Blog: Life

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Life Is Still Beautiful

It’s a Wonderful Life. If you’ve seen this classic Christmas film, you no doubt walked away feeling uplifted and encouraged about life. But maybe your real life isn’t feeling so picturesque right now, and you’re wondering just how…
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Being Intentional

Over the years, as I’ve gained experience and wisdom, one of my goals has been to be more intentional with my life. Deliberate daily actions, from my prayer life to my relationships and thoughts. And especially in my healing. You see, when…

Failure Is Inevitable

As I was headed to visit my daughter and her family recently, I happened upon this road sign. It’s pretty puzzling, isn’t it? My goal was to reach my destination on Azalea Drive - but is that the same as Cloverly Drive, Meadowdale Drive,…

Silencing Your Inner Critic

Studies have shown that of our daily thoughts, a staggering 80% are attributed to negative thoughts. Even more shocking? 95% of those thoughts are repeating themselves day after day.  That’s enough to bring your entire day to a screeching…

It’s My Birthday!

It’s my birthday!   Each year when my birthday comes around, it tends to be bittersweet. There is so much to be grateful for, but I must admit - I really don’t like how that number keeps creeping up! But, let’s talk about…

When Things Don’t Go As Planned

Life is sailing along quite smoothly: a great job, picture-perfect kiddos who are active in all the things, a supportive spouse, and a wonderful church you attend with your family. You’re living out everything you’d ever wanted and dreamed…
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Positive Mental Attitudes and Thoughts, Actions, and Emotions

Growing up, most of us heard this from our moms: ‘If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.’  What a concept this is.  Even though a thought forms in your head - it doesn’t have to come out…

Bitter Or Better

I believe most of us have that ‘one’ friend, family member, or acquaintance; you know the one. You beeline for a completely different aisle when you see her in the grocery store! No time for this today! Why? The negativity, self-pity,…

Unleashing the Power Within

I recently invested in myself by joining Tony Robbins’ inspirational program, ‘Unleash the Power Within.’ Signing up for these events takes some intentional thought, as they can be time-consuming and, let’s face it, expensive!  But…

Believing In Me

When life is sailing along smoothly, and everything is going as planned, it’s pretty easy to feel good about ourselves, our surroundings, and our situations. Maybe we even take it for granted (yes, I’ve been there too!). What happens…

Are You FINE?

It’s fine … I’m fine … Everything’s fine… We see and hear that everywhere these days. T-shirts, memes, Facebook posts. Even well-meaning friends and family members may gloss right over our true feelings, leaving us to feel…

Power of a Word

Power of a Word What’s in a word? It’s something we don’t necessarily give frequent thought to, let alone pause and intentionally CHOOSE.  At the beginning of each new year, we tend to be resolution-makers and goal-setters.…