““ Success is tentative, failure is not deadly; it is the nerve to continue that counts.” ” ~ Winston Churchill I am frightened of sharks. Frequently when I’’ m drifting in the ocean on my surf board , impressed at the vastness prior to me and my relative smallness on the planet, my mind wanders …
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Tiny Habits Can Support Big Goals
” A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single action.” ~ Lao Tzu Many of us have huge, grand objectives for our lives. These objectives can be connected to our work, or possibly looking a household, or suitables for a brand-new house with that household, or travel to an unique place we’’ ve …
A Mother’s Dying Message: What Matters Most Is the Love We Give
““ Before somebody ’ s tomorrow has actually been removed, treasure those you enjoy, value them” today. ” ~ Michelle C. Ustaszeski Landlines, you remember them, phones that have to be plugged in the wall. Well, my spouse and I still have one. Our moms and dads have actually dedicated the phone number to memory, …
The Shy Person’s Guide to Making Your Dreams a Reality
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.” ~Marianne Williamson Light poured into the studio. We sat in a circle on the hardwood floor. We did some deep breathing and then the facilitator asked us to think about what we really wanted and didn’t …
When You Reframe Your Breakup as an Opportunity, Everything Changes
“Sometimes the most uncomfortable learning is the most powerful.” ~Brené Brown Seems impossible, doesn’t it? How can you look at your breakup as an opportunity when it feels like someone cut your right arm off and ripped out your heart? Breakups can be rough. When you open yourself up to another person, love them unconditionally, …
What to Do If You Feel Trapped by Your Circumstances
“As long as we know we’re trapped, we still have a chance to escape.” ~Sara Grant Talking to someone last week who had to ‘volunteer’ to return to their country of birth, a country defined by the United Nations as one of the least developed in the world in terms of its economic conditions, was …
The Importance of Finding and Standing in Our Truth
“What I know for sure is that you feel real joy in direct proportion to how connected you are to living your truth.” ~Oprah Winfrey If we cannot live in and from our truth, then we cannot be authentic. The process of self- actualization is not striving to become the person we are supposed to …
Everyone’s Doing The Best That They Can
“All I know is that my life is better when I assume that people are doing their best. It keeps me out of judgment and lets me focus on what is, and not what should or could be.” ~Brené Brown My favorite principle is this simple truth: Everyone is doing the best that they can …
This Weekend I Fell Apart, and That’s Okay
“Look for something positive each day, even if some days you have to look a little harder.” ~Unknown This weekend I hurt more than I have in a very long time. It all started on Friday, when my boyfriend and I headed out to spend the weekend with friends—two couples, both with babies in tow. …
How to Enjoy Your Days More: 4 Ways to Live Life to the Fullest
“It wasn’t until I slowed the car and rolled down the windows that I realized I spend most of my days driving ‘through’ life without driving ‘in’ life. So, I’ve decided to walk because the pace is slower and the windows are always down.” ~Craig D. Lounsbrough Voices—they’re everywhere. As soon as I wake up, …