“It isn’t how hard you kick — but how you kick.” My daughter, Samantha Good morning! When Samantha was 11, she took a day camp program through the Milwaukee Public Museum about archaeology. As part of the day-camp they have … Continue reading
“The difference between great people and everyone else is that great people create their lives actively, while everyone else is created by their lives, passively waiting to see where life takes them next. The difference between the two is the … Continue reading
Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. –William Arthur Ward Good morning! When we get caught up in the treadmill of life, it is easy to forget to count our blessings. Using … Continue reading
“Try making two small changes every day. Take a different street, try a new restaurant, change your toothpaste, smile at someone you don’t know, eat dessert first. There’s a lot of landscape to explore off the beaten path.” ~Joan Borysenko, … Continue reading
“Shrink your worry list. Examine areas in your life where anxiety rules. Does your worrying really make a positive difference in those situations? If not, dump the worry.” ~from Checklists for Life Good morning! Today’s quote is practical in nature, … Continue reading
“A vision without a task is but a dream, a task without vision is drudgery, a vision with a task is the hope of the world.”–On the cornerstone of a church in England, dated 1730. Author unknown. Good morning! I … Continue reading
“What you think, you become.” ~ Mohandas Gandhi Good morning! Today we are going to do a simple “emotional self-check.” If you were to embrace the Gandhi quote, and then look at your life yesterday, and how you thought, what … Continue reading
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. Theodore Roosevelt Good morning! Have you ever heard someone say, “I’ll do that once I ___ (fill in the blank) ____”? Or have you ever said that yourself? This … Continue reading
The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want. Ben Stein Over the past few months, I have been very intrigued with the notion of creating the “ideal day.” Life seems … Continue reading
If you had a friend who talked to you like you sometimes talk to yourself, would you continue to hang around with that person? — Rob Bremer, Speaker Good morning! As Debbie noted when she sent the quote, this is … Continue reading