“Let yourself be drawn by the stronger pull of that which you truly love.” – Rumi What keeps you up at night? Not in the sense of unpaid bills, wayward children or even a poor relationship. I mean, like what has you doubting yourself regularly? Perhaps it is one of those that I mentioned, but […]
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“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Although for the past few months I have found myself somewhat consumed with the news of politics and world events, I pride myself on keeping this website free of those types of topics. There are plenty of blogs and people that do a
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“It’s never to late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot I’ve written so many post regarding the propensity for people to become their own worst enemy. Unfortunately it’s usually the path of least resistance. How many times (a day) will you doubt yourself, find a back door to escape to or simply
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“Try not to become a man or woman of success, rather to become a man or woman of value.” – Albert Einstein Who’s to say when we have fully matured to that place where things of the past no longer bother us like they use to. Where our sins of the past no longer sting
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“Sometimes you have to overcome YOU, before you overcome them. Get out of your own way…” – Unknown When it comes to life disappointments, failures and those lingering issues that tend to keep us up at night, we usually don’t have to look very far. The mirror in front of us typically identifies the culprit fairly
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“What you allow is what will continue.” – Unknown I’ve spent a great part of my life trying to make other people happy. I suppose it’s in my DNA to help people feel better, despite the current circumstances they may be facing. I even learned through a company training that my personal worldview is that most
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“Courage is the discovery that you may not win. And trying when you know you can lose.” – Unknown I’ve recently been faced with the task of making some extremely tough decisions regarding my life. Decisions that have required me to dig deep within myself, remain still so I could hear that small still voice of
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“Don’t dwell on went wrong. Instead focus on what to do next.” – Denis Waitley Yesterday I was in the garage cleaning and came across something that took me back about 10 years. It’s funny how “things” have significance and how they can trigger thoughts and memories. Some memories that remind you of a fun
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“Pay attention to the things you are naturally drawn to. They are often connected to your path, passion and purpose in life. Have the courage to follow them.“ – Ruben Chavez The answers we want in life, and often need seldom come easy. They tend to require a prerequisite of questions and answers, soul searching and
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“We are defined by our actions towards others. Not others’ actions towards us.” – Unknown Like so many of you, I was stunned by the recent suicides of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain. Two people who seemed to have everything. Two people who have acquired wealth, national fame, notoriety and success. Two people who were manifested
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