Anytime we are challenged to reach beyond our limits a certain amount of discomfort will arise to make us aware we are being stretched. It is only natural to want to stay where things are comfortable, where everything is easy and painless. However, when we only do what we know and only do what feels […]
When we are feeling sorry for ourselves or unmotivated, a simple shift of focus can change the way we interpret and experience life. We can put problems – both real and perceived – into perspective by reminding ourselves, and being grateful for, all that we already do have and all that we have accomplished along […]
More often than not, things do not turn out the way we anticipate. We have this idea that things will unfold in a certain way and when they don’t we can find ourselves questioning our abilities and our worthiness. However, it is when life doesn’t work out like we had planned that we have the […]
With the start of a new year, most of us usually resolve to do things to make this one better than the last. 2020 however, has been quite a different year for everybody and it brings to mind a quote by Josh Shipp, “You either get BITTER or BETTER”. We can allow the tough times […]
At some point everybody has experienced hurt or betrayal at a level so profound that it left wounds. We can allow those wounds to heal or we can let them form scars. When we hold on to the things that hurt us, we prevent ourselves from fully experiencing the present and limit our prospects for […]
When you feel grateful and appreciative you are operating at a higher state of awareness that only leaves room for those thoughts and emotions that feel good. We all want the same thing – to feel good. Yet often we decide that we will only be able to feel good after certain predetermined conditions are […]