“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for our today, and creates a vision for our tomorrow.” – Melody Beattie It’s been said that the simple things in life count the most. A small gesture of appreciation, a random act of kindness or a child-like response during an intense conversation. These are just snapshots of …
“If you live for other people’s acceptance, you will die from their rejection.” – Unknown Have you ever watched a younger person in a circle of their friends, like really got in-tuned to the dynamics of their conversation and observed them as they struggled to fit in, ascertain the “right” words to connect with their peers, …
“Sometimes, you’re reminded of something you’ve heard before, but suddenly, you really ‘get it’. It changes you on the cellular level and begins to inform your thoughts, feelings and actions.” – Deb Purdy There are certain times in our lives when the internal struggles we face become undeniably real. They permeate the very beat of …
“Silence isn’t empty, it’s full of answers.” – Unknown The balance between actively listening and sharing words can stifle even the best communicators. Most of us have heard the term, “waiting for our turn to talk”, which is what most of us still do emphatically, while we seem to be intently listening to our loves …
“When I was a child I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child, but when I became a man I put away childish things.” – 1 Corinthians 13:11 No matter what age we are, I believe there is an inner boy or girl living on the inside of …
“Be ruthless for your own well being” – Holly Butcher This evening while reading Internet news, I came across a story from a woman that recently died at the young age of 27. She died from cancer and chose to share her story about what really matters in life. The words were encouraging and bold, …
”Start collecting moments, not things.” – Unknown Greetings All! As I sit here and reflect on 2017, I consider all of my accomplishments set out from 2016. I think of the many challenges I faced, some that forced me to grow in ways I did not expect, while others exposed areas that I still need …
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”In order to save myself, I must destroy first the me I was told to be.” – The Dreamer Yesterday I was thinking of all the ways that God has blessed me. I think of my family, my career and being in great health at 49 years of age. None of this has come …
“If you find it necessary to judge me by my past, don’t be surprised when I find it necessary to put you there.” – Unknown How many times have you said, “I am sorry”, for the same thing more than a few times? You know the feeling, you feel terrible and there seems to not …
“I’m learning to love the sound of my feet walking away from things not meant for me.” – A.G. Have you ever been in a cycle of your life where you found yourself more angry and uptight than at peace? A time when everyone and most circumstances that evolved around your life seemed like an …
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