Are your frustrated with the way your life is going? Do you feel like everyday is Groundhog Day, and like Bill Murray, nothing ever really changes? Same old job, same old car, same old friends? Simply put, the issue is not with your job, or your friends, or your car, the issue is within you, […]
Pessimism, the inclination to expect the worst, can not only make you a bummer at parties, it can keep you from having enough energy to even go to the party. A terrible spiral When everything around you seems to be going in the toilet, and you cannot see things changing, your body responds by powering-down.
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One of the tendencies we have is to compare ourselves to others. He has more hair, she is thinner, they are smarter than I am. We cannot win at this game. Neither can we win the comparison game the other way; I am more fit than he is, my car is nicer than theirs, at
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There is something your want that seems beyond you right now. Something that you believe will make your life so much better. What is that thing? Is it a new car? A new house? A relationship that fills your heart to overflowing? Beyond that thing is the real reason you want that thing. In your
If you want more in and from your life the first thing you must do is to express your gratitude for what you already have, no matter how humble what you have may seem. If you find yourself complaining that you do not have a new car, stop and give thanks that until now you
Your life is a reflection of your thinking. A cluttered mind results in a cluttered desk. (I see this all around me right now). If I reach a point where I cannot seem to put two ideas together I will stop and clear my desk of the clutter. If I do not clear my
Romance is love, of course. You may also feel love for your pets, your favorite food, car, vacation spot, your home, your children and siblings; love is all around us, expressing in so many wonderful ways. What is there to be afraid of? We may be afraid that displaying love is a sign of weakness.
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Recently I was watching a toddler as he sprinted from his Dad’s car parked outside the bank. The child ran to the ATM and began pushing buttons, just like his Dad had been doing to get cash, but of course nothing came out of the machine: much to the little ones displeasure. It occurred to
When someone speaks to me it really doesn’t matter what they say, it is my own voice I hear. Whatever preconceived notions I have about any topic will filter what I hear, and this is what leads to communication challenges for us all. This tendency to hear anything through our own filters is present in each and
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Do you do the tradition where just before you dig into the mounds and mounds of food on the Thanksgiving table you go around the group and say something for which you are thankful? Have you ever felt like a deer in the headlights when it is your turn to say your part? Perhaps you
