Choosing Between Trash and Beauty We can be standing in front of a beautiful nature scene and give our focus and attention to the piece of litter at our feet. We can be standing in front of the landfill and give our focus and attention to the wildflowers growing at our feet. We always get […]
Happiness is not conditional. Happiness is a choice.
September 26, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Happiness is Not Conditional. Happiness is a Choice. We often think that happiness is conditional and that if that one thing would change – then we could truly be happy. But that’s not the way we work or are wired. We will just change the target of happiness and continue to practice the habit of […]
We’ve all got our stories
September 25, 2018 by Leave a Comment
We’ve All Got Our Stories I’ve got a friend who is talented, kind, successful, loved, respected, appreciated, and blessed. And this friend also has a personality quirk that does not at all fit with the things mentioned in the previous sentence. I had wondered about this incongruity and then I learned his back story. Instantly, […]
Stopping the condemnation craze
September 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Stopping the Condemnation Craze We have been trained and conditioned to look at things from a good or bad, right or wrong perspective. This brings in judgment and condemnation. When we do this, we are making identity statements. ~ He is a bad person because he did that bad thing. I am a bad person […]
No offense meant
September 20, 2018 by Leave a Comment
No Offense Meant I overheard a conversation today where the guy said, “no offense meant” and then he used a racially derogatory expression to a member of that race. Obviously, if we ever think “no offense meant”, we are about to say something that is going to be offensive. And, the best plan here is […]
Persistence, courage, resistance, and risk
September 19, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Persistence, Courage, Resistance and Risk Persistence is a key success factor in any endeavor. However, persistence can easily get derailed if we don’t understand the relationship between courage, resistance, and risk. If there isn’t any risk in our lives, then we are not living a life that is worth living. We are not anywhere near the […]
Effective communication
September 18, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Effective Communication Effective communication (effective selling, effective speaking, effective relationship building, effective persuasion, effective discussion, effective asking for what we want) starts with us getting our attention off of ourselves and onto the other person or onto the “we” that makes up the relationship. If our attention is just on ourselves and how that other […]
The strongest force in your life ~ your self image
September 17, 2018 by Leave a Comment
The Strongest Force in Your Life ~ Your Self Image Maxwell Maltz, author of Psycho Cybernetics, said that it is impossible to out-perform your self image. It is impossible to do better than your thinking allows. It is impossible to do better than who you think you are. Your self-image determines what is possible for […]
Dominion over money
September 16, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Dominion Over Money I heard money expert, Dave Ramsey, say that we need to have dominion over money. Webster’s 1828 tells us that dominion means to have sovereign or supreme authority, and the power of governing and controlling. Dominion means having the power to direct, control, use and dispose of at pleasure. Dominion gives right […]
Relationship between gratitude and scarcity
September 15, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Relationship Between Gratitude and Scarcity Any time that we are not grateful, we are basically saying that this is not enough. And, “not enough” is scarcity talk. In addition to all the other benefits of gratitude, gratitude also takes us out of scarcity and into sufficiency and even abundance. Much Love, Jonathan Help me out […]
