Author: Deb Sofield

I know I should probably slow down myself, but I want to share some funny things that I saw this week that I believe will help make your week better. I went to visit some older friends, and I went to the refrigerator to get some iced tea for everybody and then I noticed it, the laundry soap was sitting right next to the orange juice in the refrigerator. Now listen it can happen to any of us I’m sure, we are so busy with life that sometimes we mindlessly put things where they don’t belong. I was telling this

My theme for today is a good one and it is this – Don’t Borrow Trouble. The phrase is often associated with a verse in the Bible found in Matthew 6:34, which says, “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Most of you listening today don’t want to do that yet it seems so many people borrow tomorrow’s trouble. It is a strange thing to see in action. Let me tell you how this is working out. I’m watching a friend sell their house and this is

For those of you who know me know that I am a beach girl through and through. I am fascinated with the ocean, the shoreline, the marsh, the waves, and the sea life that water provides. A few weeks ago, some friends and I went to a place called Bulls Island a 6.5-mile uninhabited island that is the largest of the four barrier islands off the coast of South Carolina. And there’s a place on the island that they call Boneyard Beach and that’s because the sun and saltwater have bleached the old oak trees, the cedars, and Pines and

I was working with a client helping him with his presentation and as we were beginning to work, I noticed that at the top of all his pages, he wrote the letters ATAP, and I thought well now that’s interesting I wonder what that means.  So, I asked, and he replied, “Well, when I was in high school, I had to give the valedictorian speech for my school, and I was nervous until a friend pulled me aside and gave me some advice. He told me at the top of every page I should write ATAP, and it calmed my

Recently, I was speaking at a conference, and during the break, a member of the audience approached me. She pulled me aside and wanted to tell me about her horrible, no good, very bad day/life. I must admit I was a bit taken aback. I was also distressed by her delight in telling me how she could recount every mean word someone had said to her about her. How her friends disappointed her, how no one gave her a fair deal, and how the whole world was terrible, it was all focused on her. Even positive me wanted to yell