“Our heads are round, so our thoughts can change direction.” Francis Picabia Rule number one. You have the right to change your mind. Rule number two. Read and act on rule number one…always. If you were to ask me what I find interesting at this age in my life, it is this. When someone sees the other side of an issue or learns something new or over time decides that certain things don’t matter as much as they thought, and then, through careful consideration and reflection, they make a decision to change their mind about an issue, theory or thought […]
The secret to getting ahead is getting started
“The secret to getting ahead is getting started” — Mark Twain Sometimes, I feel like a broken record when I remind my friends and family that the secret to getting ahead is getting started and that they need to get started to begin the process of creating a path to where they want to go. I have come to believe that the hardest word in the English language just might be “start.” Seriously, a five-letter word is the difference between you heading in the direction of your dreams or you being exactly in the same place where you are today […]
Walking through the rooms of our lives – not looking for flaws, but for potential
“We spend January 1st walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives…not looking for flaws, but for potential.” – Ellen Goodman. I like the idea that this year, we’ll look forward not to the work to be done or cracks to be patched. No, we’re done looking for flaws, let’s look for potential. And isn’t that what a new year is all about – Potential? Webster’s defines Potential as – existing […]
A Word After A Word After A Word is Power
“A word after a word after a word is power.” – Margaret Atwood I have really come to believe that what you say to yourself about yourself is vitally important. I’m not sure I can prove it scientifically, but it just seems to me if you are not careful with the words you use when thinking about your skills, abilities, and knowledge base, you will undo years of education, years of building yourself up, and years of acceptance of the praise of others who see a spark of brightness in you. With the new year upon us, I will have […]
She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails.
Let me be the first to welcome you to the New Year. I am excited because I fully believe this is going to be a good year – despite all the predictions, politics, and pundits… I believe in the message that I shared about Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year…so with this in mind, at this time in the lull between the holidays, it is a good time to survey your life and if needed – let’s adjust your sails so every day is the best day in the year. One […]
You’ve Changed
You’ve Changed When someone says, “you changed” it simply means you’ve stopped living your life their way… 2x I love that quote… I found it on my favorite waste of time website Pinterest. When I posted it on my Facebook page I got a number of likes and responses because I think it resonates with people. Why – because it falls into one of those nice southern sayings that is usually unwarranted criticism dripping with honey. I find you hear this a lot from the church crowd (who spend more time gossiping about how bad you are and never looking […]
