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Thank You!

There are so many times that the words thank you do not seem like enough. There is also nothing like a heartfelt thank you. The practice of being thankful has medicinal properties. Thankfulness inspires, motivates, rewards, and connects. That connectedness relates to well-being. With Thankfulness Thank you adds to our lives. An attitude of thankfulness […]

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Float While Swimming in the Deep

We are moving into the season where more people will be spending time at the beach or in the pool. While my aquatic prowess in the flesh is not necessarily advancing I am achieving spiritually. We are all required to improve our ability to navigate spiritually. This is clearly put to the test while swimming […]

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Stop the Insanity!

Insanity, “doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results” the definition credited to Albert Einstein. None of us wants to be insane, by any definition of the word. Nonetheless this form of insanity is self-induced.  The carousel of doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is what happens […]

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Faith Requires Effort

  Maintaining faith in God takes more and more effort these days. We are living in an era when: enormous financial institutions have folded; major business partnerships have dissolved; an ever increasing number of marriages are crumbling; almost daily health concerns appear prompted by newly discovered  carcinogens; and governments are unable to keep pace with […]

Woman Thinking

Have you ever?

Have you ever been talking to someone and they promised to do something for or with you, and the second that promise come out of their mouth you knew they would not keep it? Perhaps you got a feeling, or a small voice told you inside, “Not going to happen.”? Did you almost see Pinocchio’s […]

mid-year

Time to look back and move forward.

Today is the 181st day of 2013, the end of the sixth month of the year and early summer. As you look back on what you planned at the end of 2012 have you checked some things off your To Do list? So far the challenge for me has not been so much keeping to […]

Seeds

Seeds = Growth Possibilities!

You are a farmer. What lies dormant inside you? Dormancy is a time when growth and physical activity are temporarily stopped. We are all gifted in numerous ways. Those gifts are deposited inside of us much like seeds; seeds that in the right conditions will grow and flourish. Seeds can remain dormant for a very […]