Some years ago a good friend of mine and I took a major road trip. We drove 3,000 miles from Baltimore to Los Angeles. Normally, to think about driving 3,000 miles would have sent me into overwhelm, but for some reason I liked the idea. What made the whole experience more enjoyable was we decided
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What would you do if you were your most confident YOU? I like to ask that question because I think it is important to do some vision-casting for your life. Sometimes we are just too focused on what we don’t like, on our situation, on our life, and even on what we don’t like about
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Today is a new day and I choose joy today. Life is about intentional choices all day long. What would happen if we lived our lives like that? What would happen if we focused our efforts and energy on where we would like to go rather than where we have been? What would happen if
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I love the change of seasons and Fall happens to be one of my favorites. In fact, I wandered into Starbucks today and had a Pumpkin Spice latte. What a good decision… yummy! I love the aromas and colors of Fall and the cooler days. Change is good. We need it in life. Life can
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I have been singing the chorus of the Frozen movie’s song… “Let it Go.” Maybe that tells you a little about who I have been hanging out with lately! But in all sincerity I think the message of letting go is a powerful one. It certainly is for me right now because I have a
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Albert Einstein once said, “Nothing happens until something moves.” Truer words were never spoken. However, change and movement are not always easy for us. We are creatures of our comforts and safety zones. it’s too easy to find excuses and sabotage progress before it even begins. Here are some of the common excuses or “movement
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Many times we are seeking answers for things in our life that we are not clear about. Maybe a better approach would be to ask ourselves a few questions. Because, I believe that, ultimately our answers will only as be as good as our questions. Here are some good questions to consider… What do I
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Many times I have heard people say… “Why doesn’t God just tell me what He wants me to do?” It would be nice to have a billboard or a message flying overhead attached to an airplane. Wouldn’t it? Wouldn’t it be nice to have the whole map laid out for us, step one, two and
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From psychologists to neuro-scientists, the research is clear on gratitude and its benefits. Gratitude is not only good for you and your greater well-being, but also good for your brain. Studies have been done on those who practice gratitude. For example, those who write in gratitude journals versus those who did not. The ones who
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Often we are tempted to take the shortcut or the path of least resistance on the road to success. However, life often faces us with challenges and asks the questions… “Are you going to hang in there?” “Are you going to persevere despite your obstacles and challenges to achieve your goal or objective?” The defining
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