Do you want more joy in your life? One of the outcomes I am working on personally for my life this year is to intentionally feel joy. We want to have positive feelings in our lives. We know the good things that come from positive feelings such as better overall health and well-being. It seems […]
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“The greatest discovery of the 20th century is the fact that a human being has the ability to change his attitude.” – William James Do you examine your heart attitude on a regular basis? It can be easy to get caught up in the motions of just going about our day. We have our routines.
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I was looking at my schedule for the next month, and it was very full of work and family activities. I felt overwhelmed, and I thought to myself, “I will just have to survive this next month. I will get through it and then be on the other side.” Usually I would then just move
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“Rowing is perhaps the toughest of sports. Once the race starts, there are no time-outs, no substitutions. It calls upon the limits of human endurance. The coach must therefore impart the secrets of the special kind of endurance that comes from mind, heart, and body.” – George Yeoman Pocock Do you have a dream, a
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“Much more important than the goal is the presence of God: walking with us on the way and helping us to realize that waiting can be as important as achieving … God summons us to go out but does not always tell us where to, or why … for that we must wait, but in
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I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in. ~George Washington Carver The world around us has so much to say about our potential to our benefit; however, are you tuning in? We get busy with our schedules, plans
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“Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential.” ~ Winston Churchill “It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” ~ J.K. Rowling Both of the quotes above are from people who have greatly influenced our world at different time spans. Winston Churchill died
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“Leaders with principles are less likely to get bullied or pushed around because they can draw clear lines in the sand … The softest pillow is a clear conscience.” – Narayana Murthy, founder and CEO, Infosys I was sitting on my living room floor with my face in my hands. A couple of months earlier,
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I recently attended a seminar where the speaker told us that his purpose with the seminar was not for us to just gain information but to promote a mindset change. In order for this to happen he would be including three elements in the workshop. We would first gain intellectual knowledge, then engage in the
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“But we have this treasure in jars of clay…” – II Corinthians 4:7 I had my kitchen cabinet door open as I scanned across various cups. I have a collection of cups that come in all shapes, sizes, and decorative patterns. Some are fine china and others are ceramic or plastic. Some have holiday decorations
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