When we are deeply loved, we discover a deep sense of self worth, security, and affirmation. When we offer our deep love in return we realize we have strength we never knew existed. Love heals, love strengthens, love brings two people together on a singular journey.Take a chance on love again and again.
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🤗 A Better Life ~ There’s Always Time
There’s always time. There’s always time to take the important person in your life in your arms and say, “I love you. You’re important.” There’s always time to call an aging parent, it may be the only call they get all day. There’s always time to notice a co-worker’s worried brow and ask, “How are you doing? Want to have coffee?” The more we become aware of the people around us, the more we can do to give them a boost. It just may make their day.
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🤗 A Better Life ~ You Are the Right Man or Woman
You are the right man or woman for the place you find yourself. Think about it, without you in this place their would be a great void. You’re filling the void. Your voice, your skills, your ideas and views of life are all important in your place. Wow! You are needed.Â
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🤗 A Better Life ~ A Meaningful Life
A meaningful  life is a life driven by purpose. It is the force that gets us out of bed in the morning. It is the force that gets to shower, dress, and get going. Our life’s purpose is different for everyone. My immigrant grandfather died early leaving my immigrant grandmother with 11 children. She had no choice, circumstances filled her life with purpose. She had to single-handedly raise a large family. Sometimes life forces a meaning on us and asks us to say yes to it. It’s not always easy to say yes when life asks us to make a difficult choice. When we make the right choice, a pathway opens. Great purposes surround us, grab hold of one and make it your own.Â
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🤗 A Better Life ~ Bring Your A Game
What are you up to today? Did you have your morning cup of coffee or tea? I did. Are you ready to take on the day and everything it tosses at you? Lots of people are counting on you today. They’re going to be happy you show up and bring your A game. When today is over, you’ll have had more wins than losses. You’ll have made a difference in each space where you traveled. We need you and your A game. Bring it on. C’mon, you can do it.
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🤗 A Better Life ~ Lessons from the Birds
I have a birdhouse in the yard, each year a male and female bird take it over, build a nest inside, and raise a family. Watching the male and female work together, communicate, and protect their home fills me with wonder. All they do has a simple design, they are propagating their species. It’s hardwired into them. There are lessons to learn from them. These birds teach about commitment, hard work, and fulfilling a mission.
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🤗 A Better Life ~ Good Relationships are Hard Work and Worth the Effort
Good relationships are hard work and worthy of the effort. Good relationships are organic, they constantly evolve. They are never static. Each partner to a good relationship continuously learns about himself or herself and the other. It’s a lot like peeling an onion a layer at a time, There’s always another layer. The more we trust each other in a relationship, the more we are willing to reveal a hidden layer. Those in good relationships know they are in a love dance and the music guiding the dance is a love song.Â
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🤗 A Better Life ~ Are You a Settler or Adventurer?
I was born with a restless gene. My dad constantly gave me the business about my continually moving on and never really settling in one place. I know many people, who, unlike me, find their place and know they’ve arrived. One type brings security, the other adventure. We need both in society. Neither way is the right way. It’s more important to accept who we are, enjoy the journey, and make a difference wherever we find ourselves.Â
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🤗 A Better Life ~ What am I going to be When I Grow Up?
“I don’t know what I’m going to be when I grow up.” How many times have you said or heard someone speak these words? I still say them. I view life as a continuous learning and changing process. When we continue to learn and change we engage with life. Don’t stop living. Embrace life, the experiences it offers. And, embrace the opportunities it offers to change. Maybe I’ll learn the tango, travel to a country I haven’t visited, or become a top chef. What are YOU going to be when you grow up?
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🤗 A Better Life ~ Learning from Life’s Lessons
We’ve all been hit with disappointments, sorrow, and betrayals. They hurt. And, some of them hurt deeply. Yet, in the pain we experience, there is a shining light, there are lessons and truths that we would never discover if we didn’t go through the darkness. The lessons don’t make it easier. If we allow them to act on us, we become better people. Don’t let these experiences make you bitter, let the experiences make you better.
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