Don’t worry …...

 ”Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It’s already tomorrow in Australia.” Charles Schultz Good morning! This quote by Snoopy Creator, Charles Schultz brings home two important points: (1) How quickly a day goes by and (2) How unhelpful it is to spend  time worrying. Worrying doesn’t feel good, it makes people anxious and stress-filled. So why do people worry? Worrying, like many negative emotion is a defense mechanism. We worry to protect ourselves from “what might happen.” We worry in order to avoid taking...

Discipline and persistence...

  “It’s not that I’m so smart , it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” Albert Einstein      Good morning! I love that Einstein, one of the greatest minds offered this wisdom-filled quote. When I read it I immediately wondered if perhaps the definition of “smart” is: staying with a problem until the answer is found. Maybe many people who “look smart” don’t necessarily grasp things more quickly, but have persistence and perseverance.  Although I am far from Einstein, I could relate to this quote....

Growing...

One must always maintain one’s connection to the past and yet ceaselessly pull away from it. Gaston Bachelard Good morning! In order to find true contentment and lasting joy we have to live in the present. If we become overly reflective of the past or overly concerned about the future, then we begin living in our minds versus the physical world. We must be present to what is actually happening this minute and our role in the here and now. Thoughts of yesterday or tomorrow pull us away from creating today. Of course, this is easier said than done. The human mind...

Expectations...

Expect nothing; live frugally on surprise. Alice Walker Good morning! This morning I was thinking about the number of people that I talked to recently whose entire day was influenced by their expectations of others. “He (or she) should have….” “If only Person X would have…”  “If Person X would just….”  Depending on the situation, I sometimes nod knowingly, then encourage a few self-realization questions, but I always walk away with the same sadness in my heart.  (more…) ...

Ideas for living stronger...

“Life is a competition not with others, but with ourselves. We should seek each day to live stronger, better, truer lives; each day to master some weakness of yesterday; each day to repair a mistake; each day to surpass ourselves.” —David B. Haight Good morning! During the last Olympics, my daughter and I talked a lot about what “being a Champion” means. When I read this quote, I felt it truly embraced what it means to be Champion in life. If each of us were to embrace this quote, how could we not feel good come nightfall?Few of us will ever compete in an...