Kendra's Favorite Things

This is something that so many of us struggle with on a daily basis. One thing I've always tried to do with the people that I care about is help them stay motivated with the things they want to accomplish. It's easy to offer encouragement to those who really need it and accept it. I love it when people recognize the things I've set out to do and eventually accomplished so i love being able to pay it forward!
"Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." ~John Wooden

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So, we've been in our new place for about a month and I couldn't be happier. Jennifer and I have been having a BLAST living in our new place together. We make each other breakfast, have dinner together, go for runs and walks and just have fun doing nothing. It's been so nice to have a roommate and not having to be at home alone all the time. This weekend Matt's out of town so it's been just the girls and we've had a relaxing and fun weekend. Today we are going to the Pool Party at the Hard Rock for some fun in the sun!

If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away.
If he doesn't want you, nothing can make him stay..

Stop making excuses for a man and his behavior.

Allow your intuition (or spirit) to save you from heartache.
Stop trying to change yourself for a relationship that's not meant to be.
Slower is better.

Never live your life for a man before you find what makes you truly happy.

If a relationship ends because the man was not treating you as you deserve then heck no, you can't 'be friends'. A friend wouldn't mistreat a friend.
Don't settle.

If you feel like he is stringing you along, then he probably is
Don't stay because you think 'it will get better'
You'll be mad at yourself a year later for staying when things are not better.
The only person you can control in a relationship is you.


Always have your own set of friends separate from his.
Maintain boundaries in how a guy treats you. If something bothers you, speak up.

Never let a man know everything.* He will use it against you later.
You cannot change a man's behavior.* Change comes from within.

Don't EVER make him feel he is more important than you are...
Even if he has more education or in a better job.

Do not make him into a quasi-god.
He is a man, nothing more nothing less.

Never let a man define who you are.
Never borrow someone else's man.

A man will only treat you the way you ALLOW him to treat you.

All men are NOT dogs.

You should not be the one doing all the bending....
Compromise is two way street..

You need time to heal between relationships....
There is nothing cute about baggage....
Deal with your issues before pursuing a new relationship

You should never look for someone to COMPLETE you...
A relationship consists of two WHOLE individuals....
Look for someone complimentary...not supplementary.
Dating is fun...even if he doesn't turn out to be Mr. Right.

Make him miss you sometimes...when a man always know where you are, and you're always readily available to him - he takes it for granted

Don't fully commit to a man who doesn't give you everything that you need.*
Keep him in your radar but get to know others.

Scared of being alone is what makes a lot of women stay in relationships that are abusive or hurtful.

You should know that:
You're the best thing that could ever happen to anyone and if a man mistreats you, he'll miss out on a good thing. If he was attracted to you in the 1st place, just know that he's not the only one.

They're all watching you, so you have a lot of choices.
Make the right one.

Ladies take care of your own hearts....
Share this with other women and men (just so they know)...
You'll make someone smile, another rethink her choices, and another woman prepare

While today is a very sad day for me because it marks the one year anniversary of my Grandmother passing, it is also a happy day. April 19th was my Grandparent's wedding anniversary and so it was also the day they were reunited when my grandmother passed after she had been alone for close to 30 years. I know that they are both looking down on us and happy to be together. I never had the chance to meet my Grandfather, but I know how much everyone loved him and wish I could have. I miss my Grandmother every day but know that she's just happy to be with her husband! Above is a picture from their wedding day.

They say life isn't about figuring out who you are, it's about creating who you want to be. I couldn't agree with that more. Over the years we're all faced with situations that define who we are, it's what we do with them and how we learn from them that turns us into the people we want to be. I'm pretty satisfied with who I am, and I believe that everything happens for a reason. Here's to another day of getting closer to who I want myself to be.

If I ruled the world, nobody would be hungry or homeless. Everyone would have a roof over their head at night and enough to eat. I would place less importance on what people appear to be on the outside, and more importance on who they truly are on the inside. Women would feel less pressure to be thin and look perfect all the time, men would appreciate women for the beauty of their bodies, all shapes and sizes. People would treat each other with respect and understand that while we all have differences we are entitled to our own opinions and should be mindful of others as well. Just a few things I'd change, I guess I can start by living this way myself.... I may only be 5'2" but who's to say I can't change the world.