You. Must. Start.

The ancestor of every action is a thought. – Ralph Waldo Emerson I’ve been reading more and more about the power of thought. The more I read, and think, the more I believe that our thoughts are the prime movers of our lives. Everything else is tactics.* *** Without a solid understanding of how thought…

Make sure you take the time to regularly schedule nothing. If you’re in the habit of always scheduling something, of filling your schedule, make sure you take time for nothing. Not “nothing” in an absolute sense, but times where you just relax or practice being present, with no particular agenda, maybe with a certain (restorative/renewing)…

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if our mind growled like our stomach does when it is hungry? – Zig Ziglar But your mind does “growl” when it’s hungry. It does by creating thoughts like: “I’m bored,” or “I don’t know how,” or “I don’t know what to do.” The key is to feed it resourceful and…

If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away; cast away his wickedness. – Lao Tzu I’ve heard that hurt people hurt people. While it’s not anyone’s responsibility to help everyone, we all have…

It isn’t where you came from; it’s where you’re going that counts. – Ella Fitzgerald The past is useful as a textbook. Something to review on occasion to learn and grow from, but it’s no where to live. It’s certainly no place to worry about. What matters is where you’re going. *  *  * Where are…

“It takes a great man to be a good listener.” – Calvin Coolidge Everyone wants to talk, to speak, to share and communicate – to be heard. To be heard is to be significant and everyone needs significance. (They don’t want it, or think it would be nice to have… they need it.) To truly listen,…