“Lord, what do you want me to do?” “Why am I here Lord?” “I know you have a purpose for my life, so what is it?” “Do you hear me?” I was trapped in a maze of ambiguity, disappointment, and loneliness. You see, during this time my friend was sharing with me her life’s direction and seemingly a new insight or opportunity everyday! It sounded so wonderful. I would think, humm, I can do that too! Whatever the “buzz” or trend for that season, I wanted m...
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3 Pointers for Taking Control of your Thoughts
Every thought precedes a word. I don’t like it when people say “I could never do that,” or “I’m not able,” or “I can’t afford that,” or “I’m not smart or good enough,” and worse “nothing ever works for me.” This is not how God created us to think. Have you ever noticed that when you set new goals and new dreams, the first person to talk you out of it is the chatter in your mind? Let’s say your mind consists of two people: The Slick Driver, t...
360 Interior Living: 6 Ways to View your Weaknesses
Do you know your weaknesses as well as your strengths? Years ago while at an outing with my husband and his family, my sister-in-law and her friends decided to jump double-dutch. They asked me to join them. I was too embarrassed to admit I couldn’t jump double-dutch. I knew better. But in that resolute moment, I messed up terribly landing feet-down on the rope. I looked totally ridiculous! As the others were sneering on, my sister-in-law’s peering eyes seemed to emph...
Because I’m Grateful
We will be celebrating Thanksgiving here in the States this Thursday. I love that it is a holiday which is centered on gathering of family and friends, giving thanks for our many blessings, good food, turkey, stuffing, sausage-bread, sweet potato pie and even football! We are so blessed and grateful for all we have. It’s so easy to take the simple things of life for granted while they’re part of our everyday lives. Many gifts and blessings often disguised as obstacles, p...
Your Words Can Make or Break You!
“Stop! Don’t say that,” I shouted as she declared “My sinus condition is killing me!” Erika had been whining and belly-aching about ‘her sinus irritations’ and ‘her headaches’ making all kinds of problems for her. “I don’t know what to do about my sinuses,” she retorted. “I’ve had ‘my’ sinus condition and ‘my’ nasal irritation for so long I can’t seem to shake it.” Like a grizzly on the attack to protect her cubs, I leaped for her, h...
9 Proven Habits to Get the Mental Edge and Boost your Confidence
A couple of weeks ago at a Toastmaster’s table topics speech contest I observed how confidence succeeded and took home the trophy. I’m sure the entire table topic contestants had very much anticipated this event, but there was one ingredient that the winner had over the rest. It was confidence. Self confidence is the difference between feeling relentless and feeling terrified out of your wits. How you perceive yourself has a big impact on how you are perceived by ...
Design Your Best Life: Clearing the Chaos
Great people are single-minded and focused. They concentrate on their priorities and don’t deviate from them. Why? Because they have a systematic plan to extract chaos from their daily routine in general and from their lives as a whole. Charles Dickens said this, “I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time...” Most people try to put their h...
