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Have YOU Found Your Tribe?

By Christy 10 Comments

my beavers, SoFabCon 2014, #SoFabCon14
When bloggers go to conferences, we always hear the same words. Don’t get me wrong, there are many lessons to be learned and I always take them all in, but some words, some messages, are simply repeated time after time. Why? Because they’re THAT important. The one that resonates the most with me is simply “Have you found your tribe?”.

tribe

 noun \ˈtrīb\

: a group of people that includes many families and relatives who have the same language, customs, and beliefs

: a large family

: a group of people who have the same job or interest

Tribes are important y’all! Bloggers be bitches (and *ahem* brands) sometimes, and you need that tribe. You need them to lift you up, to bump ideas off of, to laugh, to cry, to support, to just…well be there when you need them. I’ve got them and everyone needs a tribe in all aspects of their lives. Both professionally, and personally.

Silly Tribe

My tribe, my beavers, hails from Michigan, California, North Carolina, and Texas (although that last one is painstakingly shy and absent from almost all of our photos). You might think it’s strange that my BEST FRIENDS in the whole wide world don’t live close to me, but it is what it is. These are my people. I love my people. We’re not a click (although we do wear pink on Wednesdays), and we do welcome anyone and everyone into whatever fun we can stir up. We’re a tribe. A strong group of like-minded women that aim to support, and love, one another no matter what our industry brings. A tribe. If I haven’t said this already, you need to find your tribe because these beautiful, strong women are invaluable in my every day life. I need them, and I hope that in turn, they need me.

To the outside world, we’re goofy, we’re a hot mess, we’re a bunch of nonsensical women that appear to need therapy. But on the inside, in our tribe, we’re supportive, strong, loving, and we have each other’s backs no matter what. Mess with me, you mess with my tribe.

Have you found your tribe?

Also, don’t forget about cross-tribing. Is that a word? OK, apparently it is now. My tribe has tribes. We cross tribe and that’s just as important as my tribe itself. Like-tribes flock together and support one another. We help each other grow, and we find happiness in each other’s successes.

FIND YOUR TRIBE!

I’m not going to say your life will be perfect once you find your tribe, but I can assure you, it will be so much better, so much more enriched than it is now. My tribe? I’ll love them until the day I die and I thank my lucky stars that we’re aligned and that they have my back, and that I have theirs.

Want to see how our tribe’s dynamics work? Be forewarned, we’re a random, hot mess, but we work well together and thankfully, one of us catches it all on video. This is one of our random trips to the best Walmart on the PLANET while we were in NW Arkansas for #SoFabCon14.

Have you found your tribe?

Filed Under: Blogging, Blogging Conferences, Family, Life, My Happy Life, Social Media Tagged With: blogging, friends, SoFabCon, wine with beavers

I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.

By Christy 2 Comments

I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.
~
Robert A. Heinlein 
I used to hate birds. They scared me actually (thank you for those childhood nightmares Alfred Hitchcock). But since we moved to the island, I have a new found love for these magnificent creatures. They are free. They don’t worry. They just live. They fly and they hunt, and they make their own decisions, devoid of constant thought. 

I should do this more. I should think less and live more. I shouldn’t care so much about how many people read this as I do about why I write it. I should just DO more, without thought. I should just LIVE more, without worry. 

Why do I care so much about what others think? Why don’t I just live in the here and now without worry? We only live once and it’s my life. I shouldn’t worry so much. I should be free, like those birds. I should be free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. It’s my life and I’m ready to fly like the birds. I need to be free from worry. 

It’s time to soar. It’s my turn. This is my life and I’m going to live it. I’ll never stop caring about or for others, but it’s time I start caring about myself too. 

Filed Under: Galveston Club Paradise, Life, marriage, My Happy Life, Parenting, Social Media

Reflection

By Christy 2 Comments

“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.” -Confucius

I’ve learned a lot of life lessons as of late. Some of them have been hard lessons, but they’ve all been important. I’ve made some tough calls, and I’ve made some tough decisions. I’m proud of the decisions I’ve made, right or wrong. I’m proud that I’m finally standing up for myself. Self-reflection is important. Often, you need to look from within, to look at your surroundings, and decide what is best for you. I’m doing that, finally, for a change. And I feel strong. 

Filed Under: accomplishments, Family, Galveston Club Paradise, Life, marriage, Parenting, Social Media, Wordless Weds.

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