Don’t let the darkness win. As long as you’re breathing there’s hope. Don’t let the darkness win. Let the light in and the darkness will disappear.
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A Better Life ~ Working Together Works
Working together works. Working together is always better than working against each other. Why spend time arguing and fighting to see whose viewpoint prevails when there may be another way that combines the best of the differing viewpoints.
A Better Life ~ Understanding
When we have someone in our life who understands our struggles, stresses, and goals, we are fortunate. We can offer the same gift to others. Understanding takes time to listen and understand how deeply another feels about his/her struggles, stresses, and goals. There is an empathic give and take that helps the other know that someone in this world understands me.
A Better Life ~ A Tried & True Method
A rancher gave me some advice when I was younger. He said, “Ray, if you’re going wish in one hand or poop in the other, which do you think you’re going to get first?” He used a much more crude word than I used, but I understood his advice. Set goals, work toward them, don’t let anything get in your way. It’s a tried and true method for anyone who wants to be successful.
A Better Life ~ Making Competition Work for You
Competition is a part of life. There is a difference between competing with others and competing against others. When I compete with others, I am placing my self-esteem on the outcome. When I compete against others, I am measuring my performance against another’s performance. Whatever the outcome, I can use the results to improve my next performance.
A Better Life ~ Celebrating our Differences
What’s right for you may not be right for me. The music you like may hurt my ears, and my music may give you the shivers. I don’t understand how you can eat a big juicy hamburger. You make fun of the tofu I eat. We humans are a diverse lot. Cutting each other slack and accepting our differences makes everything a bit better.
A Better Life ~ Going the Distance
Occasionally becoming upset with each other is part of the nature of relationships. It happens. What a wonderful opportunity to forgive each other and start again. Acknowledging one’s fault and saying, “I’m sorry, can you forgive me?” When the immediate answer is, “Yes, can you forgive me?” When the answer is yes, you know this relationship has the stones to go the distance,
A Better Life ~ Differences of Opinions
Differences of opinions are the spices that add flavor to life. When we remain open to new ways of viewing our differences, we learn more about each other, and may come to understand why one thinks differently. Keep communicating, keep learning, stay open.
A Better Life ~ Choices
We make hundreds of choices every day. There are clear choices, and some that nebulous. The kinds of choices we make often determine the kind of day we have. Our choices are the seeds that often affect our future and our happiness. Are your choices making you happier and providing you excitement about the future? Is it time to reassess choices?
A Better Life ~ Love is the Answer
The more we let love into our life, the more whole we are made. Love is the fuel that drives us to do great things. When love isn’t present there is a deep dark void. Love may walk in and out of our lives, but I’ll always have an open door and love can knock anytime. It’s the answer.
