For the last few years, I have been writing a weekly blog and producing a podcast, which stemmed from my Saturday radio show, “Encouragement for Your Life,” heard every week on 94.5FM. As we come into the holidays, I will be closing out this chapter of life–my weekly newsletter and podcast. That being said, after 250 shows/posts/newsletters – I will end my weekly dose of encouragement with the same encouragement that I started with almost five years ago. Please hear me loud and clear (and I am speaking to myself here as well): your only limit is you. And that […]
Encouragement for Your Life
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year
As I thought about what to give as a word of encouragement this week, I wanted to share something that would be uplifting and not just educational or a training session, so when I found the first part of this poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson, I knew I had landed on my thought for this weekend before Christmas. Friend, this year – Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. That means that every day, all 365 of them coming, you have a chance to write a different story, sing a different song, […]
By being yourself, you put something wonderful in the world that was not there before.
Dr. Myles Munroe was a well-known pastor, speaker, and teacher. Dr. Munroe was known for saying The greatest tragedy in life is not death but a life without purpose. Dr. Munroe’s words live on because he spoke the truth about life, and the reality is that a life without purpose is a sad way to live. As we come into this holiday season, I am keenly aware that these early evenings, very dark nights, colder days, and seemingly more quiet times appear to be cause for great personal reflection that for some, if you don’t guard your thoughts and keep […]
You Are What You Believe
For this blog post, I want to tackle two topics that I firmly believe you need to stop and pay attention to if you’re going to make a change for your life and those you love. My topic today is You are what you believe, and next week, I am going to ask that you set aside your pre-conceived ideas and self-sabotaging stumbling blocks and simply listen to my take on a word that I’ve not been a fan of in the past, but have come to see that for many it is all they have–the need to find a […]
Burned
The text read, “Embers jumping over fire breaks–the mountain is on fire.” I live in the Carolinas, and the water for my community and many surrounding areas relies on a natural water source that springs from deep inside the mountains into a private, monitored reservoir within our secured watershed, and then the water is released to the plant where it is cleaned and piped to the community as safe, fresh, clean drinking water. So when the text on my phone read, “Embers jumping over fire breaks–the mountain is on fire,” that was not the news I was expecting from the […]
I Choose to live by Choice, Not by Chance
I Choose to live by Choice, Not by Chance ~ Miranda Marrott I came across this quote online the other day, and I really like it for this Christmas season because it puts in place what I consider the realities of life – the simple facts that are truth for so many of us… what I like is as I read through the list, I believe you’ll come to understand the proper steps for our success…meaning that you (and I) need to choose… I choose To live by choice, not by chance; To make changes, not excuses; To be motivated, […]
Our days are happier when we give people a bit of our heart rather than a piece of our mind.
Recently, I overheard a heated argument in which one of the players was verbally harsh to the other and gave them what we’d call a standing down, told them off—and gave them a piece of their mind. It was so sad to see the immediate crush of the other person’s spirit. It was shocking and, unsettling and simply heartbreaking at the same time. I am not around people who yell. I didn’t grow up with anyone who yelled in our family—it just wasn’t allowed—and when I witness the outburst of anger that is carried by one’s raising of their voice, […]
In life if you don’t risk anything, you risk everything
In reading over the questions that some of you sent me to answer on my radio show, one theme seemed to come to the top (over and over), and it mirrors a quote that I have been thinking about sharing on the show; it seems the stars aligned with the questions that were sent in, and I came upon this idea, In life, if you don’t risk anything, you risk everything. Some people seem to be so unwilling to risk anything, which makes me think that they are missing out on some real opportunities in life. And you know I’m […]
If opportunity doesn’t knock – build a door…
I grew up with the idea that when opportunity knocks, you open the door and let it in…but what do you do when opportunity doesn’t knock and you need an opportunity – I agree with the funnyman of yesterday – Milton Berle – If opportunity doesn’t knock – Friend you build a door. Yes – sometimes you need to pull out the hammer and saw and make things happen. Ideally, I wish it would just appear, but you and I know that isn’t always the case… so now is the time to get going… to put on our work clothes […]
