Make Change and Disappointment Work For You

Change is always happening, so make sure it works for you.Disappointment is no welcome change.  It is defined as sadness or displeasure caused by the nonfulfillment of one's hope or expectations.  Life changes can't be avoided and they do not always bring joy.  However, see it as...

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Celebrating with gratitude

 Make a habit out of celebrating the small moments in healing, gratitude, and growth.Alex ElleAnytime a change occurs, even if it is a painful change that hurts, the change should be celebrated as growth with much gratitude.  Emotions heal and ultimately, the change was for the best.Unwelcome...

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Peace and Valuing Moments

 If we are to have true peace in the world, we must first find it within ourselves."Most people agree that a more peaceful world would be an ideal situation for all living creatures. However, we often seem stumped as to how to bring this ideal situation into being. If we are to have true peace...

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Change . . . and the comfort zone

The comfort zone is something I am intimately acquainted with. In bad times, the comfort zone is a place to heal and feel safe when we feel the ravages of life beating on us like the waves on the ocean. There have been many times in my life when the “comfort zone” was the only place for...

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Embrace the struggle and love it

Many thanks to my Google+ friend Chad, who introduced me to the awesome wisdom of Mark Nepo. "Fighting The Instrument" is one of his poems I discovered while checking out his website.  It is a reminder that we are strengthened by our struggles, while we fight "the lesson" all the way and...

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Good for something?

You may be good, but what are you good for? You've got to be good for something.  You've got to be about some project, some task that requires you to be humble and obedient to the universal principles of service. ~Stephen R. Covey~ Do you ever wonder? This week's...

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Reevaluating the path

Since there are usually many paths to the same goal, we would benefit by engaging in periodic reviews of our plans and goals to determine whether we are still proceeding in the best way to accomplish our objectives. This review might provide an insight or idea that we wouldn’t have considered...

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The miracle of change . . . and boredom

The feeling of boredom is often misunderstood and  can actually mean we need to look under  the layers for change. Sometimes we feel that things aren't moving along fast enough for us and that the world is passing us by. It may be that time seems to stand still and that we are simply...

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Balance bad behavior

People who irritate us the most sometimes exhibit the same qualities we possess ourselves.  Perhaps it is the perfect opportunity for self-exploration and understanding ourselves on a deeper level in order to explore options of behavior modification and change those irritating traits. However,...

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Faith and the darkness of the unknown

"When you come to the edge of all the light you know and are about to step into the darkness of the unknown. Faith is knowing that one of two things will happen. There will be solid ground to stand on or you will be taught to fly." Author unknown Life and society as we know it...

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A time of change

Life as we know has always been changing and evolving from the beginning of time. However, a time of serious change has descended upon the earth on many fronts in recent past. Societal changes are swiftly moving in many directions. Change is ever present . . . you can see it in world events ....

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It's Always Something

It's always something Roseanne Roseannadanna (Gilda Radner's SNL character) The following post is from one of my older blogs that I'm still transferring to this one. As I was going through some old posts to transfer over, it occurred to me that my life has come full circle . ....

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Learning detachment

Watching the stream of our emotions helps us become less attached to their effects on us. We can become overwhelmed by our feelings when we feel despondent. If we learn to let our feelings glide by us, however, we realize that our feelings are never permanent. While they may seem important at the...

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Life Changes

We’re always moving into new experiences, new possibilities. This constant change unsettles the personality, which finds security in stability. But with life always in flux, that security is an illusion. We experience pain by trying to hold on to things that are not solid. Life becomes joyful...

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Don't take anything for granted

When we are supported by others, expressing gratitude tells the universe that we appreciate our good fortune. When we take the time to reflect upon the countless miracles that happen to assist us, we may notice that the change in our level of awareness will change the quality of our life for the better. So...

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Runaway

There are only two places that I see, One is strong, and the other one feels so weak, And this plan feels so strange to me, It’s all I see, baby Lyrics from the song Runaway ~ Nelly Furtado Life is a series of phases, changes and transitions . . . what makes the difference is our attitude...

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