It’s a beautiful day… Can you find a way to make this true even if it’s rainy…cold…you have to work…you had a fight with your boyfriend? If your answer is no…why not? What is stopping you from making today a beautiful day even if the circumstances aren’t just right?…
Take a look at this picture and tell me what you see. This is a popular optical illusion where if you look at it one way you will see a certain picture and if you look at it another you will see a completely different image. This week-end I was invited to a birthday party ...…
The other day I met up with a friend of mine to catch up on life and while we were talking we both shared some of the struggles and hardships we’ve faced. My friend has been through all sorts of very difficult times and on numerous occasions had very hurtful words spoken to her but ...…
Live in the moment… I’m pretty sure we’ve all heard the saying as it’s become a popular “catch phrase”. So…what exactly does it mean? Why is it so important? For those of us with issues such as anxiety, stress and fear we tend to live in the past or the future. We will continually re-live ...…
This past Monday I returned from a wonderful week-long vacation with my 2 sons. Tuesday was my oldest son’s birthday and because we were away the previous week I was under the gun to get his present and prepare for his party that night. Wednesday my mom came to visit from out of town. Thursday ...…
Drag your thoughts away from your troubles… by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it. ~Mark Twain ~…
Most of us have probably heard the term “everything happens for a reason”... well I would like to challenge that saying somewhat. Now I do believe in God as an active participant in our lives however He did give us a free-will and I don’t believe He is one to be out there manipulating and ...…
“If anything terrifies me, I must try to conquer it.” ~ Francis Chichester, adventurer ~ When I first read this quote right away I thought about gritting my teeth, holding my breath and jumping headlong off a cliff or into the middle of my greatest fear. Although facing your fears head-on and “just doing it” ...…
A few days back I told you a good friend of mine Mark Pasay gave me permission to send you some snippets from his popular e-book Ease Out of Fear that outlines how to overcome relentless anxiety and fear. The post from the other day was Are Your Fears Healthy or Unhealthy. Today Mark speaks ...…
“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heav’n of hell and a hell of a heav’n.” ~ John Milton, poet ~ Most of us think of daydreaming as a vivid fantasy of happy, pleasant thoughts, hopes or dreams, imagined as if they were reality, all while we are awake. Now ...…
