“Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told: I’m with you kid, let’s go.” -Mary Angelou It’s a brand new year. 2014. I love the New Year. I love a fresh start. I love setting new goals. I love to dream big dreams. I have a vision board with my goals on it that I keep… Read more →
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Service
“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth.” -Muhammad Ali This is the season of giving and the season of love. I love the whole spirit of this season. People seem to care more, love more, share more, and serve more. The spirit of this whole season is one that we should try… Read more →
Becoming
“You become. It takes a long time. That’s why it doesn’t happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby.… Read more →
Failure is Not an Option
“People in their handling of affairs, often fail when they are about to succeed. If one remains as careful at the end as he was at the beginning, there will be no failure.” -Lao Tzu If you keep yourself focused on the end result of your goals, and keep yourself determined to wholeheartedly never give up on yourself or… Read more →
Dare to Be
It’s time to try something new. It’s time for you to dare to live the life you always have imagined. If you could do anything that you have always wanted to do, what would it be? What is stopping you from doing it? What is holding you back? Life’s too short. We can’t predict the future, we only have… Read more →
Chances Are, It Will Change
Photo via Sloan Photographers “Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” ―Lao Tzu There is one thing that is certain in this world, and that is that things change. Everything changes. From the… Read more →
Take Time For Your Magnificent Self
Written by: Jenna “Letting Go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If in our heart, we still cling to anything-anger, anxiety, or possessions-we cannot be free.” -Thich Nhat Hanh Here are 10 things to bring some positivity and joy into your life this weekend: 1) Get outside and enjoy this beautiful Earth that we… Read more →
Our Search For Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl was born in Vienna in 1905. Between 1942-1945 he labored in four different concentration camps during World War II. His parents, brother, and newly pregnant wife were also in concentration camps, and all of them perished. He was the sole family survivor. While in these camps, he realized that no matter who you are, suffering… Read more →
Look Not Behind You
“Even though you may want to move forward in your life, you may have one foot on the brakes. In order to be free, we must learn how to let go. Release the hurt. Release the fear. Refuse to entertain your old pain. The energy it takes to hang onto the past is holding you back from a new… Read more →
You Are All You Need
How many of us actually have real, true self confidence? Do you believe in yourself? Do you believe that you can attain all of the goals you want to accomplish in your life? Are you always building yourself up, or bringing yourself down? Do you constantly tell others how amazing they are, yet ignore how amazing you are? Are you… Read more →