“The intensity of the pain depends on the degree of resistance to the present moment.”

—Eckhart Tolle (author of "The Power of Now")

I finally found my 2018 journal. I'd been searching for a couple of months. When I pulled out all of my supplies to facilitate an in-person...

"Grant that I may not so much seek to be understood as to understand."

--Francis of Assisi

Are Dennis and I the only couple that speaks, okay, yells at each other from different parts of our home? Do we take the time and the interest to actually want to know the answer to this question when we...

“There's nothing to fear but fear itself."

-- Theodore Roosevelt

 
The 4th of July sounded like a war zone here because there were so many fireworks exploding. I saw a facebook post that said, "Fireworks on sale; Buy One Get 56,000." It sure sounded like that. 

Normally,...

“Press on: nothing in the world can take the place of perseverance. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination...

"The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment you first find yourself in."

-Mark Caine

We know there are some things that we cannot change. I used to be frustrated with the fact that I was short. I couldn’t get into the scary rides at...

"Personal development is the belief that you are worth the effort, time and energy needed to develop yourself."

-Denis Waitley

Dr. Ben Carson's story is so inspiring. His mom, Sonya, didn’t have any more than a 3rd grade education. She married his dad, a preacher, because she figured it was...

"I wish there was a way to know you were in the good old days before you actually left them."

_{--The Office}

While on vacation, I was riding with my son in his pickup truck and a song came on the radio by a group named Leftover Salmon (I know, I didn't believe it either) titled "Brand New Good Old...

"Never let your limiting beliefs, your stuff or people define you. Only you are given the gift to do that."

 --Me

In my travels this week, I have learned that many of us are not totally experiencing the freedom that we desire.  We're walking around happily on the outside, but...