I got to experience my growth and put it into practice today. I normally have lots of quiet time to read, meditate, and write in the mornings. Not this morning. The household was chaotic with family members getting ready to go out of town. I felt annoyed by all of the activity and I was… Read more

I have heard it said many times that the person that wins is the person that sticks with it more consistently. You can be a brilliant person with all of the talent that shows up occasionally or the person that shows up everyday and does it messy. The person that shows up everyday will have… Read more

Last year, I had a rough run with work related stress that caused lots of problems in my life. I became moody, irritable, and exhausted. There were times that I was just too tired or not in the right mental state to live my life. I just wanted to sleep or watch TV when I… Read more

Today I just wanted to challenge you to do a check in / evaluation with your goals. We all have had or currently have a big dream that we desire. We can’t lose site of those. That said, doing a weekly check in would do wonders for you and Sunday is a great day to… Read more

Life is difficult. There is no way around it. In the face of a hard challenge you have two choices: avoid or approach the problem. Avoidance is my natural tendency when faced with hard things. So, I can tell you, first hand, that avoiding the problem makes it so much worse. For example, let’s say… Read more

For lots of reasons we tend to delay difficult things until the very last minute or indefinitely. This usually equates to some kind of fear. It’s an odd thing, but fear of what others may think is probably at the top of the list. You could also call this perfectionism. Perfectionism is truly a horrible… Read more

I was listening to the Ed Mylett Podcast this week and heard something that I wanted to share with you. He said that when you are “feeling down and have low emotions, you need to get your body moving.” It’s pretty simple and effective advice and we all know to do this instinctively, but we… Read more

Lately I have been really enjoying the reading of Dr. Joe Dispenza. I have known and studied his teaching for nearly 2 years, but have recently started re-reading some of his writings. There is a common theme for what he teaches: by the time we have reached full adulthood, the great majority of us have… Read more

In the midst of deep pain, forgiveness can be really really difficult. I bet we all know this feeling well. I have been in several situations that have angered or hurt me to the point where I thought I would never be able to let them go. But, with some work, we all learn to… Read more

Too often, I spend too much time cycling and recycling thoughts, especially when I have something dramatic going on in my life. This is what I consider to be really really great advice on how to get control of the situation when things get out of hand. Breathing is the number one way to come… Read more