Living in our strengths and passions to make the world a better place is ultimately satisfying. Under this category, we talk about how to align our lives with our strengths, passions, values and life experience. In short, we talk about how to live our calling.
In 2004, a group of researchers at John Hopkins University found that even after heart patients had open heart, bypass surgery, only 3% of them changed their lifestyle. The rest of them had to have additional procedures costing hundreds of thousands of dollars. It turns out it’s pretty difficult for us to make lasting change … Read more
What do you want to achieve by 5 o’clock today? What are some steps you can take that would really move you forward? Just think of what it will feel like when it’s 5 o’clock and you’ve done those things. Imagine it’s 5 o’clock and it’s time to give yourself a hug or a big … Read more
There are childlike qualities we all once had. Over the years some of these qualities got toned down. Others seemed to disappear. In reality, though, they are still inside us. In our adult lives, we may find it helpful to tap in to these childlike qualities again to help us move forward and how we … Read more
Today is the perfect day to make a change. Following are some ideas for things you can do in different areas of your life today. Use today as an opportunity to take a stand for what’s important. Choose an area you want to work on. All of these areas can impact your effectiveness in making … Read more
When I had my heart attack in 2005, I had an awakening. I learned that life is too short to just live it casually – as if nothing important is happening. But I had a hard time reconciling what I had learned with what I saw most people doing. In fact, I thought there was … Read more
People don’t normally see the color of our underwear. It’s usually hidden. So we could be wearing rocket ship, space pirate, underwear and no one would know. We could also be wearing old ratty torn underwear and no one would know this either. Like our underwear, there are often other things that we keep hidden … Read more
Lately, I’ve been working through some more internal “stuff.” The question that has been popping up is, “Who am I to _______?” This question is really a question of worthiness. Who Am I? This has been incredibly frustrating for me, because I thought I had worked through my worthiness issues already when we wrote our … Read more
Easter Coloring Easter eggs can be fun. We can color them with solid colors, or make them two toned. And sometimes we can swirl the egg in rainbows of brilliant colors. I like easter eggs. Somewhere this Easter lays a person in a hospital bed stuck in a coma. And this person won’t be able … Read more
I struggle with wanting to be perfect, or at least to appear perfect. I know that doesn’t make any sense because it’s not even possible. Nonetheless I get really uncomfortable when I need to produce something people will evaluate, especially when it’s something I’ve never done before. Even though it’s something new to me, I … Read more
If you never existed, surely some things would be different. The impact you’ve made so far would disappear. Let’s consider what would be different if you never existed. It’s a means to help understand your life’s impact. I got this idea from a book I am reading for fun, from the series, “The Sword of … Read more