Self-Improvement
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Do You Pray For Yourself?
This morning was absolutely perfect in every way imaginable. I woke up a little later than usual; my pups actually let me sleep in just a bit. The temperature was a crisp 64 degrees which, where I’m from, is cool for this time of year. There was a light breeze blowing just enough to send the wind chimes into motion, playing a sweet, relaxing tune. The birds were wide awake and floating from tree to tree in my neighbor’s yard, chattering about this and that. The dogs were walked and had made their way back to bed and were fast asleep. The coffee was brewed and I decided to take…
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Thoughts on Time and the One Word That Drives Me Nuts
Let’s discuss time and how we spend it. I think if we looked at time in the same way we look at money we would be more discerning in how we spent it. If you were only given $24 in your day would you really choose to spend $3 surfing Facebook? See, that right there was a game-changer when you put it into perspective. Why do we value money to the point that we go to great lengths to save it any chance we get (ie, coupons, Black Friday shopping, BOGOs…) but when we have an opportunity to save time (ie. turning the TV off, getting off of devices, logging…
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Top 5 Ways to Beat Overwhelm, Refocus and Get Stuff Done
I have had an incredibly difficult time focusing on tasks lately. I could be suffering from a case of undiagnosed ADD, but more likely, I just have too much stuff going on in my head. This condition is commonly referred to as “Overwhelm”. Millions of people suffer with overwhelm every day. I for one have had enough. Overwhelm exists because we allow it to exist. We create this unrealistic laundry list of crap we need to get done and then we allow it to take over our lives; consuming every waking moment of our being. Why? Why do we continue to sacrifice the present moment and trade it in for…
