Mindset
How we respond to messes will determine whether we go out there and make more messes. Do you think so? Making a mess is a topic I seem to be revisiting a lot lately. Last Wednesday was a prime example involving mac ‘n cheese. My daughter was spooning more mac ‘n cheese into her bowl [...]
Weekends are a great time to rest and re-align. There’s anticipation of a new week, new challenges, new opportunities. When I approach life expectant of good, I tend to smile more, make more eye contact, and say hi more. It’s been fun like that this past week. At the same time, I must remember I [...]
“Change your thoughts and you change your world.” ~Norman Vincent Peale This quote is found in the best-selling book The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale. Do you believe in the power of positive thinking? Some people seem to have more “positive genes” than others. They are quicker to see the positive side [...]
“Whenever you make a mistake or get knocked down by life, don’t look back at it too long. Mistakes are life’s way of teaching you. Your capacity for occasional blunders is inseparable from your capacity to reach your goals.” ~Og Mandino This past Saturday I had the incredible privilege of doing a music solo for [...]
“Humility is not denying your strength; it’s being honest about your weakness.” ~Karl Ortis Do you ever turn something positive into a negative? I’ve done this. In fact, I did it when my husband and I started dating. Our relationship was so awesome in the first month, I began to think, “This is too good [...]
Over the weekend, my husband and I celebrated our 9th anniversary. We dropped off the kids at Grandma’s for a sleepover and enjoyed time together just the two of us. One of the coolest things we did was we went for a 3-hour hike. We gulped in fresh, crisp air amidst redwood trees and calming [...]
“Very few situations are 100 percent negative.” ~Joyce Meyer In my efforts to renew my mind, I’ve faced many battles. Just yesterday I had a “monkey on my back” regarding being a failure. It all began when I made a mountain out of a molehill. I had things going well all around me. Most of [...]
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This past Saturday, my family and I were at Target browsing… In the toothpaste aisle. Many other browsers were there too. It got a bit congested in the aisle – and quickly I noticed something. Whenever someone wanted to move or wanted someone else to move, they would take a step in that direction without [...]
“Being positive does not mean we deny the existence of difficulty; it means we believe God is greater than our difficulties.” ~Joyce Meyer How challenging would it be if you were the only positive person in your family, your social circles, or your work group? Or you were the only person working towards focusing on [...]
Do you know, positive thinking can have a positive effect on your health? “There is a science that is emerging that says a positive attitude isn’t just a state of mind. It also has linkages to what’s going on in the brain and in the body.” ~Carol Ryff of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Studies and [...]
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