Attitude is an outward expression of your inner feelings. It's your passion - and it is also a habit! How you speak and act every day becomes so much a part of you that it is automatic. That's what a habit is - something you do without thinking about it. You know people who come
What we put our attention to is what multiplies in our lives. Stop talking about your negative traits. The more you concentrate on them, the more they hang on. Instead of criticizing, look for things you like about yourself. If you have actual limitations you can't do anything about, then you need to accept them. The
“Of all the languages in the world, the most difficult language to communicate is the language of feelings.” One of the greatest challenges we face daily is the ability to communicate our feelings to another person. At any one time, we are dealing with eight aspects of communication. There is what we mean to say,
I have come to the realization that art is very much like life. Things often look easier than they are. There doesn’t seem to be any set rules. If you do more than is required of you, you will be surprised at the results you will achieve. If you are unhappy about how something appears,
What better time than now to ponder the words of George Bernard Shaw when he said, “The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want and if they can’t find them, make them.” While having lunch with my friend this week, she was
Cancer is a wake-up call from God. He is telling us that we need to make some changes. Many of us already knew that but we didn’t do anything about it. We ate the wrong foods, didn’t exercise, stayed in bad relationships for longer than we should, and worked at jobs we hated. There’s that
This is the game where you compare yourself to others and you almost always lose. It’s like you have a magnifying glass that always makes the other person and their accomplishments look bigger than they really are and a minimizing glass that you use to make your own accomplishments look smaller. This is when you
I just heard a term that I had never heard before…”self-dislike.” Wow. I have heard of a lack of self-confidence or a lack of self-esteem, but I had never even considered “self-dislike.” Yet, I know people who suffer from it. In a 1992 Gallup survey, 80 percent of the people who responded said that self-esteem
Since starting my journey this year, to lose 48 pounds before the year is over, I’ve become not only more aware of my own body, but of the things other people say about their bodies. I listen as they tell me how they dislike their bodies because they are overweight or because they have aches
Successful people make themselves successful. They have goals, dreams, desires, wants, and needs. They develop an attitude that attracts success. When people ask them how they are, they reply "Wonderful," "Marvelous," or "Terrific." They show interest in other people by asking, "And, how are you?" They show genuine interest in the other person by listening
