hope

On the Move . . . for those of us with a dream, the world is still waiting, so don’t you give up!

It has been awhile. A full Christmas, an exciting New Year, and a world-wind of work brings us to the door of March, already. Unless it is a lazy summer with enough humidity to stop time, everything seems to move so fast. Of course we can always use our super power called “free will” and [...]

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FAMILY: The Single Most Important Action That Will Change Your Family Life Forever, If You Let It

FOOTSTEPS (act on it)

Return to Sender (Creation Conversation) Most of the time you can’t send your family back. And although fifty percent of American married couples routinely divorce each other, has anyone every successfully divorced their family. I mean really, it’s not that easy when it’s the one you where born into. Even if you ignore them all [...]

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3 Easily Ignored but Really Important Reasons the Holidays Are So Hard (For Some of Us)

FAITH (heart condition)

The dinners have been cooked. I personally rocked that sweet potato pie and received some praise from the hardest critic in the family. I enjoyed my Thanksgiving this year but the laughter is coming to a quiet fade and the family is preparing to jump back into our pre-Thanksgiving schedule and stresses. But . . [...]

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Part 5b: What’s in Your Wallet?

FAITH (heart condition)

I have noticed that a lot people use the word faith loosely. Some throw it around like a toy and regard it only as a last resort, “Well this didn’t work, so I think I’ll try faith.” That’s not what I’m talking about. I’m talking about taking the effort to ensure that faith is central [...]

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What about those days . . .

FOCUS (mind control)

What about those days when life just “ain’t” right, when there seem to be more challenges than victories, when it feels like more loneliness than company, when we experience more struggle than pleasure? What about those days when it just “ain’t on and poppin?” The days that leave us fighting for our peace and contending [...]

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Getting to the Business of Living

FULFILLMENT (lifestyle design)

“I have these yesterdays that creep into my future. I try to walk in new dreams but I have this old pain that just gets in the way. I seek after new moments but it seems to be the old me when I get there. I’m looking for something new but it never seems to [...]

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It’s Time to Recover . . .

FOCUS (mind control)

It’s just one of those days were she was feeling trapped and didn’t think she had the energy to fight her way out. So, she didn’t. She went with the mood. Susan always had these big dreams and big energy to go with it. She always took on a-lot or it seemed to take her [...]

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PRESS ON . . .

FOCUS (mind control)

The thing about PERSEVERANCE is no matter what happens we’re determined to win. If the sun doesn’t shine, then we’ll stay the course until it shines again. If the process gets rocky, then we’ll maintain our march until we reach smooth ground again. If the journey gets lonely, then we’ll keep going until the soldiers [...]

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The Sun Shines . . .

FAITH (heart condition)

We are in the middle of winter where the leaves are dead on the branch and the days end early. Today I had one thought, the sun shines on dead leaves too, and through the course of seasons new leaves live on old branches and rooted trees. It happens every year. So it just seems [...]

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This Is Me . . . Keeping My Head Together

FOCUS (mind control)

Thought you might like this, easy listening, get up and make these moments count, rock the house and get to the business of living music at your finger tips. Enjoy! -MizJAI-