Yesterday, I got to make up open water dives 2, 3, and 4 to complete my PADI Open Water Diver certification through Scuba Monkey Dive Center. I met my instructor at 8 am at Troy Springs State Park, and we waited a little bit for another girl who was also supposed to finish some make …

Breathing Underwater, Part One
After our first day of confined water dives and open water dive one, this is what I wrote about my experience with earning my PADI Open Water Diver Certification through Scuba Monkey Dive Center in Alachua, FL. For three nights in a row, I spent hours in a classroom learning safety skills for Scuba diving. …

A Letter To You, One Year Later
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom is by Miguel Ruiz. A year ago, almost to the day, the hurt I was going through caused by a breakup came to head. There seems to be a theme of writing letters to those who’ve hurt you in order to heal oneself. I’ve written …
Goal Setting for Your Vision Board
S.M.A.R.T. Goal Setting What is S.M.A.R.T. goal setting? It’s setting a goal for a Specific, Measurable, Attainable, and Results-focused Time frame. Typical time frames vary from a few weeks to a few months. In some cases, the time frame for a goal may be a year or more. It all depends upon the goal. This …
Getting What You Want with Vision Boards and Evidence Books
What is a Vision Board? A vision board is a collection of images found and clipped from magazines, the internet, or drawings that represent what you want or would like to manifest and have in your life. Sometimes it includes all three types of images. The images are pasted onto a poster board and hung …