When you want to quit take one more step. The momentum from the one step can propel you into the next step and before you know it you’re easin’ on down the road. Today may only be day two of the November challenges, but yesterday took more out of me than I realized. It didn’t…
The eyes will sometimes present a picture far from the reality. Should you always trust your eyes? Or should you take a moment to see beyond the tree to allow you to take in the whole forest? I didn’t want a kitten, but the instant I saw the little, black kitten on the side of…
I woke up this morning to a glorious day – a day filled with hope and new possibilities. But not for the reason you might think. I woke up this morning to a heart filled with joy – a joy that comes from peace. But not for the reason you might think. I woke up…
Focus Moves from Busy to Action Are you busy with much serving or are you active in purpose and on purpose? There is a difference in the two. One is activity that leaves you spinning your wheels in the sand while the other moves you in the direction of your target and goals. I had…
“You’re so organized.” If I had a dollar for every time someone looked at my notebook, my menu, or some other aspect of my life then I would a rich woman. Of course, I could also double that money if I got paid for every time my husband rolled around laughing at that concept. In…
Growing HOPE Quote of the Day for September 27, 2017 “It is NOT about the circumstances but about the focus.” – Kathryn Lang Circumstances happen, but just because they happen does not give them control. You have to choose to see the circumstances for what they are – temporary moments in a lifetime of possibilities….
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…