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If you can’t be grateful for what you already have, what makes you think you’ll be grateful when you have more? (Charlie “Tremendous” Jones) Being Grateful I’ve written about this subject many times before, but I thought about it again yesterday and this morning. Yesterday I was going over some of my notes from my [...]

During a 3 1/2 hour walk today, I came up with a thought I wanted to share. Say No To Others And Yes To Yourself No – (a negative used to express dissent, denial, or refusal, as in response to a question or request). Yes – (used to express affirmation or assent or to mark [...]

Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow – that is patience. (Author Unknown) Three Main Definitions Of Patience 1) Quiet, steady perseverance; even-tempered care; diligence. 2) An ability or willingness to suppress restlessness or annoyance when confronted with delay; and 3) The [...]

MISTAKE – An error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.. TEACH – To impart knowledge or skill to; give instruction to. DEFEAT – To overcome.  To prevail over.  To vanquish. ONE SHOULD NOT FEAR MAKING A MISTAKE One who worries BEFORE it is necessary worries MORE than [...]

Abstinence – Any self-restraint, self-denial, or forbearance. Moderation – Avoidance of extremes or excesses. Abstinence And Moderation Are Two Sides Of The Same Coin That coin is restraint. The only difference between abstinence and moderation is the level of restraint. Abstinence is taking it to an extreme.  The point of today’s postiAng is to suggest [...]

I was privileged to make a guest appearance today on the Blog Talk Radio show of Sandra Lee Schubert. Sandra is a radio show host, producer, writer & social media coach, leading people to be their creative best thru telling stories.   Her e-course, Writing for Life: Creating a Story of Your Own leads people [...]

During today’s daily walk, I listened to an interesting Audiobook that I’d like to share with you. Keep Going: The Art of Perseverence by Joseph M. Marshall III. The book detailed a story of a young boy and his grandfather from the perspective of a Lakota native american. The book emphasizes the duality of life [...]

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about “innovation” over the past few days. It has occurred to me that some of the most successful people are those who are willing to think outside the box. They are willing to “break” the rules a little bit. But what do I mean by “breaking” the rules? [...]

It’s not often I get to see something that inspires me from the moment I see it. Well it happened today.  This short 5 minute video is simply known as Jill and Kevin’s wedding entrance. Quite simply, it is the “freshest”, most “inspirational” thing I’ve seen at a wedding in quite some time.  The wedding [...]

If you know whom you love, you will know who you are. LOVING YOURSELF Some people find loving themselves to be quite difficult.  Others find it to be quite easy. Some people (most) tend to do it “halfway.”  In some ways, they love themselves.  In other ways, they let themselves go. For example, I’ve always [...]