5 Ways to Commit to Your Happiness & Create a Better Life

If you understand the Law of Attraction and the power of positive thinking, then you are probably fairly aware that your happiness is very important.  When you are happy you are in the process of drawing more good things into your life!  So, in this article, I’ll share some ideas on how to commit toContinue reading “5 Ways to Commit to Your Happiness & Create a Better Life”

A Perspective on Suicide

Before you read this post, I want to make it very clear that suicide is NOT the answer. Your life is precious.  If you are struggling with depression or suicidal thoughts, PLEASE SEEK HELP!   This post was in no way meant to glorify suicide or offer it as a viable solution to any problem.Continue reading “A Perspective on Suicide”

How to Keep Your Composure When Life Deals You a Bad Hand

It’s inevitable that when you play the game of life you’ll occasionally be dealt a bad hand. But as any real winner knows, your experience of life will come down to how you play the hand you’re dealt. Poker players sometimes emerge victorious even when they have terrible cards because of their ability to maintainContinue reading “How to Keep Your Composure When Life Deals You a Bad Hand”

9 Addictions 90% of Us Struggle With

We are addicted to our thoughts.  We cannot change anything if we cannot change our thinking. “I’m addicted!” she said. “But didn’t you just tell me you’ve been clean for 15 years?” I asked. “I have been,” she said. “So what are you addicted to?” I asked. “To doing what I shouldn’t be doing, evenContinue reading “9 Addictions 90% of Us Struggle With”

How To Prevent Seasonal Mood Disorder

When the winter season arrives, the days begin to get shorter and shorter. During seasonal shifts, it is not uncommon for people to experience alterations in their moods. Commonly, negative feelings and attitudes are associated with the winter months. Though it was once believed to be simply a dislike for the cold; research in recentContinue reading “How To Prevent Seasonal Mood Disorder”

How To Pick Yourself Up After a Failure

No one likes to fail. Whether it’s at work, at home, or in another area of your life, failure is painful – and it can also be costly in terms of time, money, or both. But failure is a normal part of life. If you never, ever suffer a failure, then you’re probably not pushingContinue reading “How To Pick Yourself Up After a Failure”

Healing the Wounds of Emotional Abuse

“There comes a critical time in each person’s life when the truth is accessible. Faced with it, you can either run and hide, denying it, or you can face your truth, accept it, and grow stronger,” wrote Gregory Jantz in Healing the Scars of Emotional Abuse. If you are reading this article, chances are youContinue reading “Healing the Wounds of Emotional Abuse”

Are You Truly Happy?

What does happiness look like to you? Do you wake up every morning thinking about how happy your life is? Truth is, not many of us do. Most people go through life looking for ways and situations that will make them happy. The definition of happiness means many different things to different people. To me,Continue reading “Are You Truly Happy?”

Instructions For a Bad Day

There will be bad days. Be calm. Loosen your grip, opening each palm slowly now. Let go. Be confident. Know that “now” is only a moment, and that if “today” is as bad as it gets, understand that by tomorrow, “today” will have ended. Be gracious. Accept each extended hand offered, to pull you backContinue reading “Instructions For a Bad Day”

MY LIFE CHANGING MOMENT…

This past month my body has been through quite the obstacles! A little over a month ago, I came down with what seemed to be the flu and a stomach virus. After having both for about week, the flu seemed to have gone away, but the stomach virus did not. After about two weeks ofContinue reading “MY LIFE CHANGING MOMENT…”