection, journal, Monday's musing, reflection, thought process, transition, transparency, Uncategorized, vulnerability, waitingTags , , , ,

Gratitude and sadness…

Ok… So I know that time tends to stand still when you are waiting for something to happen… But I feel like it moves that much slower when you are hoping that something will happen, but aren’t exactly sure how things will work out… Or perhaps I am the only one whose life feels super out of whack right now… And… I also know that once I look back on this period of time, though each moment feels like forever … Continue reading “Gratitude and sadness…”

Author Tamara Dawn Posted on November 1, 2021November 1, 2021Categories advice, anticipation, growth mindset, hopeful, hopeless, introspection, journal, Monday's musing, reflection, thought process, transparency, Uncategorized, vulnerability, waitingTags , ,

In the waiting… Part 2

Patience has never been a strength of mine… Ok I take that back…  Patience is an area that I have been forced to be strengthened in, but waiting is my LEAST favorite thing to do… And it’s so frustrating when I have done everything within my power to accomplish a goal and still have to wait on someone or something else to make it happen… Especially when there’s always this thought in the back of my mind that the other … Continue reading “In the waiting… Part 2”

Author Tamara Dawn Posted on October 18, 2021October 18, 2021Categories advice, decisions, growth mindset, introspection, isolation, journal, Monday's musing, reflection, thought process, Uncategorized, vulnerability, waitingTags , , , , , ,

I hope this was helpful…

There are so many things that I could write about and once again I’m finding it hard to decide on one train of thought to ride this week.. So here is a list of a few random pieces of advice related to events that have occurred in the past week or so… 1- Know thyself, be secure in who you are, and be vocal about shutting things down when someone tries to give you a label that does not line … Continue reading “I hope this was helpful…”

Author Tamara Dawn Posted on October 11, 2021October 11, 2021Categories anticipation, growth mindset, hopeless, introspection, isolation, journal, Monday's musing, reflection, thought process, transparency, Uncategorized, vulnerability, waitingTags , , ,

In the thick of it…

It’s crazy how when you’re going through something… especially something painful… you can get so caught up in what you’re going through that you forget what life was like before the painful situation… I was sick for about two weeks, and this is how it felt the last week of me being sick (which is the reason there wasn’t a blog post last week)… I slept so much, barely ate, and I was in so much pain; but that part … Continue reading “In the thick of it…”