Principles for Peace

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Anthony Robbins…. Have you heard of him?  If you’ve been into personal growth for very long it’s likely you have.  He lives and thrives on improving the quality of people’s lives.  I think that’s pretty noble.  Robbins was the featured guest In the January 2009 Issue of Success magazine.  There is an article about him in this issue followed by a question and answer session with him.  It is from that question and answer session that this post is based upon.  (Click here to read the full article and interview.)

In the last two posts I talked about deciding clearly who you want to be and about the value of saying yes and no to the right things.  As I was reading through this interview with Anthony Robbins I noticed that he took these things a step further, which I really appreciated and wanted to pass along to you.  Robbins poses a question for us to ask ourselves Read More »

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“Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least. “ ~ Goethe

The clock is ticking.  It still is.  Time doesn’t stop.  You only have a limited amount of time that you live on this earth.

As you close your eyes tonight - this very night - another day will have ended.  Will you look back at the day fulfilled - satisfied with how you spent your time?  If you were to write down all the things you did or all the ways you spent your time what would it reflect?

What/who is important to you?  Have you spent your time Read More »

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“If you aim at nothing, you’re sure to hit it.” ~ Danny Hall

It has certainly been a while since I have written a post.  I’ve been doing a lot of traveling, teaching and writing -  just not in the form of blog posts.  I’ve even done some speaking - something I thought I would never do - and I enjoyed it!  I’ve had some great adventures.

It is always my goal to make people think when I write or teach - to cause people to live more consciously.  I’ve been accused of doing just that many times over and I consider it a real compliment each time I hear it.  For much of my life I didn’t do a lot of “thinking” and it was very detrimental to me.  I’ve learned from personal experience that “thinking” - or living consciously makes me happier and helps me to have more peace so I enjoy sharing this gift with others.

Keeping this in mind, Read More »

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I intended to write a blog post yesterday, but now I’m just thankful to be alive!  Instead of writing a blog post I was hunkered down in my closet praying and avoiding tornadoes that were literally all around me.  MUCH damage was done, a couple of lives lost, many injured and many many homes destroyed.  So now I’m just thankful for each breath, spending time with my wonderful husband and praying for the victims.  It is very interesting how everything can get put into perspective really fast.  God has been very gracious to me and I feel sure He will bless me with some opportunities to help the victims.

Many people will not have a great holiday weekend.  I hope each of you do have a happy holiday, count your blessings and give those who are special to you an extra hug.

More storms are projected for Monday…..

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“Leave  everyone  better than you found them.”

Well, it has now been a week since I sent out the challenge - since I challenged myself and challenged you - to leave every place, every person better than we found them.

I don’t know about you, but this has been fun. I want to tell you of my results and then hear of yours.  I can’t wait to hear yours!

I have to start out being honest.  There were times I forgot, but it was something that I really tried to keep at the forefront of my mind and do actively and it DID make a difference.

The responses I got varied - seemed to vary much more than I thought they would.

Every place:

One thing I did was Read More »

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“Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.” ~Anthony J. D’Angelo

This weeks post is not going to be a long one, but it has HUGE potential…

We’ve all been around those people….  The room brightens up when they leave.  Everything is negative.  Nothing is good.

We’ve all also been around those people who brighten a room every time they enter one.  When they leave you just feel good about yourself.  You feel good about life.

What if…. just what if…. we could brighten every place we go.  What if we could make a difference everywhere we go, every place we visit, with every person with whom we have contact….

What if Read More »

“It is more blessed to give than to receive.” ~ Acts 20:35

photo by:  Saquan Stimpson/monstershaq 2000

Sometimes we come across extra special people in our lives.  Sometimes we come across those people who offer us gifts of  hope and healing, joy and peace, unconditional love, acceptance and respect.  The world would not be the same without them.  OUR world, OUR life, would not be the same without them.  It was no accident that God put these people into our lives.  What is the best way to say thank you to these people and to God?

What happens when we keep these gifts to ourselves?

Something interesting happens after a time when we keep these gifts…..  We actually become weighed down.  The gifts become heavy on our shoulders.

If we were to ask any of the people who have given us these gifts what they wanted us to do with them, I am most certain they would all unanimously say to Read More »

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If I mentioned the song, “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” what would you think of? Have you ever got a song stuck in your head and you could not get it out? You just could not stop singing it no matter how hard you tried? That’s pretty annoying, isn’t it! Do you know the best way to stop that song from repeating itself in your head? Playing another song or songs is probably the best way. There is a powerful lesson contained in this called Read More »