BE TRUE TO SELF!

And this above all, to thine own self be true. And it must follow as night the day, thou canst not be false to any man.
--Shakespeare

"To thine own self be true." "Live the life you were meant to live." "Be the person you were meant to be." These statements convey a wonderful truth. They form the basic philosophies coaches have about clients - that when we go inside and trust our intuition, life opens before us. When w... Read More

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Reawaken your curiosity

"What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult." -- Sigmund Freud

Why is this so?
Young children possess what Zen calls 'beginner's mind.' They are awed and fascinated with the wonder of the world, open to discovering and experiencing new things. Anything is possible. Life is a great adventure.
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PRAY to God. ROW to SHORE

I don’t know how many people I have talked to over the years who have claimed "I’ve prayed about it but nothing happened". Funny how it works.

I can relate to the title saying; for many years, when things got desperate, I would pray to a god I learned about in Sunday school. Prayer was in the form of a plea and oft times followed the pattern "If you get me out of this spot this time I’ll never do it again" or "Please g... Read More

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I DON’T GET IT!

(Or I CAN FIX IT MYSELF)

In my line of work and in my own "life of service" there seems to be periods of time where I can’t believe what my ears are hearing.

The blessing, in hearing what I hear, is that I am grateful for the life that I have learned to live, and the basic move way from insane behaviour because of what I have been taught. Daily I thank that power greater than me that I am now conscious of and which, when I... Read More

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MORE ON ANGER

Today, I had the pleasure of reading an exert from a book called "In God’s Care" by Karen Casey. What a great reminder about the power of anger.

How many people do you run into in your own life that give off vibes that make you feel like there is a volcano present and just about ready to explode? Ever feel that way yourself?

Anger was made a part of us for a reason. Dealing with it, for many, is an acquired skill.

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