H.S. Haygood

 “You can never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” -R. Buckminster Fuller TRUTH I am going to be very transparent here.  When Dominic and I were first married I used to have a reoccurring dream that I would paint my feet […]

Woah!  June was an absolute whirlwind…almost everyone in the house caught a stomach bug, three birthdays, Father’s Day, Dominic and I finished another home renovation and learning to market my book (so frustrating…if you know people who know people, hook me up!) and just the business of life…throw in a fourth of July celebration and […]

“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up […]

An NFL player does not show up to the Superbowl without years of breaking and building muscle, practicing plays, and developing mental agility.  A surgeon does not show up to a heart surgery without almost a decade of training. How are you showing up for love? “Your task is not to seek for love, but […]

Do you want to learn to love yourself better?  Here are 5 things you can do to practice self-love today!     1. Make time for your spiritual practice. I try to start my day with prayer every day. I pray throughout the day as well. A healthy and consistent spiritual practice can improve your quality of […]

Humans are not born with instruction manuals…. but, how useful would that be? “Hello Parents, Congratulations on your new baby girl!  Heather loves head scratches and snuggles.  Her love language is quality time and touch.  She should go outside regularly and spoiler alert!!…If you do not keep her busy, she will literally talk to you […]

At some point during my single mom journey…which opened the entire can of unhealed childhood trauma worms…I woke up and realized that if it was true that everything wrong with my life was someone else’s fault and I was the victim of everything gone wrong with my life…I was completely powerless and subject to everything and everyone around me. Think about that….

No one feels good about themselves all the time, but you should have a healthy dose of respect and appreciation for who you are, where you’ve been and what is possible for your future. Here are 7 ways that you may be sabotaging yourself.  1.You are comparing yourself to others Comparison is the thief of […]

Are we there yet? Not Yet! Are we there yet?? Not Yet!! Are we there yet??? I thought we were there, but we are not. This entire book writing experience has been such a learning process for me! I love the writing part…that is the part that satisfies my soul need to contribute something beautiful […]