My family and I had the privilege to spend a weekend at SeaWorld San Antonio and Aquatica for the 3rd (and my second) annual AdventureCon, an intimate, invitation-only, family friendly bloggers conference that mixes learning the latest tactics and trends of the trade, forming friendships and alliances with some of the savviest parenting and lifestyle …
Elayna Fernandez ~ The Positive MOM
I am passionate about learning and teaching, and I have discovered that when you teach you to learn, and when you learn, you expand your capacity to teach. That’s why I love public speaking and attending conferences, seminars, workshops… and all types of live events. I had the amazing opportunity to travel to Arizona and …
I have learned a lot through my near-death experiences, but the boldest, biggest, and best lessons has probably been living in the present moment and appreciating life in the now…today. In Master Oogway’s words “yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift. That is why it is called the ‘present.’” As …
I cried so much when I found out Casey Kasem died… It was June 15th, 2014, on Father’s Day. Even though I never met him, I truly felt like I knew him. He was a radio legend that hosted American Top 40 for many decades, yet to me, he was sort of a personal friend …
As a Latina, being featured in a story on a magazine called LATINA is really a big deal. It is even more of a big deal when you are spreading a message you are extremely passionate about, when you have the opportunity to impact others with your words, and your example. It’s happened twice for …
The late Jim Rohn once said “You Can’t Hire Someone Else To Do YOUR Push Ups For YOU” and I not only agree with it, I’m going to say you can’t blame someone else because you didn’t do them. Here’s the deal: Our daily decisions determine our direction and our destination. We shape ourselves by …
Did you ever watch “The Notebook”? I own that movie in every available format and I have watched it more times than I would care to admit. Although the entire movie IS my favorite part, I will focus my rambling today on Allie Hamilton’s fork in the road: she couldn’t see an easy way; no …
Because I love my heritage and also respect and embrace the cultural aspects that resonate with me, I celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day twice. Father’s Day growing up was extremely special to me because I share a very tight bond with my dad. I am a declared “daddy’s girl” and forever will be. My …
Have you heard the phrase “choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life”? This statement is often attributed to Confucius and I find it quite confusing [ as in misleading ]. When you are raised in poverty, especially in a slum area, you start working at …
My siblings and I grew up in financial poverty and lacked a lot of the things most kids take for granted in other circumstances, especially in surroundings more developed than the small Dominican slum where we grew up. The irony is that people would actually comment that “we acted like rich kids” We wore hand-me-downs, …