Beautiful Exciting Distractions

Does your focus need more focus? Mine does quite often. The never-ending to-do list that seems to grow each day. No matter how many items get checked off, it just won’t get any smaller. Job, family, writing, yard work, exercise, the list of things that need to get done just doesn’t quit. Funny how in […]

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A Grand Day Out

Sometimes you just have to stop, take a look around and go do something fun. When you’ve been burning the candle at both ends all week, it is important to take a mental health break. Find something fun for the whole family and go do it. Turn the computer off. Turn the phone ringer off. […]

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The Biggest Factor In Your Success – And What You Can Do About It

What if there was one attribute of yourself that you could look at and determine how far you were going to go when trying something new? Would you want to know that that attribute is? If you had the power to change that attribute, once you were aware of it, would you want to change […]

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A Day At The Circus And Why Doing Beats Having

Wow, that’s a lot of money for some tickets to a show.  That doesn’t even include any popcorn, drinks or any of the stuff we usually end up buying either. The t-shirts, the hats, the other stuff that the kids will surely want. Think of all the things that much money would buy. Okay, okay. […]

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Dust Off Your Dreams

Did you know that dreams have no expiration date? They have an indefinite shelf life. They can be put away, way up on the top shelf, and ignored for years.  Yet, when the time is right they are ready to be taken down, dusted off and ready to go in a moment’s notice…

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The Adventurous Soul On Life Support

beep……………..beep…………….. The sound of my soul on life support. Beep……………..beep…………….. beep……………..beep…………….. It’s near death from sheer neglect. Neglect born of a life that I may be good at, but doesn’t fulfill me, doesn’t light my soul on fire. Sure, I’ve got a life that is better than probably 95% of the people on this earth. […]

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The Ultimate Power Of A Deadline

Does it seem like you are drowning in things that must get done? It’s frustrating, you get behind and things keep piling up. You end up jumping from crisis to crisis. Some days you feel like a fire fighter in the middle of a burning building. By using the power of setting a deadline for […]

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What Is Your Tipping Point?

What will it take for you to decide that you want a different life, a different reality than the one you are living right now? Most of us are living day-to-day, running on auto pilot, letting our routines and habits make the majority of the decisions each day as we dream of a life different […]

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5 Ways To Get Back On Track After A Derailment

 There is no failure, just how you learn from situations and how you choose to deal with them. It is so hard to get your mind back on track after a major derailment.  The question then becomes how in the world do you get back on track?  Here are a few ways that might help… […]

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How Safe Are Our Children In School

Are Schools Safe For Kids?

We all want to keep our children safe. So why do we abdicate the protection of our children to complete strangers that do not have the authority or ability to protect them? Our son was homeschooled for his first grade year. For his second grade year he begged and pleaded with us to go to […]

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