“Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.” – Unknown For some it just comes naturally, while for others it requires discipline, commitment to the cause, and hard work. A description that usually depicts the natural talents of a star athlete or […]
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“You are always one decision away from a totally different life.” – Unknown A number of years ago a wise friend told me that life is like a song and a dance. Initially I was not sure what he meant, but he explained that in the first stages of our lives we our learning new
“Your calm mind is the ultimate weapon to your challenges. So relax” – Bryant McGill A few months ago I was looking through the iTunes app store and came across an App called “Sleep Cycle”. It sounded interesting and it was free for the first thirty days, so I thought, why not give it a try.
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“Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful” – Unknown The holiday season has always been a wonderful time of celebration. A time for coming together with loved ones, bonding with old friends and possibly even making some new ones. Many people tend to be happy, joyous and grateful for what they have. For some there are new opportunities
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“You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level.” – Elkhart Tolle How many times have you referred to someone or something as “being deep”? Deep like in they had profound knowledge of a particular subject matter or they simply had a dynamic
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“Don’t you dare shrink yourself for someone else’s comfort – Don’t become small for people who refuse to grow.” – Unknown Life never ceases to surprise me. One day it seems I have things all in order and in the next moment I am being thrown for a loop. Even though my routine is somewhat
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“Your present circumstances don’t determine where you go; they merely determine where you start.” – Noah Qubein I am like a little kid when it comes to traveling, especially when it comes to travel by plane. I still prefer the window seat and it has always been something about the takeoff that excites me while
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“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter” – Martin Luther King, Jr. For as long as I can remember I have been the type of personality that has tried to avoid conflict. Sometimes this decision worked in my favor, but unfortunately most times it had an adverse
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“In any given moment we have two options: To step forward into growth or step back into safety.” – Abraham Maslow I will never forget the journey my now eighteen year old daughter Niala took me through while first learning how to swim. Initially it was fun. There was the “daddy and me”
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“Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless when facing them.” – Rabindranath Tagore As a teacher and counselor in my former church, I was regularly helping others and giving advice to people who needed to talk or discuss their issues. Since being a giver has always been a part of
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