The easy way is usually the wrong way. Salmon swim upstream to spawn. Face it, challenge your challenge. Show your challenge who’s boss. Your triumph over your challenge will ever so sweet.
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🤗 A Better Life ~ Don’t Look Down or Back
If you’re stuck halfway up a cliff, you can either fall or climb. Don’t look down, look up, you’ll make it.Â
🤗 A Better Life ~ Reach Out
Today, reach out to someone. Check in on a neighbor. Text a friend and invite him/her for coffee. Call your mom or dad (if you still have them). The more we reach out to others, the more we build a caring community around us. C’mon, make that call.
🤗 A Better Life ~ The Past Doesn’t Predict the Future
Who you were in the past does not determine who you’ll be in the future.
Choose to be your best self.
🤗 A Better Life ~ Get Away
Our days can be filled with a stream of never-ending problems. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed and burned out. Get away for a few minutes. Get away from the noise, the anxiety, the sources of stress. We all can’t head to the mountains or beach, but we can find fifteen minutes to sit quietly without any external noise. These are your minutes, protect them. You’ll feel renewed and ready to jump back in.
🤗 A Better Life ~ A Recipe to Get Through a Tough Stretch
My tough times recipe:
- Wake up. Thank God for another day and another chance.
- Get out of bed, exercise, shower, and coffee-up.
- Get going and don’t stop until everything is done.
- Find time to relax in the evening, no news, nothing serious flowing in.
- Go to bed. Thank God for all the good things I experienced.
- Sleep like a young child.
Tomorrow: Repeat steps one through 6.Â
🤗 A Better Life ~ Enjoy the Journey
Life rapidly moves on. We can’t slow it down. We have no idea how long we’ll be on this journey. Why spend a moment angry? Why spend a moment worrying about things we can’t control. Enjoy the moment. Choose to laugh, love, and enjoy this wonderful journey.
🤗 A Better Life ~ A Great Way to Begin the Day
No better way to start a day than to hear, “I love you.” Let the words lift you, inspire you, and fill you with joy.
🤗 A Better Life ~ Spring is Here
Spring is here. Birds are nesting in my bird houses, Spring flowers are bursting through the ground, and my large live oak is shedding its leaves readying itself for a quick turnaround. Spring tells us that life wins. Spring tells us, no matter how dark it gets, life wins. Troubles buffet us, fears about the future knock at our door. And, Spring laughs, it tells us, life wins.
🤗 A Better Life ~ Stories are Important
I often hear in conversations where someone lost a loved parent or grandparent that they wished they had taken the time to learn more about them by listening to their stories. The stories we tell are our life’s narrative. Once a loved one dies, the stories are lost. Take time to listen to grandparents’ or parents’ stories, you’ll never regret it.Â
