Painful expectations For unknown reasons, my mom started retaining some water. So, she was prescribed a diuretic. The nurse told her that she would be up all night going to the bathroom. Well, that did not happen, and it caused my mom to stress out, worry, and think that something was wrong. Expectations created pain […]
Fountain of joy
February 7, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Fountain of joy What is it in your life, in your thinking, in your habits that prevents your heart from constantly being filled with joy? (I invite you to take a minute and really think about this.) And, would that be worth addressing? On the deepest level, the answer to that question is self-judgment and […]
From or for
February 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Ultimate power
January 30, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Ultimate power We all have the power to make those around us better. The question is ~ do we choose to use that power? Much Love, Jonathan Help me out please ~ if this Daily Dose spoke to you, forward it to someone who would benefit from this message. Even better, invite them to subscribe. […]
Renewing of our minds
January 26, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Renewing of our minds Imagine someone praying for a miraculous healing of their diabetes while continuing to eat a pound of sugar every day. That just doesn’t make much sense. But metaphorically, this is often what people are doing. They want change. They want things to be different. They want improvement. But, they are not […]
Dealing with circumstances
January 21, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Dealing with circumstances We all get to deal with unpleasant circumstances from time to time. However, we have a choice as to how we deal with these circumstances. We can go into a victim mode and lament about how unfair it is that this happened to me. This path has lots of pain and suffering […]
Value to offer
January 17, 2018 by Leave a Comment
What’s worth changing for?
January 9, 2018 by Leave a Comment
What’s worth changing for? Change, in the short term, tends to bring uncertainty, unfamiliarity, and discomfort. There are parts of our brain that do not want us to change because those parts see change as a threat to safety. This can make change undesirable and or challenging. However, creating better lives and greater success requires […]
Making Joy a Priority!
January 4, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Making Joy a Priority! So often we get caught in the trap of making suffering, or worrying, or anger, or something like that our priority. What if instead, we consistently made joy our priority? Any moment we don’t live in joy is a missed opportunity. It is also a choice that we make ~ regardless […]
Changing Habits
January 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Changing Habits This is the time of year when people think about or attempt to change habits. The thing to keep in mind in this process is that the most important habit to change is the habit of how you think about yourself. Without changing how we think about ourselves, the other attempts at change […]
