Being Authentic

By Rita Ricks

Being Authentic I LOVE the word AUTHENTIC…..to me, it sounds solid and truthful…and the dictionary shares a number of meanings,  such as: “Not false or copied, genuine, real, original, lack of misrepresentation.” I love the concept because it takes the guesswork out of who you should be at any given point in time.  You just…

76 Years Around The Plant: What I Know For Sure

By Rita Ricks

76 Years Around The Planet: What I Know For Sure They say with age comes wisdom, and at 76 years old, I have certainly accumulated my fair share of it. Over the years, I’ve experienced countless life lessons and learned valuable skills that have made me who I am today. As I reflect on everything…

Being Grateful

By Rita Ricks

Being Grateful Being Grateful is the most positive and enlightening feeling I believe one can ever experience. To be grateful is to feel alive, present, authentic, at peace, joyful, satisfied, less stressed, not in charge, safe in God’s arms, prepared, equipped, empowered, in order, and victorious. Being Grateful is about looking around your environment and…

FINDING YOUR PURPOSE

By Rita Ricks

FINDING YOUR PURPOSE What is your unique purpose? How do you determine your purpose? Is it possible to fulfill your purpose? I always want you to take away something from reading my blogs. This particular topic has five steps. It’s going to take you a while to get through it. It’s going to challenge you…

Being Present

By Rita Ricks

Being Present Being Present is about NOW – THIS MOMENT in time – Right This MOMENT!! In fact, NOW is all you have…NOW it’s gone… Studies show you lose 60% of your daily precious gift of time by focusing on what happened in the past – either to you or because of you – AND…