You Are Here Because You Conquered Yesterday’s Challenge These days staying alive is a challenge. So many innocent bystanders are struck down by gunfire, domestic disputes or other such nonsense. It is a blessing to be here today. At the end of the day, even your children conquered a challenge yesterday: they …
Hurry Up and Wait Sometimes when you set a goal or have a desire to do something, it just seems like it’s never going to come to pass. Even when we make consistent strides towards achieving a goal, it seems like it takes forever for it to happen. Some people will …
Joy That Sets the World Ablaze Have you ever had those days where you feel you can conquer the world and are filled with unspeakable joy. You know that feeling of having a fire lit under your feet, bursting energy, an unbridled zest for life, and every which way you turn, is …
Renew Refresh Reset & Make Someone’s Day Today Thus far Renew Refresh Reset Your Life has focused on self improvement. However, I am going to ask you to join me in a commitment that I made this year that focuses on others. At least once a week, it is my goal to …
Let the Healing Begin I have certainly carried around wounds from my past. I have even carried wounds from my childhood well into adulthood. Many of you reading this post may still be nursing open wounds. Fortunately for me, there came a time when I just refused to keep breathing …
Accentuate the Positive One proven way to eliminate negativity from your life is to remain positive. I have put this to the test myself and I know that this is true in my life. If you surround yourself with negative people, they will eventually pull you down in mind and spirit. Removing these people …
Set Your Goal Beyond Getting a Job When you got your current job, was that all you wanted? Was getting that job the “end” goal? Did you plan for the “buck” to stop there? For many of you, I sincerely hope that the answer to all three questions is “no.” The problem with …
Whom Do You See When You Look in the Mirror? Let’s face it, change is inevitable as we grow older (in both good and bad ways). But do you ever look into the mirror and see a reflection of someone that you barely recognize? Do you wonder what happened to you? …
Daydreaming and I’m Thinking of… Daydreaming and I’m thinking of you. Daydreaming and I’m thinking of you. Look at my love. Floating a way. Sound familiar? If you quessed it was one of Aretha Franklin’s hottest tunes, you guessed right. I woke up in the middle of the night with …
Talking Yourself Into What You’ve Talked Yourself Out Of I know that some of you must be saying to yourself, what the heck does that mean: Get Out of Your Way or Talking Yourself Into What You’ve Talked Yourself Out Of. Then there are others that have light bulbs going off …
Life is Full of Obstacles and Distractions What’s life without a few obstacles and distractions to challenge us? The answer probably lies within the pages of a fairy tale. Our entire lives may be described as one big obstacle course and other such distractions. And while that may be true, we shouldn’t …
Do You Talk the Talk and Not Walk the Walk? How many times have you heard yourself say that you want to do something and then that was just the end of it. A mere statement that rolled off of your lips and then vanished in the same swift fashion …
What good is a New Year’s Resolution if you don’t commit to see it through? Twenty-thirteen has come and gone and as with each new year, we find ourselves making New Year’s resolutions. Here we go again with roller coaster resolutions. We start out with the best intentions, but if …
“Every day presents an opportunity to hit the reset button on your life. As a matter of fact, every minute presents the same opportunity. Resolve now to renew, refresh and reset the aspects of your life that will contribute to the “best” you possible.” —- Renew Refresh Reset It’s very …