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Category Archives: Inspiration
Inspiring His Father
If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn . . . If a child lives with hostility, he learns to fight . . . If a child lives with fear, he learns to be apprehensive . . . … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Inspiration, Learning from kids
Tagged feelings, growing-up, rediscovering the child within
Personal Points of Truth
“Soon You Will Understand… The Meaning of Life” is a book by William Blank published about a decade ago that only came into my awareness recently. The author is “a middle-aged guy who has walked through a big part of … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Living life well, Seeing 'what is'
Tagged inspiration from others, learning to be happy, wisdom
Be Led By Your Dreams
In my Internet Exploder bookmarks I found a post saved about a year ago titled “12 Things You Should Be Able to Say About Yourself” from a blog called “Mark and Angel Hack Life” ago http://www.marcandangel.com/2012/04/26/you-should-be-able-to-say-about-yourself/ (Thanks M&A for the … Continue reading
Posted in Growing Up, Hopes and Dreams, Inspiration
Tagged destiny, inspiration from others, self-awareness, self-care
Simply This Thing, and Then the Next
If we tune-in on thoughts of failure, illness, discouragement, despair and hate, the charts of our lives will take a sharp downward course. If we tune-in on thoughts of victory, love, hope and faith, our lives will become larger, finer, … Continue reading
Posted in Coping, Inspiration, Life
Tagged learning to be happy, self-awareness, wisdom
A Blue Rose
Two thoughts by a favorite young writer living in the Czech Republic: What if you could pick one day of your life, and everything would stop changing, every day would be similar and comparable to that one day, you’d always … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Embracing life, Inspiration
Tagged destiny, feelings, self-awareness
It Is Within Your Ability
Today brings a morning where my intention is to leave a beautiful image or two here along with a piece of inspiration. And that I will, but am hesitant to not fill the space with more words. But instead of … Continue reading
Posted in Hopes and Dreams, Inspiration, What really matters
Tagged Belief in self, destiny, learning to be happy
When You Wish Upon a Star
Left over from my past is a little white plastic star, the sort that absorbs light and then glows in the dark. It’s about an inch across and about a year ago I stuck it on my ceiling right above … Continue reading
Posted in Beyond the obvious, Hopes and Dreams, Inspiration
Tagged feelings, inspiration, little things
In a Small Space
This is one of those days when a lot can be said in a small space. Here goes: This life is for loving, sharing, learning, smiling, caring, forgiving, laughing, hugging, helping, dancing, wondering, healing, and even more loving. I choose … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Embracing life, Inspiration
Tagged destiny, learning to be happy, self-awareness
Hope For It All
(11:10pm) It’s been a good while since good morning gratitude became good evening gratitude, but that is my circumstance tonight. To not break my steady string of 621 daily posts, I have about an hour and a half till midnight. … Continue reading
Posted in Hopes and Dreams, Insight, Inspiration
Tagged heart warming, inspiration, learning to be happy
The Only Point of Certainty
Previously mentioned here is a book I began work on in 2008; a fictional love story titled “A Year From Wednesday”. There is so much deep feeling of all types included I stopped work due to sheer emotional exhaustion. Although … Continue reading
Posted in Beyond the obvious, Inspiration, Not Giving Up
Tagged destiny, heart warming, inspiration from others