peace begins with you

Peace Begins Within You

By recognizing that inner peace lives within each of us, we are better able to weather the storms ahead. … Read More

giving poorly

Giving Until it Hurts Doesn’t Work

Giving is one of the greatest aspects of life. Our humanitarian side provides value to our own beings and those that surround us. Yet, this is not a perfect construct. Givers can give so much that it is to their … Read More

fear of failure

Fear of Failing is Your only Failure

Failure is a bad word. We avoid it like the plague. Even the thought of it makes us cringe. This may surprise you, but all of this is the wrong reaction. Falling short of an objective is not a failure. It’s … Read More

when the spirit moves you

When the Spirit Moves You Motivation

Isn’t it amazing that some things we want in life come so easily while others feel like we are crawling burning coals? There is power in sayings that have weathered the times, and one in particular strikes a cord when … Read More

String together Moments of Conscious Awakening

There are a cascade of moments raining through our day that we needlessly shred into minuscule micro-moments. This is a travesty for our good moments. When we do this we leave their beauty without enough substantial detail to give them the proper weight to … Read More

self critic

Don’t be your own worst enemy

Do you have that little voice in your head telling you every time you do something wrong? Don’t worry you aren’t crazy, this is a healthy thing called your self-critic. Or let me rephrase. This is healthy if your inner dialogue does … Read More

introspection sets you free

Lack of Introspection is Self Inflicted

Our beings are used to constant stimulation. Everything around us is conditioning various aspects of self to be on constant alert. Sounds exhausting, because it is–literally, exhausting us– that is. What you may not realize is that all this stimulation becomes … Read More

control perspective

Let Go of Controlling Everything

You are a person who tries to do it all. Valiant, yet are you focusing in the right places. Controlling everything is never the answer. Find out what is. … Read More

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Stress is Good for You

“Stress will kill you” adage is wrong. But your belief in that statement can. Don’t look at stress as a problem. Flip your view to that of possibility. … Read More

hitting goals

Some Day vs One Day -OR-

There is a big difference between saying to yourself “one day” or “some day.” If you want to do or accomplish something don’t let semantics keep you down. Believe it or not how you phrase things impacts your ability to … Read More