Just a smidgen more I was halfway through my work out on the rowing machine yesterday when I did the math and saw that my pace wasn’t quite going to get me to my goal. I also realized that I did not need to go crazy and make up the difference in the next 30 […]
Pruning
Pruning From a plant’s point of view, pruning probably hurts. The plant has put energy and effort into growing that branch and then “snip”, it is gone. However, the end result is either greater beauty or more fruit. In our lives, if we want greater beauty or more fruits, then some pruning is necessary. Oftentimes, […]
Darkness flashlight
Darkness flashlight Imagine a darkness flashlight that projects more darkness rather than light. The uses for this would be rather limited and most of the time it would just make things worse. However, this is what people do so often. We have the mistaken notion that sympathy, empathy, and compassion somehow require us to feel […]
1001 Daily Doses
Receiving
Receiving Q: Where does good come from? A: Other people! Q: Where does kindness, contribution, and support come from? A: Other people! Q: Where does money come from? A: Other people! So, if we have any head trash about receiving (most people do), then we are going to have some problems, deficiencies, and many opportunities […]
Building Mental Toughness
Building Mental Toughness Rejections, disappointments, and things not going the way we want them to – these are the ways that we build mental toughness. Every time that we weather the storm, every time that we bounce back, every time that we get back into action – we become mentally tougher. That stuff is the […]
Here’s a question worth pondering
Here’s a question worth pondering What new understanding(s) would you need and/or what old belief(s) would you need to upgrade in order to receive all the good that’s waiting to show up in your life – in order to be blessed beyond what you can imagine – in order to receive miracle after miracle? Much […]
Do your part and that’s enough
The offspring of thought
The offspring of thought Our results are the offspring of our thoughts. Our results are only as good as our thinking will allow. When we are not satisfied with our results ~ it is time to turn to our thinking. What are my habitual thoughts in this area? What do I believe about myself in […]