Good Morning: Life is a Mirror...

“Life is just a mirror, and what you see out there, you must first see inside of you.” ~Wally Famous’ Amos   Good morning!   Want a quick way to measure how you feel about yourself and what type of attitude you have? Answer this question: how do you see the world around you today? If you see the world as scary, worrisome, negative or stressful–odds are you are holding these feelings within. Likewise, if you see the world as hopeful, optimistic and joy-filled, you likely embrace those feelings within. We can’t capture the invisible. If...

Good Morning: Live in a Garden of Happi...

“One of the most tragic things about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.” ~Dale Carnegie   Good morning!   If you were to gather 100 people in a room and ask them to write down their happiest times, you would likely find the lists had one thing in common. Our happiest times come when we connect with others and give the best of ourselves. Yet, these happy times can be hard to come by since human nature is...

Good Morning: Learn to re-Start Your Day...

“I can start my day over anytime I choose.” ~Brook Noel   Good morning!   While my mother and I were chatting recently, she reminded me of something I had done as a little girl. Every once in a while, she would see me stop for a moment and close my eyes as if intently concentrating on something. One day, when I was doing this after lunch, she asked me what I was doing. I informed her that, “My day isn’t going that good, so I am starting it over.” I don’t know where I learned the skill, but it has served me well.   A while ago, I...

Good Morning: Turn it All Off...

“To poke a wood fire is more solid enjoyment than almost anything else in the world.” ~Charles Dudley Warner   Good morning!   How many times have you found yourself getting angry at a disobedient computer? What about getting tired of a ringing phone? Have you ever head a child get frustrated with a video game? Do you have a spouse or child (or does your) cell phone seem to ring incessantly? Just as we choose to have these technologies that “make our life easier” (said tongue in cheek), we can also choose to turn them all off once in a...

Good Morning: How You Feel Colors the Wo...

“Life is just a mirror, and what you see out there, you must first see inside of you.” ~Wally Famous’ Amos   Good morning!   Want a quick way to measure how you feel about yourself and what type of attitude you have? Answer this question: how do you see the world around you today? If you see the world as scary, worrisome, negative or stressful–odds are you are holding these feelings within. Likewise, if you see the world as hopeful, optimistic and joy-filled, you likely embrace those feelings within. We can’t capture the invisible. If we...

Good Morning: Live Each Day to the Fulle...

“When your life flashes before your eyes, make sure that you’ve got plenty to watch.” ~Unknown   Good morning!   Today’s quote offers the important reminder that we need to live life to its fullest–not just when it is convenient for us, but every day. It can be tempting to let our dreams, goals and relationships pile up on our to-do list while we tend to the daily logistics of living – but we must remember that our dreams, goals and relationships are what build a life. We never know what tomorrow brings, which makes it all the more...

Good Morning: Making Small Changes, Chan...

“Life is like an ever-shifting kaleidoscope–a slight change, and all patterns alter.” ~Sharon Salzberg   Good morning!   What slight changes have you done for yourself lately? Think about how a happier “you” reflects into the fabric of your family, creating a happier “kaleidoscope” of day-to-day living experiences for all! The change can be as little as always, always, ALWAYS leaving your car keys in the same place every evening when you come home … only to conveniently find them every morning again when you need them! Or...

Good Morning: Value Your Family...

“Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.” ~ Jane Howard (1935-1996)   Good morning!   I think Jane Howard is trying to express just how important our family is to each of us, and each of us in turn to our family! Let’s not waste a day, without making our family first and foremost in our thoughts, energies and joys. Tonight, at dinner time, let’s share our day and rejoice in the special-ness each one of us brings to our family’s dinner table. If you...

Good Morning: Don’t Let Yesterday ...

“Time is amazingly forgiving. No matter how much time you’ve wasted in the past, you still have an entire today. Success depends upon using it wisely-by planning and setting priorities.” ~ Denis Waitely   Good morning!   How wonderful to realize that today is “ours” – no matter what yesterday held. When we greet each morning with that willingness to use the day wisely, plan and set priorities, we can achieve our full potential. Make a list of three priorities for the day – three things you can do to make today matter. Then...

Good Morning: Live in the Moment...

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is today.”  ~Chinese Proverb Submitted by Reader Rhonda Miga   Good morning!  Rhonda included this note in her email:   I think this applies to all of us. There are many things that we wanted to do 20 years (10 or even 5) ago but we never got around to it.  I think this proverb is great because it is saying “so what, do it today!”  You can’t go back and change what you did not do but there is nothing stopping us from doing it today.   I recently went back to school...