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Month: May 2014

Emoticons

May 23, 2014 by cynthiaelder Leave a Comment

🙂 🙁 😛 =D 😮 😉 :v >:( :/ :'( ^_^ 😎 B| <3 3:) O:) -_- o.O >:o :3 (y) If you asked 5 years ago about emoticons people would look at you like you were crazy.  It does sound like a made-up word.  There are lots of people out there that wouldn’t have … [Read more…]

Posted in: Life Coaching, Uncategorized Tagged: balls, breathe, confidence, emoticons, emotions, faith, feelings, Oprah, positive

Are You Your Own Worst Enemy?

May 21, 2014 by cynthiaelder Leave a Comment

I feel like I have had a weight problem my entire life.  I know that is not true but I feel that way.  I first noticed that I was gaining weight when my body starting getting curves and everyone and their brother started noticing.  When you’re in the 6th and 7th grade, weigh 70 lbs … [Read more…]

Posted in: Life Coaching, Uncategorized Tagged: body image, eating, eating out, enemy, food, home-cooked, hungry, self-esteem, self-medicate, self-sabotage, weight

Passion is Fine

May 20, 2014 by cynthiaelder Leave a Comment

“Passion is fine, but passion burns fast.  Passion’s design seems never to last.  Better a match, better a blend.  Who needs a lover?  I need a friend.”  Fanny Brice, Funny Lady Keeping things passionate is hard work.  Sometimes it doesn’t seem worth it.  Rest assured, it is. Looking for the love of your life sometimes … [Read more…]

Posted in: Life Coaching, Uncategorized Tagged: belief, buzzword, enthusiasm, friend, match, Passion, to extreme, zealous

Here Comes Trouble

May 19, 2014 by cynthiaelder Leave a Comment

I recently read a magazine article about helping your kids dissect trouble-makers and what to do if your kid ends up being the trouble maker.  Then the article goes on to talk about if you encounter trouble makers.  They list a few trouble-makers to be leery of:  the compulsive dieter; the downer; the shopaholic; the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Life Coaching Tagged: accusatory, competitor, compulsive dieter, downer, gossip, nay-sayer, party animal, passive-aggressive, shopaholic, tone of voice, trash talker, trouble, troublemakers, verbal beaters

I Feel a Cyn Coming On

May 16, 2014 by cynthiaelder Leave a Comment

I saw this t-shirt in a catalog that says “I feel a sin coming on”.  I always wanted to buy it.  But I want it to spell “sin”, “Cyn”.  Everybody has a nickname.  That one’s mine. When I was born my mother named me Cynthia Lu.  All while growing up I was Cindy.  Cindy Pierce. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: Cinderella, Cindy, Cindy Lu Who, creative, energy, fun, sin, wise

Go With It

May 14, 2014 by cynthiaelder Leave a Comment

Sometimes you just have to prioritize. I have had to look at what’s good for me or my family, what’s going to make me money, and what’s close to my heart.

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: civic, close to my heart, complain, go with it, involved, prioritize, volunteer

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