What does it actually mean to prosper? If you start with the definition, you will read words like thrive, flourish, flower, bloom, blossom, burgeon, grow vigorously, expand, spread, improve, succeed, advance, get on in the world, go up in the world, arrive, fly high, make one’s mark, or become rich. With those words, I not…
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Listen to the Silence
“Listen to the wind, it talks. Listen to the silence, it speaks. Listen to your heart, it knows.” Native American Proverb Doing nothing, sitting still, yet still listening. The deafening sound of silence could drive some mad, and yet to others it is the foundation of reconstruction. In the quiet, you may actually hear the…
You Can Do It!
“Come on Eleanor, you can do it!”, she emphatically told herself out loud, struggling to open her newest prize in the back seat of the car while I was driving. I smiled from ear to ear. She’s only four years old, yet she presented a powerful message with her example of persistence, cheering herself on,…
The Gift of Time
I haven’t written in a while. I must admit self-seeking endeavors came between me and you. Life continues to provide me with powerful excuses to distract me from the matter at hand. Yet it keeps gnawing at me, daily, the abyss of thoughts intertwined with feelings attempting to escape as a word canvas, wherein the…
Goodness to Greatness – Finding Resilience
And it is here in this hopeless moment I recognize, in order to help others, you must learn how to help yourself. In order to learn how to help yourself, you must focus on helping others.