Category: Powerful Thoughts

Happiness

Taking Time For Ourselves: Stop And Smell The Roses

I was reminded this past week about how important taking time off can be—and that we should enjoy the simple pleasures in life. I’d let my crazy schedule get the best of me, only to realize that I was not taking any time for myself to simply “be.” Seeing how frazzled I was, a good

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Forgiveness

Don’t Take Anything Personally

Here’s a groovy thought for your week and one that I think is very important: Don’t take anything personally. I was reminded of this great advice when I recently reread one of my long-time favorite books, The Four Agreements. In this delightful guide to personal freedom, author don Miguel Ruiz introduces the four agreements—the second

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Dreams

Ignite Your Fire!

“You know that it would be untrue, You know that I would be a liar, If I was to say to you, Girl, we couldn’t get much higher . . . Come on, baby, light my fire!” —Jim Morrison, The Doors  Here’s my thought for this week: Ignite your fire! With the holiday season upon us,

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Powerful Thoughts

Take The Bull By The Horns

A year back, I attended a rodeo in Davie, Florida, which reminded me of a funny, yet timeless, saying: Take the bull by the horns. Conjuring up images of the old West in my mind, I asked myself, “What does this saying really mean to us today?” To take the bull by the horns is

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Powerful Thoughts

The Voice! . . . And To Speak Our Truth

Betcha didn’t know that I’m a new judge on the hit realty TV series The Voice! Okay, that’s just wishful thinking . . . but daydreaming about it did help me come up with the idea to share the concept of using our voice—not just to sing, but to speak our truth. What does it

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Powerful Thoughts

Embracing Change

This weekend I was reminded about the importance of embracing change. To embrace something is to accept it with open arms, and making a change involves moving forward with something new. As I’ve shared previously, I do adore an adventure—so doing something different and exciting is not new to me. But, sometimes, I’m still guilty

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Powerful Thoughts

Your Body Is A Temple—Treat It Like One

While I’m a great proponent for our mental and spiritual well-being—I started thinking the other day about my physical body. I had become a tad run down, not getting enough sleep, and my recent food choices could have been better, too. Feeling a little stressed, I grabbed some chocolate cake for dinner and a glass or

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