Many of us are currently under quarantine to some extent with the coronavirus sweeping our country. This tragedy can be a blessing in disguise because it has given us the time to slow down and assess what is really important in life. Living a life of intention is looking at what should be your priorities and making room for them first before anything else.

You might be saying, “girl, you are crazy. How can there be lessons from this ordeal?”. Here’s the thing, DreamChaser, our best lessons come from the hard stuff...the failed attempts, the struggles, the dark times. Like many of us, the coronavirus pandemic and quarantine is one of our biggest life challenges. Check out 10 lessons from this time that will not only help you build your resiliency, gratitude, and positivity muscles, but also make you better when you come out of this. When, as I like to put it, we are all released back into the wild.

Do you feel on the edge? Each day melting into the next. The four walls feel like they are closing in. The news is screaming at you, and you can’t take it anymore. Let me tell you something. Everything is going to be alright. Sometimes we just need to reassure ourselves that this too will pass. Today’s bonus blog is some hope for the today and for the future.

Negativity will challenge your mindset in many ways, DreamChasers. But, one of the sneakiest is the “have to” mindset. Today's blog dives into how making a one word exchange Flips the Script on negativity, puts you in control of your choices, and is a difference maker in your life. It doesn't stop there! Explore how this time of uncertainty and chaos is actually a gift (seriously) and opportunity you won't want to pass up!

We never thought we would be here. Social distancing wasn’t a word we had even heard of and the concept can be painful for all of us. There have been days where we wished the world would just leave us alone for a minute and now that that day has come, we never expected it to be like this.

How can we relieve ourselves from those emotions and use this time in a positive way?  Here are some ways we can choose to use this time productively and ground ourselves to what is really important in our lives.

year, right?) It is completely understandable to be feeling a high level of stress right now; this is an unprecedented time not only in our lives but also our nation’s history. Stress, however, is NOT your friend and could actually be making the situation worse. This might come as a surprise but you have the superpower to triumph over stress already inside you...you just need to harness that superpower! Check out today’s blogcast to learn how to do this!

Today’s SoulShine Life Story is about Tracy Traeder. She is an energy manager, happiness and wellness facilitator, intuitive developer, meditation facilitator, compassion promoter and blogger. She sounds like a woman following her passion and she is, but it wasn’t always that way. Learn about how her wake up call led her to follow the life of her dreams.

Today’s bonus blogcast explores how high school seniors are handling the abrupt ending of their high school years. Scarlett is a 17 year old senior in high school who will very likely not be returning to school to finish up her senior year due to the coronavirus outbreak. Her hopes, dreams and memories of her last few months with friends are slipping away. Today we feature her surprisingly positive view on being a senior during the quarantining required today.

Let’s clear up a misconception, DreamChasers. Having a positive mindset is not being ignorant that bad things happen or having your head in the sand, so to speak. Rather, you approach a negative situation in a positive way and believe the best will happen, not the worst. While some people do appear to be wired more towards optimism, a positive mindset is a skill or habit, so it can be learned. Find out why you should embrace all the awesome a positive mindset brings TODAY and 10 simple tips to get started!

When you become a parent, there are a myriad of thoughts swirling in your head, ranging in rationality. An innocuous thought of which diapers or bottles to use spirals quickly into, “Oh no! I used BPA-free bottles with my second but not with my first...have I set him up for cancer??”. Or, was that just me? While many of these topics may require some due diligence, there is something coming that is even more important, has a tendency to sneak up on even the most prepared parent, and WILL impact your child immediately and long term. What am I talking about? How to handle awkward and difficult conversations with your kids! Find out why this is an important skill to have, how to shift your mindset on them, and practical tips on having them in today’s blogcast!