Always a Choice
Over the past week I have spoken at several events where I’ve shared one of my mantras: I cannot always control what happens to me, but I can always control how I respond to what happens to me. Understanding that we have an amazing power – the power to choose – is incredibly empowering. Regardless of [...]
Continue reading...4. March 2010
Show and Tell
As little kids many of us had “Show and Tell” time in our classrooms. This was a time, usually once a week, when we could bring in an item from home to show to the class. We’d stand up in front of the room and show our trinket and tell the other students all about [...]
Continue reading...25. February 2010
Extraordinary Pain, Extraordinary Joy
Several months ago I was virtually introduced to a remarkable teenager named Estar Hester. Estar is 18 but is wise beyond her years. Unfortunately this wisdom has come at a great price. Estar was born six weeks premature and was put on a heart-lung machine. She was born with a hole in her diaphragm that [...]
Continue reading...18. February 2010
If Asking for Help is for the Weak, Sign Me Up!
Last week my daughter came home from school terribly upset because of a bad test grade in her Honors Geometry class. Due to the design of the school, she is taking a year-long course in a semester. Add to that the honors expectations and several missed days of school due to inclement weather and the [...]
Continue reading...20. July 2009
Choose A Better Life – The Book
Common Sense for Uncommon Living Call it self-fulfilling prophecy or the power of suggestion. Whatever you call it, we, as spiritual beings, have been created with significant authority over our lives. We have been given the opportunity to decide whther we will grumpily survive life or live a life of passion and joy. Personally, I choose [...]
Continue reading...9. July 2009
Anticipation
Recently there have been a few things I am adamantly pursuing. One is the publication of my book the other has to do with a life change. As of this moment, neither of these is a done deal. Neither of these things I am after have I completely achieved. I am still striving. But [...]
Continue reading...24. June 2009
Doing Right
Im sure you are familiar with the phrase, Its easier to get forgiveness than permission. People often use this as justification to take action before clearing that action with the people directly involved. I know I have. But sometimes it is just not ethical to do so. Our family dealt with this dilemma over [...]
Continue reading...17. June 2009
Ask and You Shall Receive
There are a number of reasons people dont ask for what they want: shame, embarrassment, fear, etc. But regardless of the reason, the outcome is always the same, if you dont ask, you dont get. This is something weve taught our daughters from an early age because all too [...]
Continue reading...3. June 2009
Live Life
Sometimes life doesnt go as planned. No matter how many precautions we take or how well we care for our bodies sometimes we just get hit with an illness for which there is no explanation. Granted, the better we care for ourselves, the better equipped we are to deal with these surprise illness [...]
Continue reading...27. May 2009
Expectations
Having planned several womens retreats, Im always excited when I get to attend one just as a guest. Once such opportunity arose and all I had to do was hare part of my story on the final morning. How wonderful it was not to have to coordinate any of the details. After getting settled [...]
Continue reading...21. May 2009
Passionate About People
I love people. I love that everyone has a story. Everyone. Some peoples stories include a difficult childhood, others a loving home life. Some lived overseas, others have never left their hometown. Some people are intertwined with sports, others are academics. Some were given the best of everything, others had to drop out of [...]
Continue reading...13. May 2009
Who vs Do
My husband and I had lunch with a woman, Olalah, from our area whom we met through an online social media site. Within a few minutes we knew there was an affinity for each other so when my husband had to get back to work, my new friend and I stayed [...]
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11. March 2010
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