Posts Tagged ‘priorities’
Design a New Future for Yourself
In the physical world, things have a past and a future, a beginning and an end. For example, I’m sitting on a chair in my office at my desk that I’ve had for more than fifty years. At some point, this chair was just an idea in someone’s head. They designed it, and then, it…
Read MoreYour New Story of Happiness Starts Today
“I really should call my old friend.” “I forgot how much I enjoyed this!” “What took me so long to get around to doing this when I love it so much?” It’s easy to forget to schedule activities you enjoy. When that’s a habit, you might never get around to doing what you love. If…
Read MoreOne Healthy Change Leads to Another
Are you resisting a change you know you should make? Making changes in one area of your life might help you notice where else you need to make them. Often, one healthy change leads to another because you create momentum and develop confidence. As you start to exercise more, you might start to catch yourself…
Read MoreBreaking Through Obstacles So You Can Write a New Story
What is your story? There’s a story that you’d like other people to see, and the story you’d like it to be, but then there is the story as it really is. Is it satisfying to you, or do you want to write a new story? If you do, you may find that breaking through…
Read MoreTime to Write and Bring to Life a New Story
You can have many incentives to change your life: for example, recognizing that you need to change your financial situation, realizing that the person you are is not who you want to be, feeling the need to answer a spiritual call, or accepting that a relationship or situation can’t continue as it has. As a…
Read MoreThe Longest Journey Starts with One Step: Getting Started with Making Changes
It’s said that the longest journey starts with one step, but sometimes, that step seems so big that we talk ourselves out of taking it. I check off the easy items my to-do list and take a long time to get to the hard ones. I tell myself, “I don’t have enough time or enough…
Read MoreService and Cookies: Balance Your Needs with Your Desire to Serve Others
If you’re not able to attend to your livelihood and take care of your basic needs, you won’t have enough energy and resources to serve others. If you feel that you are not taken care of emotionally, then even if your basic practical and physical needs are met, you may not have enough energy to reach out to…
Read MoreUsing Your Energy Wisely: Reexamine Your To-Do List!
It’s easier than we think to go through life on autopilot without being truly aware of what we’re doing. I’ve discovered how easy it can be to pour energy into customary activities and not take the time to consider whether that’s the best use of my energy. As part of the requirements for becoming a…
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