We hear all the time about someone coming into good fortune, like a lottery winner hitting big… Which suddenly becomes a curse in disguise because after a few years, most of the time - lottery winners are worse off than they were  No money, divorced, no friends, the reality of working again They were living … Continue reading 357. Be careful what we wish for 

Maybe you have more money, or you’re older.  Maybe you’re taller or better looking, smarter or faster.  That’s the problem though  Measuring ourselves against others is a recipe for anxiety, it makes accepting who we are extremely difficult… Because we want things that they have or how things could or should be But that’s not … Continue reading 356. we have too much to do

Cry stomp and pout like a baby Go with the flow figure it out It’s worth noticing, we can try our best to be the best that we can be - change who we are into someone better  But when shit hits the fan, we’ll fall back on our old ways.  Are our old ways … Continue reading 355. What do you do when things don’t go your way? 

When a student fails - who’s fault is it?  Most would say the student. But what about the teacher? It’s they’re job to teach material to students. If a student doesn't understand something, the teacher could change their method - but most don't.  And we can deploy this thinking in other areas of our life … Continue reading 354. Our responsibility 

Have we ever stopped to ask that question?  It’s easy to throw up a smoke screen - “happiness” “love” “world peace” “back to normal”  Is that what we really want though?  If so , how are we to achieve that?  What’s hard is taking some time to really get clear on what we actually want. … Continue reading 353. What do we really want? 

Life happens, highs and lows  When the lows happen, we think it’s all over, with complaining, worry, etc following suit - a struggle, conflict, against something that occurred  Emotionally it may make sense. Logically it doesn’t. Because why bother? We don’t know what lays ahead, it could be the calm is just around the corner, … Continue reading 352. We’ll be okay 

Life is a mysterious (and beautiful) thing And it all comes down to the choices that we make each day.  Here’s a fun little analogy:  We’re like a dog leashed to a moving object The direction of the object determines where we go  And depending on the length of the leash, there’s a certain level … Continue reading 351. Dogs and leashes 

We all know a book is a collection of chapters Chapters are a collection of pages  Pages are a collection of words  And with life, it’s like a book  With a collection of chapters, filled with pages, filed with words  Books are already written though  Our life isn’t. But with our life book, we can … Continue reading 350. New chapters

We all got one.  And most of the time our hidden source of strength is what’s been holding us back.  For some it might be their size or being underestimated.  And others, born into poverty or loosing family.  Growing up with a single parent or not going to school.  Going to school to get a … Continue reading 349. What’s your hidden source of strength? 

The other day we were at work,  Corie showed someone her website “You must have a lot of free time” was the response she got.  That could be it. (which that’s not necessarily the case)  BUT - what if the response was “wow that’s amazing, I’d love to do something like that. How long did … Continue reading 348. What do we do with our free time?