Are you afraid of anything? Come on now... everyone is afraid of something! How about Spiders? Or heights? Snakes? Whatever it might be, have you ever let your fears get the best of you? Have you not reached a goal because fear stood between you and success? You...
Helen Keller had an unusual perspective for someone who’d been deaf and blind since the age of two. She noticed things that, for most, seem insignificant – “I, who cannot see,” she said, “find hundreds of things to interest me through mere touch. I feel the delicate...
Did you know some of the most influential and powerful people in the world today had to struggle to become what they are? You might have had to struggle to become what you are now. Imagine a situation that creates seemingly insurmountable challenges in your life. Now...
Anxiety can make us feel as though we are the victims of our own thoughts. And….that is an accurate way of describing what is happening. Anxiety IS caused by our thoughts. Our thoughts are produced by sorting and rationalizing what we read, see, and hear. By allowing...
Have you ever had a day in which you had to choose to be enthusiastic? A funny concept, I know….but were you aware that you could choose enthusiasm? You know, enthusiasm adds a certain spice to situations that anger, frustration, hostility, or negativity will never be...
The root for the word happiness is hap, the same for the word happen or happening. It suggests that in order for happiness to occur, something (presumably good) has to happen. Lots of things make us happy – a nice big bowl of ice cream smothered in hot fudge and...
Quick question: what was the most recent thing you thought about? An errand you need to run today, a problem that needs solving? Whatever it was, chances were, you were thinking about yourself. It’s human nature to constantly think about ourselves. Let’s face it: the...
Gloria Gaither once remarked... how we experience Christmas depends greatly on whether we approach it with a spirit of expectancy or a spirit of expectation. This wise observation brings this question to mind: How different would life be if we approached every day...
More people fail at what they do because of doubt than for any other reason. In the book, The Traveler’s Gift, doubt is referred to as an “undecided heart.“ Doubt can be debilitating — uncertainty, over-analysis, and a constant need for validation plague those who...
Have you ever known someone who’s always smiling, no matter what’s happening in their personal lives or in the world around them? They’re the best kind of people to be around, because you’re always going to feel better having been in their presence. I knew a lady...