"You've got to make your own kind of music, sing your own special song, make your own kind of music, even if nobody else sings along."

--Cass Elliott

Niccolò Paganini was an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer. He was the most celeb...

"I'd rather hide under the bed, in the closet, or better yet, take me to Eva's."  --Truffle

 

My dog, Truffle, is at Eva's. It's her favorite place besides home. I took her there because of the Water Follies in Tri-Cities this weekend. As I write thi...

I was teaching a workshop Friday morning on Leadership, which included the topics of priorities, self-discipline and creative problem solving. 

In the problem solving section, I mentioned that we usually look at problems as negative and anxiety produc...

"If you want something in life that you've never had, you're going to have to do something you've never done."

--JD Houston

How many times have you been asked to do something you've never done before?  I know that stepping out of our comfort zon...

"Every problem is an opportunity in disguise.''

--John Adams


I guess this all depends on the way we look at the problem. Problems are normally viewed as negative, but if we change our attitudes and view problems as possibilities and/or opportunities,...

𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐄𝐋 𝟕:𝟐𝟓 𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐊 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐒 𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇, 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇...

This is so true, isn't it? Our enemy is attempting to wear us out. When we think on all of the things that are going on in our world today, ...

“Standing on the defensive indicates insufficient strength; attacking, a superabundance of strength.”
                                                                                             --Sun Tzu,"The Art of War"

 

In 2 Cor. 10:4 Paul refers ...

And all of a sudden, it's the second week in June! What the heck happened to the first half of this year?  Summer's here, although you wouldn't know it with the current eastside Washington state weather. However, distractions abound. 

I find it very e...

"When I can't control the circumstances, I can control my attitude."

                                                                                                                                              --Jan McDonald

I'm waiting for a tow tr...

Last night, I was talking to my forever best girlfriend, Darcy. We have known each other since before I sobered up--more than 30 years. It's been 6 months (seems like forever) since we've been together and it made me think of our last visit...

We shar...

Don't you just wish life was easier, with less challenges and obstacles? Yeah, me, too...but without challenges, life becomes stagnant and we stop growing. Most of my growth and wisdom is the result of problems. Challenges help us uncover who we are ...

“Self-care is how you take your power back."

--Lalah Delia

The topic of self-care has come up again recently...and often.  A couple of my coaching clients have been struggling with overwhelm and our Life Group talked about it last week. Many heads ...

"No matter how small they seem, celebrate all wins!"

"Habits are a product of choice. We are what we make of ourselves."

― E. W. Kenyon

Do you have a habit that isn't serving you? Do you keep practicing that habit over and over and over again? It used to be so enjoyable, but now, it's one of those th...

"Journaling is like whispering to one's self and listening at the same time. " 

― Mina Murray

When I first sobered up, everything made me mad. That was my "go-to" emotion and I wasn't aware of any other feelings. One time, I was ranting to my spons...