Plan, plan, and plan. If planning is all we’re doing, we’re not doing much. We’re a lot like a gerbil running as fast as he can on his gerbil wheel. Whatever it is that we want we have to take a leap away from planning. Whatever we choose to do, it’s not going to be perfect, there will be challenges and setbacks. Those are wonderful gifts, they make us stronger, they sharpen our minds, they increase our vision. Is it time to say, “Enough with the planning. It’s time to leap.” Trust yourself. Trust that you are able to adapt to the challenges. Give it your best and place the outcome in God’s hands. You’ll surprise yourself.
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Today’s Quote: What Makes Us Great
Worthy goals are consistently achieved by enduring forces of adversity and opposition until they subside. ~ Wes Fesler
Today’s Quote: Our Attitude Determines Our Altitude
Are you going to let the obstacles in your life be stumbling blocks or stepping stones? Choose the positive. You are the master of your attitude. ~ Bruce Lee
Today’s Quote: Every Challenge is an Opportunity
Overcoming difficulties leads to courage, self-respect, and knowing yourself. ~ Alfred Adler
Today’s Thought: Hold On, Never Quit
Yesterday afternoon a whooper of a thunderstorm roared through my area. Lightening and thunder at times were instantaneous. The winds drove the heavy rain sideways. I was happy I was in my home. Then, as quickly as the storm hit, it subsided and the Texas sun was as bright as ever. That’s how it is with life. Storms hit us, sometimes with a raging fury. If we hold on, the storm loses its power and our sunlight returns. We all have to endure challenges. They’re not always simple to overcome. If we hold on we can outlast the challenges. Never quit.
Episode 51: M Asks Me to Take a Difficult but Critical Step on The Pathway to Healing in the Grieving Process
In Episode 51 of of my Podcast, Journey from Grief to Healing, M challenges me to take a difficult but critical step on the pathway to healing. I discovered later, after I had taken the step, how important it was to follow through on the task she had given me. It made all the difference.
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Today’s Inspiring Quote: Life Provides Stepping Stones
Consider the possibility that the little obstacles in life are not obstacles at all, but stepping stones.
Thinking Out Loud: You Got This!
Life comes at us in waves. We can’t predict or control those waves, but we can learn to surf. ~ Dan Millman
NOTE: When my five daughters were young I taught them to swim and to survive in the water. Each summer we’d swim off Cape Hatteras. We respected the ocean and its power, but we did not fear it. It’s the same way with life. As we grow through life, life tosses challenges at us. Some of the challenges knock us flat on our backs. While we’re on our backs, life is screaming at us, “Get up! Get up! You got this!” When we rose we were stronger, more experienced, and more confident. Challenges will never stop coming. They’re like the waves in the quote. Learn to ride them. Life’s given us an education, if we use it and keep learning we’ll keep getting stronger and gaining experience.
