Michelle on October 16th, 2009

Many people feel as if there isn’t enough time for them to accomplish in life what they feel they are “Suppose to do”. If we look closely at our lives we can see that the most important moments happened within seconds or minutes.  Time is an illusion, stop racing a game that can never be [...]

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Michael on August 7th, 2009

Create a story of WOW that will be retold. – Jeffrey Gitomer
Stop telling the story of what is. In other words, stop re-telling how things are right now in your life or what your reality appears to be, especially if the story is negative. If the story you are telling about yourself makes you feel [...]

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Michael on July 26th, 2009

A man’s worst enemies can’t wish on him what he can think up himself.- Yiddish Proverb
All of us have two choices at any moment in time. We can either be our worst enemy or our best friend. Many of us tend to be the one who is most critical of ourselves. Other people can be [...]

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Michael on July 15th, 2009

The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance. – Nathaniel Braden
We generally change ourselves for one of two reasons: inspiration or desperation. – Jim Rohn
I think one of the most difficult concepts for people to comprehend is that before you can change, you must accept where you are first. Many [...]

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Michael on July 9th, 2009

The future belongs to those who see possibilities before they become obvious. – Author Unknown
If we can learn to not get distracted by what is going on around us, we allow ourselves to see future possibilities. When we worry, over think our lives, experience fear, deal with anxiety, see only the negative things or continually [...]

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Michael on July 7th, 2009

The future comes one day at a time. – Dean Acheson
Taking life one day at a time can be a lot less stressful than other alternatives. Taking the future one day at a time takes it another step forward. What I mean by this is that most of us have a tendency to worry and [...]

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Michael on July 1st, 2009

Each day provides its own gifts. – American Proverb
It’s not the big things that make our day, but the little ones that pop in our lives all the time. Those are the gifts that enrich our existence and make us want to live another day.
The call from a friend at just the right moment. A [...]

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Michael on June 17th, 2009

I learned…that one can never go back, that one should not ever try to go back–that the essence of life is going forward. Life is really a One Way Street. – Agatha Christi
We try to go back . We attempt to live in the past. We feel guilty for past mistakes. We long for the [...]

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Michael on June 15th, 2009

I am fortunate to have a handful of very close friends who seem to be experiencing life in parallel to mine. We all seem to be learning similar things. We have similar believe systems. Our paths run close together and periodically crisscross in interesting ways.
When we are together we have experiences that the only word [...]

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Michael on June 13th, 2009

Each of us is an impregnable fortress that can be laid waste only from within. – Timothy J. Flynn
Timothy Flynn makes an intriguing point. The only thing that can take us down a road of unhappiness, low self esteem, a lack of life fulfillment and general misery is ourselves. Nothing external can do the damage [...]

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