Month: January 2020
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Reinventing Yourself Today
A large part of our lives can be determined by other people’s expectations, opinions, and validation. Our system is strategically structured to take our lives away from us. Technology has become an unbelievable vehicle to do just that without a person ever realizing that their life is being undermined and controlled. You either control your […]
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Don’t Be a Fool – Live Today
There are plenty of ways to recognize a foolish individual. They say idiotic things. They generate unforced errors. They arouse the equivalent unforced errors persistently. And you tend to recognize a fool when you see one. Equitably, everything foolish you hear coming from someone else or out of your own mouth are the words: “Someday, […]
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Be Gratuitous, Show Gratitude – Continue Smiling
Ask yourself, who are the people that make your life happier and more fulfilled? Let them know how much they mean to you. Make sure you get enough one on one and quality time with the key people and positive difference makers in your life.
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Kindness is Free
Don’t undervalue the power of a kind word, touch or smile. People will never forget how you made them feel. Hug the hurt. Kiss the broken. Befriend the lost. Love the lonely. Inspire minds from darkness to light. “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” […]
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Leave Footprints of Kindness
Change can feel uncomfortable and nerve-racking. But it is needed to evolve and for newness to emerge in our lives. I am still a works in progress. Discovering what you were born to do requires trial and error. Without mistakes, there is neither learning or innovation. Life is about being your best, not being better […]
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Ginger-Bella My Emotional Support Animal
When I came upon my second dog, Ginger, I was moving toward a dreadful, dangerous, depression. I avoided antidepressants because I wanted to die. At the time, I don’t think I would have harmed myself, but I had started privately dreaming the universe would do the job for me. That my plane would crash or […]
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Here’s What I’ve Learned
I’ve learned that you cannot make someone like you. All you can do is be someone who is true. The rest is up to them; I’ve learned that no matter how much I care, some people just don’t care back; I’ve learned that it takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy […]
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The Pain We Create
My pain is self-chosen. At least I believe it to be. That belief, the some would concur, is well-founded. Pain is a choice. Now before you get upset hearing that, wait a second. I’m not talking about physical pain. You don’t choose the stabbing pains from a knife wound or a back injury. It’s not […]
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Welcome to 2020
Welcome to 2020! As we start the New Year, we all start a new beginning. But how do we start something new, when the past still resides in our hearts, minds, and everyday actions? As with most life solutions, we can rely on the words of music to help us find the right answers and […]
I Went, I Returned, It Was Nothing Special 