The word fear has several acronyms: F.E.A.R. – false evidence appearing real F.E.A.R- face everything and rise F.E.A.R – forget everything and run F.E.A.R -fantasized experiences appearing real (Jack Canfield) No matter what the acronym, the gist is the same—what we think is what we feel. Feeling fear can be paralyzing. How we deal with […]
The song “Workin’ Them Angels” by Rush inspired this blog today. It’s a fantastic song with fantastic lyrics by the late, great Neil Peart. For me, Rush is the goat of rock music. They are on another level than traditional rock n’ roll music. Here are a few lyrics from the song to see the depth […]
If we are grateful, we praise and compliment. If we are grateful, we appreciate what we have. If we are grateful, we treat others with respect. Be grateful. Being a good human being doesn’t take a lot of effort, and the payoff is a wonderful life. You get to affect others in a good way. […]
My husband and I went to see a friend’s band play live on an outdoor deck at a bar/restaurant. Before we got there, rain had hit hard, and all the tables not under a roof got soaked. We found two dry seats in an upstairs area that was partially covered. We couldn’t see the band […]
We all deserve to live fantastic days every day. Take time for yourself each day and connect with who you are. These ten terrific ideas can change your life and get your life moving in a new direction. = One = Think better thoughts. Become mindful of what you think and try to shift […]
So, if we’ve been working on ourselves and questioning how we feel, I’m sure anger has reared its head. Letting ourselves feel the pain sucks, but we have to do it to get through to the other side (where we feel good.) Just like with exercise, after the hard stuff comes the cool-down time. I […]
So many things affect how we see ourselves. Since birth, we have been bombarded with messages that enter our subconscious mind and form how we think, act, and what we believe about ourselves. For many years, I felt like I was living in a pinball machine, bouncing from one thing to the next, never getting […]
This stuff I’m writing about has been brewing within me for a long time. I felt like I was going to burst if I didn’t get this stuff out of me! And I was terrified to do so at first. Terrified! I came up with so many excuses in my mind, and I shied away […]
Whatever we believe, we are. Every thought we have about ourselves was learned at some point in our lives. We weren’t born with our beliefs. Our surroundings, interactions, and experiences helped us develop our internal beliefs. And here’s the thing about beliefs – they are not necessarily the truth. As little ones, we learned from […]
As of late, I’ve been monitoring what I do with my time. There have been days when it was a blur, and I had all these things to do but found myself doing other things that, while they were necessary (like household stuff), weren’t urgent at the time. Years ago, I learned about the Eisenhower […]