A Secret Weapon

Today I found a secret weapon to fight something that plagues us all at one time or another – fear. Consider these words by Marianne Williamson:

Fear is trusting in your own power.

So few words to hold such an immense thought. That’s EXACTLY what fear is – trusting your own self and how you . . . → Read More: A Secret Weapon

M is for Meditation

Back in August I started to take a serious look at meditation. Prayer I’m good with. Meditation…ah…not so much. In August I gave it my first serious shot with the Oprah/Deepak 21 day meditation challenge. I figured I needed something with a commitment, instructions, and a lot of structure for me to be able to . . . → Read More: M is for Meditation

Creative Confidence

Creative Confidence is the name of a new book, written by the two , David and Tom Kelly, founders of Ideo, a design and consulting firm that uses a human -centered approach based on empathy (finding out what’s meaningful to people) to create things like the first computer mouse for Apple to TV remote controls. . . . → Read More: Creative Confidence

Success…or Not?…or Maybe?

I don’t know how you define “success”, but if you’re like me you define it by achieving a goal you set. If you mention the word success it automatically communicates that something has been accomplished – and it was a positive thing.

A few of my goals were to write this blog everyday and . . . → Read More: Success…or Not?…or Maybe?

Examining Change

These past few weeks change seems to be on the table. One thing I have come to learn about change is that it always occurs with a fair amount of chaos and discomfort. Often we what we mistake for things spinning out of control, is just a prelude to a change of some sort.

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No Time To Waste

Today I had to get up early to be at work way up in Orleans at 9 am. If you told me two months ago I’d be doing this, I would’ve told you you’re crazy – no way would I get up at 6 am on a Saturday to leave at 8 to be at . . . → Read More: No Time To Waste

How Quickly We Fall

I jumped right into the shower as soon as I got home from work tonight. I started remembering how after school and working out I used to get home at 6 pm and do the same thing when we lived on Darlene Drive in New York. My husband and his mom would always have to . . . → Read More: How Quickly We Fall

Adding Meaning

I follow my school district on Facebook and today there was a great quote on there by Joshua Marine:

Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them are what makes life meaningful.

The newness and excitement of returning to the working world has worn off and now the challenge of adapting to a work week . . . → Read More: Adding Meaning

Storm Killer

Storm killer – brand new term I found in a blog I follow, God’s Beloved Daughters. In her post, A Calm and Undisturbed Heart and Mind, she said:

We chose to either look to the storm or look to the Lord. Looking to the storm indicates faith in the enemy’s ability to defeat you (and . . . → Read More: Storm Killer

Let’s Start With Fear

Yesterday in my post Discovering Miracles I described the journey I was embarking upon for the next 40 days. Today was day 1. The focus is fear. I got a little nervous because my fear of loss held me hostage for three years now and I’m just beginning to struggle away from it. Fear of . . . → Read More: Let’s Start With Fear