Off for the Holidays
I’m traveling to my hometown in Florida for the holidays. It’s always a bit odd to go from Los Angeles to Tampa Bay for Christmas. At least one place you are during the holidays should have some snow,...
View ArticleIce Cream!
So I bought myself an ice cream maker – a pretty nice one that was on sale on Amazon. So this weekend I’m experimenting with low-carb recipes by trying different combinations of sweeteners etc. I...
View ArticleIs Stress Threatening Your Recovery?
Face it: life can be really stressful at times. Maybe you work for a company that has been laying people off and you wonder when the ax is going to come down on you. Or you have a mortgage payment...
View ArticleDo You Suffer from Perpetual Discontent?
It’s a malady, that’s for sure. Maybe you don’t have it, but you know someone who does. It’s this state of being where a person is always discontented. There is always something. It’s really a pretty...
View ArticleWhy Structure Works
I have learned the hard way that structure is necessary to really accomplish goals. Without structure things tend to fall through the cracks, procrastination makes hours turn to months, and there’s a...
View ArticleExpectations
Nothing gets me in trouble faster than false expectations. This can go either way: I think something is going to be a nightmare and it turns out to be just fine, or I think something is going to be...
View ArticleFuhget Aboudit
Not to be too flippant, but sometimes you do have to just forget about it. If you hang on to the past it strangles your present. I like this quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Finish each day and be...
View ArticleLife Is Precious
Don’t ever forget it – life is precious. It can be taken in an instant. Don’t waste a moment of it. The Dalai Lama says it best: “Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I...
View ArticleDon’t Let Success Go to Your Head
"Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking that they can’t lose." – Bill Gates, American business magnate, co-founder of Microsoft, computer programmer and philanthropist (born...
View ArticleWhere Prosperity Begins
“All prosperity begins in the mind and is dependent only upon the full use of our creative imagination.” – Ruth Ross Thinking about prosperity, we may have conflicting opinions. For some, prosperity...
View ArticleLearn From Your Pain
“Turn your wounds into wisdom.” – Oprah Winfrey, American media talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist (born 1954) Let’s face one undeniable fact. We all experience pain at one time or...
View ArticleStarting Now – Choose Your Path
“Each day the world is born anew for him who takes it rightly.” – James Russell Lowell, American romantic, poet, critic, editor and diplomat (1819-1891) Maybe today started out less bright than we had...
View ArticleDesign a Life of Substance – Not Substances
“We must look for ways to be an active force in our own lives. We must take charge of our own destinies, design a life of substance and truly begin to live our dreams.” – Les Brown, motivational...
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