Hello, Families! “Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” –Napoleon Hill What does faith mean to you? How often do you think of the faith that you have? “Seeing is believing” is a pragmatic approach to life. We tend to trust the tangible things in our lives. From a self-help perspective, most of us rely on accomplishment, success, or validation from others to reinforce our positive...
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Hello, Families! Stress, fear and imagination. What do these three things have in common? These are all constructs of our minds and bodies that interact together. Stress is the body’s response when we are in need of resources we do not have. Our bodies move into a stress response in order to move into action. What typically happens though is that this response system becomes hyperactive–we use it too much! Instead of our...
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Hello families! I love this picture! It reminds me of what is really important in life. I bet most people imagine a similar picture of a homecoming after a long term absence. But what about coming home everyday? Does it look and feel like this? Is homecoming from work one of the hardest times of the day for you? After a long day of work–selling, building, manufacturing, managing, teaching, counseling, protecting, advising...
Read MoreHello Families! Every spring in Texas I look forward to the fruit trees flowering. This one pictured above is my favorite. Once a year this tree flowers for about 2 weeks. I don’t know if it’s a peach or pear tree or something else. But the color of the flowers is mesmerizing. This year there were even a few blossoms that were a much lighter shade of pink. Although I enjoy spring flowers, I don’t always notice them....
Read MoreHello world! As I have changed directions in my life and moved fully into owning and running my own business, I find myself face to face with feelings of fear and failure. Daily. And this fear and sense of failure is motivating, deflating or overwhelming, depending on the moment I’m in. And the moments that are deflating and overwhelming are the times that I question my worth. I feel doubt and dread. I feel that I...
Read MoreHello Families! Sometimes life knocks pretty hard. Sometimes life knocks super hard. And the knocks can leave us feeling bruised, beat up, hurt and weakened. Nearly everyone can identify with this to some degree. My question is: What did you do to take care of yourself during this time? And for those feeling this way as you read this: What are you doing to take care of yourself right now? Rocky Balboa is one of my favorite cinematic...
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