When you know the truth, you will be able to deal with the things you don’t know. Knowledge is power, but when you don’t know what you don’t know, then your power can be painful – for you or for others. Jesus said to them, “You declare yourself just, but God knows the truth of…
It takes practice to refuse to let emotions rule. Emotions are powerful forces. Like flowing water, the emotions demand to dictate the path. Also, like water, emotions will erode and destroy as they go when they are allowed to flow without a defined direction. Refuse to let emotions rule, and you will begin to find…
Expect the attacks because they will come – and they always show up when you least expect them. Prepare to deal with the sneak attacks, direct attacks, and carpet swiping attacks, then you will be able to keep the hope when the attacks show up. And they will show up. Watch today’s #GrowingHOPE We live…
Dare to See Beyond Expectations to Grow HOPE Daring to see beyond expectations puts you into a position to live more and to be more. Expectations demand limits. Possibility living moves you into a place of impossibilities – because it resides in the unexpected realm of the imagination. Watch Today’s #GrowingHOPE Expectations come from two…
Building a foundation of hope requires setting aside comparisons. You can’t compare because you aren’t supposed to. Comparisons set you up to fall into a pit of darkness and despair. Break free by releasing the need to compare. We don’t always see the truth, at least not in our own lives. We see through cloudy…
You will see hope when you choose to look for hope. Making the choice to have a hope perspective often proves to be a challenge, particularly in a moment when the world demands you worry and fret. The more you practice finding your ways to see hope, the easier it becomes despite the noise of…
Let the Light shine. Light heals. Light energizes. Light makes the way visible. No matter what you are up against or what storms come your way, make a way to let the Light shine. It’s hard. Nothing went the way I expected. To make matters worse, they managed to be worse than I could have…
Nothing changes until something changes, right? And yet, nothing changes, and I still sit here expecting something to change. The same ole same ole won’t cut it if I don’t want the same ole same ole anymore. Early in October, I spoke to the Houston Writers Guild. My only surviving work device had been giving…
You have to choose to avoid the chaos. And when you can’t avoid it, ignore it. The chaos fills the space with noise and distractions, all of which are designed to keep you off balance and out of alignment with your unique design. It’s not complicated. It is a choice The noise blocks out the…
What you say matters. The words you speak will have an effect, either for possibilities or for problems. The things you say will touch others and will also seed your own hears. What are you saying? Speak words that create hope and possibility or don’t say anything at all. # # # My husband shared…