Choice
Let the Knife Cut the Cake
Imagine that you are going to slice a beautiful and delicate angel food cake. You choose the appropriate knife, you place the knife on the cake and you begin to force the knife into and through the cake. Yes, the cake comes apart, yet by virtue of the excess force you...
Bite-Size is Better – For Snacks and Life’s Other Goodies
We’ve all been there! In front of you, you have what could seem like an overwhelming task. It is huge in scope and may take days, weeks or even months to complete. You know you want it, because you hold the vision of its completion in your mind’s eye and you see...
Open the Door to Your Soul
Lies. Fibs. White Lies. Half-truths. Real Whoppers. Is there a difference? Many of us like to think so. We rationalize why it’s okay to speak something that isn’t exactly true. Sometimes we say things that are partially true. We omit parts of the story. We...
Change Your Mind, Change Your Life
Two Minds Are Better Than One… and sometimes both minds are your own. It’s true. We end up in a situation because of the thoughts we have thought in the past and the actions we took that landed us here. Now that we’re in it, there is no way for us to get out of it...
There’s more than one way.
Some people move through their lives and become set in their ways. They enjoy only one way of eating a bagel, take the same road to the office every day and have clearly mastered a pattern of thinking that they do not sway from. They find comfort and security in...
Bending Without Breaking
Knowing when to be flexible and when to stay firm is a mainstay of successful and happy people. There are times when it is in your best interest to stick to your guns and not budge an inch. These are times when your integrity, character and basic truth are in play....
Do You Give Away Your Power?
As you move through each day, there are many moments of choice. In fact, your whole day is made up of choices. The question is, are you consciously choosing your course of action, or are you submitting to the whims and wishes of others without taking in to account...
What’s Cookin’?
Life is like a recipe… the end result is dependent on many factors. No single factor is more important than the others, except for knowing the outcome you desire. The quality and amount of the ingredients will certainly affect the taste. The length of time you invest...
What Are You Waiting For?
Are you waiting for the right moment or the right opportunity? Are you waiting until your presentation or product is perfect? Are you waiting until you feel better, feel more confident or just plain feel like it? Well, while you’re waiting, life is happening. While...
When All Else Fails, Remember this: Failure is Simply a Result
Just like everything else in this life, failure is what you think it is. So what do you think it is? Is it a reflection of your character, your brain power or your abilities? Is it the end of a journey because things didn’t happen as you envisioned? Or is it...
Making Tough Decisions
It should be easy to make decisions, right? You lay out the facts, make lists if pros and cons, get some expert advice and then you simply pick. If it were that easy though, we wouldn’t have so much angst and indecision in our lives. We would flit through life,...
Are You Merry and Bright?
‘Tis the season for good cheer, peace on earth and blessings. So why do you have moments of overwhelm and even sadness when the rest of the world seems to be merry and bright? It’s simple. The holidays bring up and amplify for us those emotions that may have been...
Choose Joy
Joy is a choice. It is not something someone else gives to you. It is not something you find. It is not a time or a moment in your life. Joy is a choice. In each moment, in each interaction, in each person, it is up to you to recognize the joy, create the joy and be...
Giving as a Way of Life
We know that giving has a way of making us feel really, really good. This, in and of itself, is a good enough reason to give of yourself, your energy, your time and your stuff to others. As you feel good, more good is drawn unto you. Therefore, focusing your attention...
Shift Happens
A shift is a slight movement, stirring or change. Throughout the day, many little shifts are occurring around you and within you. These shifts may be in the form of a new thought, an altering of a current thought or a movement of energy. Energetic shifts are the ones...
Open Your Eyes to What’s In Front of You
So many people live their lives with blinders on. They fail to see what is in front of them right now, in this moment, and instead they seem to focus on and live in the past. The past has passed. You can't effect it or change it, and no matter what, it will always be...
Take the Scenic Route
In our daily lives we may hold many conversations in the course of a few hours, work our way through a multitude of tasks and often rush from one place to another. As we sit down to recount the days achievements, we often note that we don’t remember much of what...
The Ringing Phone
Do you feel compelled to answer the phone each time it rings? Do you answer it even when you are in the middle of a task, a conversation or some down time for yourself? Although, as humans we are conditioned to answer the phone, perhaps it is time to let it ring....
Where Are You Headed?
Have you taken time to evaluate where you’re headed in your life? Have you looked at where you are versus where you would like to be? You can start by taking a few minutes to look at your current circumstances and comparing them to where you were a year ago. Has the...
Procrastination is the Answer
Okay, so the title is a bit dicey. Procrastination is only the answer if you don’t want to move forward. Procrastination kills momentum. Procrastination is a way of saying to the world that you really don’t believe in the beauty of your dreams, or that you don’t feel...
