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Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, a show of appreciation, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to inspire and turn a life around. Be kind when possible; it’s always possible. People may forget what you […]

I often remind people to be kind to others when possible; it’s always possible. You should also make it a point to be kind to yourself. This includes respecting yourself enough not to accept disrespect from others. You teach people how to treat you by deciding what you will and will not accept. Sometimes in […]

Legend has it, that Harry Houdini, the master magician, once claimed that he could break out of any jail cell in the world. All he had to do was to walk into that jail cell with his street clothes on. He claimed that he could break out of any jail within 1 hour. A very […]

People have often told me that they were going to make certain changes in their life. Years later, the same people tell me that they are going to make those same changes. Albert Einstein said the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and getting the same result, but expecting a […]

I find that many of the choices that people make on a day to day basis are for the benefit of perception, and pleasing others. It seems that many people need the approval of others in the decisions they make in their lives, even when making basic decisions. People ask others, does this look better […]

Start your day each day in a great mood by simply focusing on the many things you are grateful for. Every day, without fail, I wake up and remind myself to be grateful of the simple things, and there are many. When you focus on what you are grateful for, you’ll always put yourself in […]

Happiness is a choice, not a result. Nothing will make you happy until you choose to be happy. Complaining is a choice, and will usually get you more worked up and stressed, and will not amount to anything beneficial. Entertaining negative drama in your life is a choice. If you look for it and seek […]

Each new day gives us a new opportunity to make choices that will make our day even better. What you choose to focus your attention on is imperative in determining the outcome of your day. It takes effort on your part to focus on both, the positive things that are going well in your life, […]

The people you surround yourself with in your life should be a source of reducing stress, not causing more of it. Choose to walk away from anything or anyone who robs you of your joy. Drama doesn’t just so happen to walk into your life. Either you create it, invite it, or associate with it. […]

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the things you did do. Every minute that you allow yourself to be angry or upset, is a full minute of happiness you’ll never get back. Life is short, count your blessings, learn to forgive quickly and […]