“People don’t like change.” “People resist change.” “People hate change.” I hear these statements all the time and I don’t buy into them. I want to get unstuck and create positive change in my life. Don’t you? I think every human in the planet does. When I think about where I am versus where I am headed, …
Elayna Fernandez ~ The Positive MOM
Can you imagine a life without judgment and suffering? My curiosity about judgment has led me down many paths of discovery, and each journey has resulted in a happier life experience. And much of it involves being vulnerable and willing to admit we might wrong about what we believe to be true. This was ironic …
A 24-year-old young man seeing out from the train’s window shouted: – “Dad, look the trees are going behind us!” Dad smiled. A young couple sitting nearby, looked at the young man’s childish behavior with pity. Suddenly, he again exclaimed: – “Dad, look! The clouds are running with us!” His dad enthusiastically shared his excitement. The …
Everyone judges. Everyone. No exceptions. I judge and you judge, too. Maybe even more than we’d care to admit. It’s so easy to judge and so hard to stop being judgmental. We judge the food we eat, the books we read, shows we watch, places we go to, events we attend… We judge people – …
I often label myself as “geek,” “nerd,” or “bookworm” because these words remind me of my passion for discovery, learning, and teaching. My love of learning has been a key piece in the puzzle that is my identity because, like Walt Disney, I’m curious and curiosity keeps leading me down new paths… that’s how I’ve …
“Why did I have to open my mouth?!” I was already depressed enough and her words felt like a fierce stab to my open wound. I know better than to just blurt out my problems. I would have had better luck posting it on my Facebook page or sharing it with you. I hate to …
Around this time last year I was celebrating the news of being selected as one of the Top Digital Influencers in the USA. After more than a decade of consistent efforts to empower, equip, and encourage moms to create a life and a lifestyle that is in alignment with who they are at their core, …
“Little girls wearing pink and playing with dolls.“ What do you think of when you hear this sentence? Maybe you think it sounds sweet and almost magical. Maybe you think it sounds stereotypical and sexist. Maybe you couldn’t care less. When I was growing up, we celebrated El Dia De Reyes, a day in which …
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my motherhood journey over the years. I was 25 years old and clueless when I gave birth to Elisha, and I soon found out being a mom can be stressful, overwhelming, and emotionally messy. Not “every once in a while” but more often than we would prefer. It took me …
On Friday, July 22, my daughters hosted a viewing party to celebrate a long-awaited event: the unveiling of a the FIRST EVER Disney Latina Princess: Elena of Avalor. Elisha and Elyssa gathered some of their closest friends to welcome Crown Princess Elena Of Avalor as the series premiered on Disney Channel and Disney Junior. My …