Be Worthy

Every calamity is a spur and a valuable hint. – Emerson Yes, I am riffing off the recent political meme in the post title. (“Never let a crisis go to waste.” (Attributed, I believe, to Rahm Emanuel).) That aside, Emerson’s words are an extremely valuable reminder. We ignore “failures” and “calamities” at our peril. Every…

A healthy outside starts from the inside. – Robert Urich Want to speak kind and constructive words? Think kind and constructive thoughts. Want to have clear eyes and healthy skin? Nourish yourself well and drink plenty of water. Want to have strong muscles and a flexible body? Exercise and intelligently stretch on a regular basis….

Where does the energy, and perseverance, to do important, meaningful things come from? The origin of that well is the soul. The details are the thoughts, habits and actions of one’s life. *  *  * The only way to do great things is to know what great things are to you – to your soul. When you know…

“You want to become aware of your thoughts, you want to choose your thoughts carefully, and you want to have fun with this, because you are the masterpiece of your own life.” – Joe Vitale The truth is our thoughts are really, really important. But, because it’s often hard for us – in practice, over…

There’s a place between not taking consistent action on a goal and being unable or unwilling to release said goal. I call this place the Nasty Middle. If I can get real with you for a minute I find myself in the “nasty middle” on something. My weight. I say I want to weigh less… that…

“People die of fright and live of confidence.” – Thoreau I think Thoreau, among other things, was speaking of courage here. Confidence is what results when courage (being afraid, but taking a reasonable risk anyway) is combined with purpose (the energy that comes from knowing what we want and why we want it). Is courage…