Life is a Marathon, Not a Sprint: Making Personal Goals in Life

Life is a Marathon, Not a Sprint: Making Personal Goals in Life

I was a complete and total victim earlier in my life. In my 40’s, I’d been through three marriages and was considering a fourth with another wrong man. I was thousands of dollars in debt, and my children were suffering from my poor parenting. I was...

Free To Create Your Life: Moving Toward Living a Purpose Filled Life

Free To Create Your Life: Moving Toward Living a Purpose Filled Life

We are busy all day, aren’t we? We feel tired at the end of each day. Still, most people will want to do something at some point in the day. We have goals and ambitions, hopes and dreams. We want to contribute to the world, make it a better place,...

The Power of Choice: Taking Personal Responsibility in Your Life

The Power of Choice: Taking Personal Responsibility in Your Life

Are we allowing our negative thinking to rob us of life circumstances that we want? Are we a victim of that negative thinking? Do we pretend we have no choice in life because it’s easier than taking personal responsibility? We can make a choice; we...

Powerless Victim to Superhero Part II: How to Stop Blaming Others

Powerless Victim to Superhero Part II: How to Stop Blaming Others

Many people find themselves stuck in a life situation that they can’t change. In last week’s article, we learned how blaming others, and complaining makes us a victim of our circumstances. Blaming others and complaining is negative thinking. Have...

Powerless Victim to Superhero: Taking Responsibility for Your Life

Powerless Victim to Superhero: Taking Responsibility for Your Life

Life is often complicated, isn’t it? We have A LOT of things to focus on, our jobs, our relationships, our homes, our health, our fun. Close your eyes and think about your life right now. How would you rate how your life is going on a scale of 1 to...

Finding Happiness Within Yourself and Stop Resisting Your Life

Finding Happiness Within Yourself and Stop Resisting Your Life

Do you find yourself wishing that things were different in your life? Do you want a more important or satisfying job, a larger paycheck, a closer relationship? Perhaps you have a wish of finding happiness within yourself or being more hopeful about...

Imagine the Possibilities: Making Good Choices in Life

Imagine the Possibilities: Making Good Choices in Life

What’s the worst decision you’ve ever made? What’s the best decision you’ve ever made? I think about those questions, and I realize that many, if not all, of my worst decisions, were because of some incorrect or confused thoughts I had. Those...

Different Perceptions are a Necessary Part of Life

Different Perceptions are a Necessary Part of Life

I need to talk to you about something. One of my friends recently interrupted a conversation with those powerful words. As she continued to speak, I felt the moment change into a long instant of mixed emotions. A feeling of dread and a feeling of...

Develop Courage and Inner Trust

Develop Courage and Inner Trust

Many people don’t have a strong sense of inner trust. There are many reasons to question the entire idea of trust. People lie, institutions mislead, and many ideas we thought we could depend on have been questioned. Some feel that the current...

Following Dreams to Get a Beautiful Life

Following Dreams to Get a Beautiful Life

What do you dream about when you are alone at night? Do you imagine yourself quitting your job and opening your own business? Perhaps you dream of making your current business bigger and more profitable, becoming a CEO of a Fortune 500 company,...

That's too risky for me...

That's too risky for me...

People sometimes think that doing little or nothing is safer than taking a risk. That isn’t always the case. Doing nothing can actually have a negative result, in that when we think we are minimizing risk in one way, we are actually increasing risk in another way. Taking chances is an integral part of life, and if we want our lives to improve, we have to become more aware of what we are willing and not willing to risk.

I don't feel grateful

I don't feel grateful

Do you ever feel like you SHOULD feel gratitude but just can't seem to generate the feeling? Spending time with my family over the holidays gave me an opportunity to contemplate gratitude. Of course I am happy and grateful to be spending...

What do I want...

What do I want...

When was the last time you said “I want…?” I’m not talking about wanting another cup of coffee or a new pair of shoes, I’m talking about wanting =something bigger and better in your life. When was the last time you said “I want a bigger...

How can I forgive

How can I forgive

How can I ever forgive… Have you ever felt there was no way you could ever forgive someone? Forgiving someone after they have hurt you can be one of the most challenging undertakings of a human being. Hurt feelings are complicated and can be...