Quote of the day for Monday, March 27, 2017 Don’t tell me what I don’t have. Tell me what I do have.” Gene Hendrix Gene Hendrix fell fifty feet out of a tree after his safety rope broke. He landed on his head and still survived. When he woke up from the induced coma he […]
#GrowingHOPE Podcast Listen to today’s broadcast by clicking the play button at the bottom of the page I have right now. That is all that I have to work with. But I do have to make purposeful choices for actions that will make the most of my right now – and the distractions of past […]
Not Every Thing is My Business I got caught. I read the headline which led to me reading the story which forced me to read the comments. I struggled to find what was worse – the misleading title, the lack of research of the facts, or the blind belief that other readers confessed. Ugh. Why? […]
One focused idea helps me get things done. I figured it out. My great “White Board of World Domination” offered so many ideas that I get caught up in them all. Getting caught up in the ideas simply means I invest my energy in tire spinning as opposed to actual movement. I figured it out […]
It is not always easy to get there – but we all do get there at times. I know there have been moments when I would be caught up in my work – right in the center of the house – but I would be blissfully unaware of the actions of my kids throughout the […]
“Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes?” Indiana was not the first to bemoan the general yuckiness of the slithering creatures. My friend posted that she had planned to spend the day in the garden only to have her plans crushed by the appearance of a small garter snake. “I just could not keep […]
My morning began with a revelation that lead to excited peace . . . I know that sounds like an oxymoron, but I promise it is a real place. The day then blew up into great opportunities that lead to my mind spinning in anticipation. The Right Focus Helps Me Avoid the Rabbit Hole I […]
“I can see clearly now the rain has gone.” The opening line to one of my all-time favorite songs (and the inspiration for my own theme music) talks a little about the importance of clarity. I have been in one of those rains where you literally could not see your hand in front of your […]
I started this morning online – which I try not to do because that often leads to more social media than I intend. I needed to check the radar since the wind was picking up and the clouds were dark . . . and social media is RIGHT THERE, so I checked it while I […]
“Prepare your outside work, make it fit for yourself in the field; and afterward build your house.” (NKJV) Proverbs 24:27 I told my son to get his feet off the couch. As the words were coming out of my mouth, words that I have said to him a zillion times, I realized that my own […]
