It doesn't have to be about presents or parties or festive decorations. What makes this the most wonderful time of the year is the fact that it reminds people about celebrating and spreading a bit cheer as they go about attending to presents and parties, decorations, mass and services. How lovely it would be to … Continue reading Christmas Cheer
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Jolly
Around the holidays I remember how much I love the word Jolly. It's a word used to describe Jolly Old Saint Nicholas aka Santa Claus, and it fits perfectly for what it means, which is happy and cheerful. People love the idea of Santa Claus because he's jolly, and I'll bet part of what makes … Continue reading Jolly
Respect
The most effective way to gain someone's respect is to treat them with that very same level of respect. Everyone wants to feel valued and respected. Graciously extending your respect to others is a great way to earn your own from them. It's golden, just like the rule about treating others as you wish to … Continue reading Respect
Words
According to the saying, sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. That's a nice sentiment, and it's meant to give you encouragement against gossip and criticism. However, I believe that words do have power. They can create or destroy. They do that by encouraging your own beliefs. So the … Continue reading Words
Ideas
Ideas are what move the world forward. And any one of us are capable of coming up with ideas, even world-changing kind of ideas. The key is to practice at it. Just like any other muscle, our idea "muscle" needs to be exercised to grow. The more you practice coming up with ideas on how … Continue reading Ideas
Care
It's become a common response to the noise and anger of society to pretend that you don't care. If you care, you're a fool. But perhaps all of that noise and anger is a response to a seemingly uncaring world. It just might be one of those Catch-22 things. We need to end the cycle. … Continue reading Care
Help Others
A great way to appreciate your life, is to help others. Once you realize that you are blessed enough to help another, you realize that you are blessed. And helping others helps heal the whole world. Even if you can only help one other person, it might not seem like that can change the whole … Continue reading Help Others
Peace
We all want peace in the world. We want the freedom that comes from everyone getting along. In order for the outer world to have peace, we each need to cultivate peace within our own heart and mind. Peace begins within each of us. Our thoughts are more powerful than we realize. If we harbor … Continue reading Peace
Happy Life
The key to having a happy life, is to first choose to be happy. I believe that anything we want is actually because we think that having it will bring us happiness. So, why make it so complicated? Why not choose to be happy first? Just imagine how lovely your day can be if you … Continue reading Happy Life
The Gift
There a countless trinkets, gadgets and baubles that you can gift to your loved ones. You can spend an exorbitant amount of money on presents. But ultimately, the most precious gift you could ever give someone is your pure, loving, heart-felt, full attention. Your attention is the most valuable commodity in the world. Just ask … Continue reading The Gift
Now
The way I figure it, since we only get to go through this particular life once, we might as well be sure and do the right thing now. It's like those people who put plastic on their furniture, so it stays nice. Nice for when? What are they waiting for? Some "special occasion" that might … Continue reading Now
Saving Grace
Focus on gratitude. It's your saving grace. No matter what you may be going through, there is always, always something to be grateful for. Focusing on gratitude calms your worried mind, and helps joy to seep in. The more you focus on being grateful, the more you realize how blessed you really are. It's a … Continue reading Saving Grace
Bright Lights
Be a good person. Try to brighten someone else's day, every day. Be somebody that shines so bright, that other people feel that their world lightens up when you are around them. Be a light to the world. It could sure use a lot less of gossips and cynics, and a whole lot more people … Continue reading Bright Lights
Absolutely Unique
Everyone wants to live in a world where everyone else sees the world through their perspective. Everyone wants to be right, and they want to be acknowledged as being on the right side of history. But when we refuse to see that everyone else has their own unique perspective too, and when we refuse to … Continue reading Absolutely Unique
Faith
At some point you have to stop asking for a blessing, and start allowing it to happen. The key is figuring out when that is. My best guess is that it's as soon as you have a clear idea of what you want in your mind. Once that's clear, then you need to start allowing … Continue reading Faith
A Better Now
I used to always dream about a better future. Like, when I was a little kid, I couldn't wait until I was old enough to get my driver's licence. I thought then my life will be a dream. It was going to be so much better because then I could be independent, and drive myself … Continue reading A Better Now
Integrity
It takes dedication to consistently show up for yourself, but there's no better feeling than knowing you've acted with integrity. Integrity is acting with honesty, even when there's no one else around to know about it. Integrity is following through on the commitments you've made to yourself, simply because you believe that you're worth it. … Continue reading Integrity
Authenticity
There is a lot of talk in the self-development world about authenticity, about being our most authentic self. The thing about that, is we get to decide who we are. We get to choose what we value. But in order to be authentic, we need to get real clear on what we've chosen for ourselves, … Continue reading Authenticity
Free Will
Just simply focus on what you are for. Turn away from what you are against. Focusing on what you are for empowers you. It energizes you, inspires you, and makes the world seem hopeful. Focusing on what you are against dis-empowers. It drains you of energy and drive, and makes the world seem dark and … Continue reading Free Will
Smiles
Every day is a chance to share kindness, levity and smiles. Just imagine a world brimming with an abundance of those things. Doesn't that sound nice? And the thing about it, is that these treasures don't cost a thing to dole out. The only reason why they might be in short supply, is that not … Continue reading Smiles
Trust the Divine
I just received, hot off the press, a brand new book from Dr. Wayne Dyer. The fact that it is a new book by him, is a bit of a miracle, because he passed away peacefully in his sleep five years ago. The truth is that the incredible team at Hay House created this new … Continue reading Trust the Divine
Spectators
There's a trap in being a spectator. You're essentially powerless to the outcome, merely hoping it will turn out how you want as you watch from the sidelines. Depending on how it's going, you could either find yourself suffering with anxiety, or swaggering with arrogance. In any case, you're not really contributing to the action, … Continue reading Spectators
Heal the World
We experience the world from our own perspective. And when we feel a strong need to fix something out there, it's really a reminder that we have something to address from within ourselves. Jesus spoke of this, when he said: "Before you attempt to remove a speck from the eye of another, take the log … Continue reading Heal the World
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