Choices! We have choices. They are the source of the success in our lives. When things happen to us, we can choose to believe they happen for a reason. We can discover opportunities in the most difficult experiences if we are willing to look for them. It is what we choose to think about each
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
A new pair of shoes seemed to always mean a celebration of some kind: Easter was here; it was time to wind the May Pole; Summer, Back to School, Christmas. All of these events required their own special pair of shoes. Something especially for each particular occasion. Then when my sister went to work in
Whenever you find yourself resisting your life circumstances, rather than react out of fear, anger, or despair, choose positive actions. Whenever you wonder if the positive experience you want in your life will ever come about, stay focused on the good that is already present and be thankful for what you already have. When you
Luck does not come from the rabbit’s foot in your pocket or wearing your “lucky suit” to the job interview. Luck is a state of mind. It isn’t the suit that is lucky, it is the way you feel about yourself when you are wearing it. Chances are the color of the suit looks good
Since this is the last day of the old year, why not stop talking about your negative traits. The more you concentrate on them, the more they hang on. What we put our attention to is what multiplies in our lives. Instead of criticizing, look for things you like about yourself. If you have actual limitations
Do you evaluate yourself realistically or do you set your expectations too high? If you expect perfection from yourself from the very beginning you are setting yourself up for failure. A person who has never played the piano may take their first lesson and give up because they can not play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
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 complaining
If you’ve been listening to the news lately, you may have come to the conclusion that the outlook at the moment is bleak. You may be caught up in the gloom and doom, hopeless mind set that is more contagious than a flu pandemic. There are some things you can do to help prevent the
It seems like every conversation I have had with someone lately, they have brought up the terrible state of the economy. I've started many conversations this week with the sentence, "No negativity allowed." I refuse to accept the "ain't it awful mentality" of the masses. I know I make my own reality and so do
