Day 31 of 31 Thank you for my participation in the Slice of Life. This has been first experience in a writing challenge and I can truly say, it has been wonderful. I felt challenged in many ways. It wasn’t always easy to think of what to right and I still felt a little reserved…

Day 30 of 30 I can’t believe there are 2 days left of this writing challenge. This has been a wonderful experience. More importantly, I believe being placed in the uncomfortable zone is where the growth has happened for me. I was very intimated at first and did not know where to begin or what…

Day 29 of 31 La Familia is the group chat name of many relatives in my life. We are meeting at my cousins home for dinner. We often take turns in hosting. My family is the most important aspect in my life. This afternoon will be filled with many cousins and my aunt and uncle…

Day 28 of 31 Sounds so easy sometimes, but is it? Today, I knew I needed to dig deeper to be there for a student in my class. Someone who was feeling so defeated about life. Thinking deeper to be there in supporting each other is critical. I was taught in my life to never…

Day 27 of 31 Relax! Feeling so hard to do today. Overloaded by the chaos of the day. Yoga I will do, this is true To help that I am feeling blue A bubble bath will also feel good Just the right thing and I should Meditation before bed Will feel incredible in my head

Day 26 of 31 Words are so powerful. They can be used for good or bad. They can help or sometimes hurt. Our mindfulness of our words is important. We can hold someone’s life in our hands just with our words. They can be magical. We can choose to be positive always. Words are not…

Day 25 of 31 I feel like I am not finished learning and growing in life. I feel like there is more…always more to gain from this life. I want to know more about the place where my family came from in Sicily. I want to know more history of the world. I want to…

Day 24 of 31 I always appreciated rainy days even as a child. There is something about rainy days that feels soothing. The quiet sound of tiny drops Watering our earth A gray haze over the sky A feeling of silence comes over me You have to listen carefully Searching for the peace in my…

Day 23 of 31 Meditation…so hard. It is difficult to shut off all of the chaos in my brain. However, I never give up trying. It is really amazing when you are able to reach the proper headspace. My goal is to meditate more than a few times per week. Daily would be a great…

Day 22 of 31 Day 22 of writing. I love the number 22. It was the number of the house I grew up in. My home was many generations of my Italian family who came from Italy and lived there. My father who was a fireman had the badge number of 22. It is great…