Running low?...

“When we can’t access our inner resources, we come to the flawed conclusion that happiness and fulfillment come only from external events.”-Sarah Ban Breathnach, Simple Abundance Good evening! (Running late today…. I don’t know about you, but I have made this mistake before. I have spent time continually looking for happiness in external events. The problem with that search is that our happiness becomes co-dependent. Instead of having a well to draw on from within, we require external events to “lift us up.” Not only is that...

Affirmative Statements...

Afirmative statements (or affirmations) are positively phrased sentences in the present tense. We strip out the “I should, I will, I’m going to…” and replace those words with “I am.” Let’s use the basic example of health to show how this process feeds the mind. Example A: A woman is full of unhealthy habits that she wants to change. Month after month she says, “I want to become healthier.” When her favorite dessert is passed around at a dinner party, she takes some. Why? Because she wants to become healthier—at some point! Not today. She sees that in...

Today is a tough day for me…...

  “The longevity of our soul lies not only in the hand sof God, but in how we are remembered.”-Wendy Louise …a.k.a. my mom  Good morning! Today is a special and bittersweet day for my family. On this day in 1970, my brother was born. We lost him tragically in October of 1997, from a fatal reaction to a bee sting. While every day without someone you love is hard, certain days are even harder-birthdays, anniversaries, etc. A bit later today I am heading down to my Mom’s house and we are going to have a slumber party and surely share laughs and tears...

Let go and trust…...

Of course there is no formula for success except, perhaps, an unconditional acceptance of life and what it brings. Arthur Rubenstein Good morning! Throughout thmy Good Morning inspirations, I share what I have found to be formulas for successful living. Each formula I have shared has contained, in essence, intent-action-belief – faith-and then letting life happen. Reread today’s quote several times and really absorb what the words mean. Remove “success” and try “peace” or “happiness” or “contentment” or...

Stepping up to the plate…...

 ”Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.”-Ambrose Redmoon Good morning! We often admire others we see as “courageous.” We admire their drive, their spirit, and their commitment. It is easy to wish we could live without fear and with such devotion. I love this quote because I think it speaks an important about truth about courage. People are not courageous because they do not feel fear: people are courageous because they have found something that is more important than their fear....

How far will you go?...

  “How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these.” -George Washington Carver  Good morning! I love the simple and compassionate wisdom in these words. If, each day, each of us could strive to be understanding instead of being judgmental, and supportive rather than selfish, what a different world we would live in. The choices aren’t difficult, and they often don’t take more...

A new fronteir…...

 ”Your current safe boundaries were once unknown frontiers.”-Unknown Good morning! This is a quote to make us think, isn’t it? Often, we pull back from change out of fear. We are comfortable with where we are, and establishing new habits and routines is so difficult. Or, even if we aren’t comfortable, change can be scary and seem so hard. But this quote offers an interesting perspective. What we now know to be “safe” was once unknown. We made it to this place, and that is evidence that we have all the strength and stamina needed to make...

Thoughts on Success...

Of course there is no formula for success except, perhaps, an unconditional acceptance of life and what it brings. Arthur Rubenstein Every time I am asked about “secrets of success” I notice there is an underlying theme. Each formula I have shared has contained, in essence, intent-action-belief – faith-and then letting life happen. Reread today’s quote several times and really absorb what the words mean. Remove “success” and try “peace” or “happiness” or “contentment” or “joy” in its...

Life is like a taxi…...

“Life is like riding in a taxi. Whether you are going anywhere or not, the meter keeps ticking.”-John C. Maxwell Good morning! Recently, I was reading a little book on time management and the following statistics, presented by John C. Maxwell, seemed quite enlightening: If for five days a week, for fifty weeks, we streamlined: Five minutes from our morning routine Ten minutes from our settling into work Five minutes of idle conversation and distractions And a daily ten-minute reduction in our lunches and break times… We would gain 125 hours of time in a...

Who is responsible for this?...

“The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts.” -Marcus A. Antoninus Good morning! Being responsible is one of our most important personal duties. Responsibility makes the difference between the medium and the magnificent. Unfortunately, much of the world has developed a “victim mentality,” in which it’s easier to blame others than to take responsibility. When we learn that we are responsible for our actions, thoughts, goals and futures, we can begin to lay a path toward greatness. If we are stuck in the victim...