Most of us have been faced with challenges and disappointments in our lives. The way we react to these negative events has a greater affect on the results than the events themselves. If we make a choice to remain positive, even when things are difficult, we will be successful. Once you replace negative thoughts withContinue reading “Positivity is Positively Perfect”
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Become a Minimalist
Minimalism is making a decision to own fewer possessions. It is intentionally living with only the things you really need. It is removing the distractions of possessions which allows us to focus on the things that are more important. Having more and more won’t solve the problem, and happiness does not lie in possessions,Continue reading “Become a Minimalist”
Inspire Others
Many of us have people in our lives who have inspired us to be the best we could be. Many times we emulate their good qualities in order to attain the success, peace, and happiness we witness in them. If we are lucky enough, we will become that inspiration for others to follow. The mostContinue reading “Inspire Others”
Grace
Grace can be defined as: A smooth and pleasing way of moving A polite and thoughtful way of behaving Unmerited favor or getting what you don’t deserve A force, a power, or an acting of God that works in us to change our capacities for work, suffering, and obedience. I do not at all understandContinue reading “Grace”
Be Spontaneous
I am the type of person that generally does not do things spontaneously, I’m a planner. I like to schedule my activities and appointments on my calendar and plan my time accordingly. My husband, however, tends to be more of a spontaneous person. He doesn’t like to plan things too far in advance but prefersContinue reading “Be Spontaneous”
Keep Calm
We do not have control over the events that are happening in the world around us, but we do have control over the way we react to these events. We have control over our internal thoughts and external behaviors that can help us to remain calm. Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, butContinue reading “Keep Calm”
Do Things You Cannot Do
We are all faced with things that we believe we cannot do. Every adult has experienced a day or time in his/her life when a difficult task is confronted. Many times we are skeptical at our chances for success. This past weekend presented me with this exact situation. My husband and I love toContinue reading “Do Things You Cannot Do”
Live Inside Out
On any given day, we have a barrage of things coming at us. It may be people expecting things of us, us expecting things of ourselves, stressful or sad news. These things may cause us to lash out at whoever or whatever is closest to us. We may find ourselves getting angry at an innocentContinue reading “Live Inside Out”
Reminisce
Reminiscing is sharing our thoughts and feelings of our experiences to recall and reflect upon important events of our life. The ability to remember and think about these times helps older adults recall who they used to be in order to help them define their identity in the current moment. The stories of the pastContinue reading “Reminisce”
Develop From The Negatives
Recently I read some advice, “Life is like photography, develop from the negatives.” My first thought was that many young people may not even understand this play on words because photography is now digital. This means we no longer use film which develops into the negatives used to print photographs. However, I did find itContinue reading “Develop From The Negatives”
Organizing, Growing, and Finding Peace Together 