Differently this year, as I celebrated the end of the year with good co-workers.
And not at home with my family.
What I didn’t expect much but got so much more as we got excited to bring in the new year full of joy and happiness.
It was that silliness that made me realize it doesn’t matter where I celebrate, as long as I’m with good people, the night into the New Year would be a great time and memory.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2026 By Deirdre Stokes
10 years on WordPress, sharing positive quotes and writing from the heart. It’s been a journey of ups and downs, but I feel incredibly blessed to be here and to share this experience with all of you who follow me. Grateful for another year on WordPress.
Write about your first computer.
Computer was a black HP laptop and it was a warrior because I dropped it too many times and it only died a couple of years ago.
I broke off the piece of it and glued it back on. It was very helpful when writing papers for school and playing Sims3 on it.
It was sad to see it die to blue screen but it was a decent computer to begin with.
It was my first HP laptop but not my last and now my gaming one is getting up there in age too but I’ve taken better care since the 1st Laptop.
Dropping my current one has happened but I feel I’m alot more careful probably because I bought this one with my hard-earned money.
The frost tries to come around
But its not cold enough for it to stay
But I still feel the chill in my bones, no matter how many layers I put on.
The need to drink something hot all day is intense.
But I can make it through with a heated blanket and a layer of two.
It is so warm. I will be so wrapped up and happy, and I will cherish the warmth once more.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2024 By Deirdre Stokes
To me blogging on wordpress
What an journey it has been.
I started this blog at 26 and am now 35 years old. I have gone from being just a lady wanting to find a place to write.
I am committed to making this place my writing home, a place to write and own my talent, confident that I am showing myself.
I have gone from writing almost every day to posting positive quotes every day and slowly getting back to writing.
From blogger to published author to becoming an Empowering writing coach for women.
To try to make time to write and do art and feel so much alive for this year, I have leaned on faith and found new ways to look at the world around me.
I see the beauty and feel the breeze and cold air skipping at me, and I embrace what more years I have left to write and share on this blog.
I’ve grown so much as a writer, and I am truly grateful for all who have been here from the start and helped me become a better writer. I hope I can keep going strong for many years more.
Also, welcome to all the newcomers to my blog. I hope to bring some new poetry soon and keep up the positive quotes as well.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2024 By Deirdre Stokes
Arrives and October goes
And I become a year older
And I reflect on how much October gave me back my hope.
Creativity has been quite a battle for me this year, and it’s been rough, as art and writing are like breathing, joy, and just feeling alive.
With fall arriving, the colors of the leaves change and brighten up nature. Everything is so pretty, and it makes you pause to appreciate just how lucky it is to be alive and to breathe in fresh air.
Witness the cold and hot, with the weather not quite sure what it wants to be.
To take a real vacation to Paris with my sisters, of all places, and appreciate art, culture, and history all in one visit has made me feel blessed and renewed.
It’s been a while since I’ve gone on a trip, let alone out of the country. But I felt the love and saw the beauty and kindness that we seem to see and hear less of these days.
I felt the joy and excitement of a little kid seeing something great for the first time.
It was like something woke up inside of me, and now I can’t wait to see what the rest of this year has in store for me and what next year will bring me.
But for now, I’ll live for today, November 2nd, and I hope for more beauty and joy to light me up again.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2024 By Deirdre Stokes
Had the joy of staying up late to read a book in awhile.
And this made me wonder have I been truly living.
Or is this story so eye opening that I can’t put it down for I have to know how it ends.
As if my life depended on it but I think I found a gem and I’m okay with losing a little sleep for this book was so good.
It was a breath of fresh air and mystery and just on the edge of your seat good.
It is one of my favorites for the year, and it’s called “ The Oster Driver Secret” by Caroline SafStrand.
What a joy it is to love reading all kinds of books for as long as possible!
Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2024 By Deirdre Stokes
So far, 2024 has been rough. For seven months, I have had writer’s block and uncertainty. But it has also had some good times, like growing more, finding new interests, and reading a lot of books.
I didn’t know what this year held for me, but I felt God calling me to be a coach.
The uncertainty came in, and only now, eight months later, have I done something I’ve been doing and experienced what I am going to do.
I will tell you what I’m doing, but I want to be more defined and have it in place.
If there is one thing I learned this year, it is that I didn’t give up. I reset and changed directions, but I kept going even when I was frustrated and sad.
Because I am meant for more, and hopefully, by the end of this year, it will be clear and coming true.
I hope you all have been pushing through, and I hope and pray you all have a great Thursday!🙏🏽❤️🙌🏽
Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2024 By Deirdre Stokes
Today was a beautiful, sunny day—a perfect time to discuss limiting beliefs. Being trapped by limiting beliefs means being stuck between life’s truth and facts.
I used to doubt my writing abilities and question whether I could be an author. I also grappled with the idea that I needed to change my personality to be an effective coach.
Additionally, I struggled with feelings of inadequacy, believing that I wasn’t worthy of recognition.
These thoughts were constantly on my mind, but I decided to confront them.
I started by writing them down, and as I did, I began to see that these beliefs were not aligning with the life I wanted to lead. This realization was the first step towards breaking free from my limiting beliefs.
It made me laugh because I allowed facts, not truth, to hold me back. For example, the positive feedback I received for my blog and published books proved that my voice mattered and that I was making a difference, even if only to a few people.
My introversion, which I once saw as a limitation, has been a strength. It allows me to observe people and situations more deeply before reacting, a skill that has proven invaluable when meeting new people.
I’ve learned to embrace my true self, and this authenticity has allowed me to shine and connect with others more meaningfully.
Which self-limiting beliefs have held you back, and what steps have you taken to conquer them?
Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2024 By Deirdre Stokes
Awhile since I’ve written anything about my coaching.
I’ve been overthinking, resting, and learning the ends and out of being a coach.
But if I feel fear, stress, and time have kept me barely present.
But I’ve also been doing self-care things for myself and just enjoying my free time, too.
So I started last year wanting to be a confidence coach and still add writing in it.
And even as I mentioned to close friends they all said what about your writing and are you going to help others with that.
It is true. I love writing and expressing myself through it, and I found that writing helped me find my voice and understand myself.
So, I have to admit that calling myself a confident coach isn’t my title. Still, an emotionally empowering writing coach is, as it hits, everything I want to help women with, and confidence will still play a part in your confidence growing as you become who you’re meant to be.
I’m here to help my clients express themselves through their words, break down their limited beliefs, and discover who they want to be.
Communication is essential in all parts of our lives, especially with relationships and work environments, self-care, and setting boundaries in our lives.
I want the women I help to find their voice and be solid and unshakable because they know it matters and be their authentic selves.
I know this is long, but if you made it to the end, thanks, and I hope you have a blessed Thursday!
Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2024 By Deirdre Stokes
So yesterday, I decided to have a psychic medium-highest frequency session on a virtual Zoom call. It was centered around God and felt spiritually correct.
In recent years, I have become interested in my chakras, and this coach has given me free little reading on Facebook Live and has been hitting on the things I was stuck in or how my throat chakra was blocked.
Last week, when I was practicing to go live in my Facebook group, every time I tried to speak, I would stop, and there was fear around it so great I had to keep pushing past it and then after I did my live, it was gone.
Anyway, this call made things clear for me, like how I am working towards being a confidence coach, but calling myself a confidence coach hasn’t felt quite right.
I kept feeling like I wanted to help others express themselves with their words, be their authentic selves, and have wiring be a part of it. I don’t know what to call myself as a coach, but I know I still want to help women.
Also, I’ve been struggling with prayer and looking for answers outside myself, and during this call, the burning bush came up, saying I am a miracle and the answers are within me.
And I’ve heard the answers are in me before, yet I’ve always looked to others to help me find my way, and now I need to seek them as God has provided me with the answers.
I also need to step out of my comfort zone and do some creative stuff outside my home, so I will have to work myself up too that, but I hope we all can seek the things we need and stop missing the signs right in front of us for our happiness matters too and it’s no fun being lost.
I thought this would be nice to share. Let me know what you think in the comments, and thanks again for stopping by.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2024 By Deirdre Stokes
How it goes struggle then victory
And then thanks to God.
At least that’s how it went today as I went live in my confidence coaching Facebook group today.
I did a 15-minute live about unleashing your inner confidence; it was my first one. Boy, was I nervous before, but when I hit live, I just talked as people can in and out of the live stream, but for the most part, it was just me.
And it’s funny how even talking to the camera by myself still made me nervous, and once it was over, I was relieved, but I went back to watch it and the volume was a little low, and the connection on Facebook was not great.
But God got me through it, and maybe the next time I go live, it will be better, and I will have more women in my group helping and supporting each other as they gain their confidence in themselves.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2024 By Deirdre Stokes
Yesterday was eight years of blogging on word press.
Oh, how I’ve grown over the last couple of years.
The first year was full of all the words I needed to get out to be free from past wounds.
And the last seven have been years of finding my words and being more open.
This celebration, to me, is still having the desire to write and share my work, which has been life-changing.
I can’t wait to see what the little bit left of this year has in store for me and what next year will bring.
I am blessed to have my blog and everyone who follows me, which inspires me to continue to write and share my life. To many more years of writing and enjoying others’ posts! 🙂❤️
What makes us lack confidence and bring down our self-belief to the point we no longer take risks or have leaps of faith when a great opportunity comes into our lives?
Did something happen to lower our confidence, and are we still holding on to past trauma?
And how do we overcome it?
Would meditation help?
How about journaling our moods daily and how we’re feeling help?
Or maybe expressing ourselves through poetry brings out those vulnerable moments and finally sets us free?
Or is it something we have to seek help for?
What do you do when you lack confidence but have the drive to say I want more, and I know I can’t get it if I don’t have the confidence or the self-belief that I’m good enough to do it?
All these questions keep running through my mind as I step into a new me, but I am still trying to shake my old thought process.
You won’t know how good you are until you do the thing you’re hesitating about, for the first step is just the beginning.
I used to lack so much confidence and self-belief that I relied on others to Validate who I am and what I stand for. But then I worked with a coach who broke down every wall I put up in my life and I found my voice and my inner child and adult self wanting to break out and voice their opinions and show the world they matter and that they are here to stay.
I know my journey isn’t over, and I still sometimes want to hide or stop when things get hard, but I know I’m meant to do more and help others, too.
I would love to know how you ladies or gentlemen handle lacking confidence or self-belief. Or if you would like to answer any of the many questions above?
I’m currently doing meditation to center myself and enhance my creativity, and I’m journaling, praying, and taking baby steps to complete the goals I set for this year.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2023 By Deirdre Stokes
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