I am grateful for a deep love of life. That love of life, I believe, is rooted in a sense of self confidence and self worth that must be personal. Yes, the outside world helps - but there must be something inside of us. I was provided those roots through some family members, and educational [...]
A business mentor of mine says that when we are stuck, we should ask how we can be of service. "Who can I help today?" What would change in your life if you ask this question?
Most of us store important information in places that we do not control. We imagine that we will never lose it. How could a company like Google go under, or why would they close our email account? But it's not a sure bet, and backing up our data is like an insurance policy. Just as [...]
Sometimes it is best to take the easy road to a new, healthy, habit. When we want change, it doesn't always have to be difficult to effectuate. Want to exercise more? Find some type of movement that you love to do, and start by doing more of that. Nothing appealing to you? Start out super [...]
I admire people who do things 'out of the box', daring, risky. It seems some people do not care what others think. And yet, if it works, many people admire them. So why do we worry so much about what others think? It might just be holding us back from success beyond our imagination. Consider [...]
Some people are rude. It seems sometimes they get away with it, but do they really? They would probably get more of what they want if they were nice to people. And it is probably more enjoyable to live with yourself when nice to people.
Our dog's hips are pretty wobbly these days. He stumbles quite a lot and on the ice I worry about him getting injured. I just generally worry a lot. But if I stop my own worrying and just watch him I can see that when he slips or loses balance he recovers quickly and keeps [...]
While we may want to do the right thing, sometimes our worse fundamental emotions take over. We might be embarrassed if we act out with others. What about how we treat ourselves when frustrated? If we would be embarrassed by the behavior if others saw it, maybe we should be embarrassed by our own as [...]
Sometimes I think I should feel a way different than I do. I'm down. Well, I will think, you should be happy - you are so fortunate compared to X. However, while it's good to remember how fortunate we may be, it's probable that I should honor what I'm feeling. Yes, and. I can feel [...]
I chuckled recently when someone in a webinar explained that there was no shortcut to learning something...one has to get through the material methodically. It sounded so simple, and yet how often do we look for shortcuts? The trick is that in some things we are wasting time doing things the hard way. There may [...]
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