I am in awe of the gifts of life. Why is it so easy to lose track of them in favor of the lessons of living?
I recently heard about a study that measured the impact of negative and positive comments. It was 5:1. It required 5 positive comments to shift a person’s thinking in a [...]
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A Standing Ovation
Evolution of the soul.
I think of myself, and most of those who are closest to me as evolutionary characters. We see life as a journey. Certainly there are times when you get to rest on a minute of a plateau of self-satisfaction and inner peace, but mostly you’re driven to see what’s next, what will the [...]
The gift of our lives
I have a very good friend who is hanging in the balance of life and death. He is weary. And he was full of life. So joyous. And so wonderfully irreverent. He is/was a man who was as full of amazing gifts that touched souls, as he was flaws. And seemingly he presented both, without [...]
Why do I pray?
For the blessings of having been born with an incredible gift of joy.
In gratitude for the overwhelming blessings of my life. My children. My friends. My work.
For the incredible Flower of Knowing that I can love and that I am loved.
Prayer leads to prayer. Only we can remove the obstacles, the hardened edges [...]
Fear & Courage
A bit more on the fear factor. I don’t know about you, but I actually experience fear several times a day. I’m in a business where you put yourself and your ideas out there constantly. The demands of the business require risktaking as a measure of your creativity. Required risktaking. An [...]