Why Do We Love to Watch the Olympics?

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Whether we are sports fanatics or not, most of us love to watch the Olympics. We may have our favorite sports, but we may find ourselves watching sports we don’t find quite so interesting as well. For example, I love gymnastics, dressage, tennis and soccer during the summer Olympics as well as volleyball. Yet,I watch [...]

The Importance of Listening to Your Intuition

I happened to come across this post, thanks to a colleague of mine who also wrote about it, written by JessicaRedfield, one of the victims in the Aurora, CO,  theater shooting. She not only narrowly missed being killed during a mall shooting just over a month before she was shot but continued to harbor a [...]

Can You Walk Across Fire?

It's possible to walk on hot coals

If 21 people ended up with burns while doing a Tony Robbins firewalk, does that mean the idea of walking across 2,000 degree coals is bogus? Crazy? Really stupid? Does it mean that it can’t be done safely? Some might say, “Yes.” In fact, attendees of Tony Robbins motivational seminar, “Unleash the Power Within,” a [...]

Are You Wasting Your Time?

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Did you know that you could be doing good in the world–even be performing Godly work–and still not be fulfilling your purpose? You might actually be wasting your time by fulfilling the wrong mission. Let me explain, According to Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakai, we are each given a mission to fulfill during our lifetime. Not [...]

Do You Realize How Good Things Really Are?

Do you appreciate your life?

“Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.” — Marianne Williamson For years, on and off, I’ve kept a gratitude journal. Pretty simple really. You get a notebook, and once a day–usually before you go to bed–you write down at least five things for which you [...]

Are You Too Busy to Fulfill Your Potential?

Yesterday I watched an past episode of Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday. It featured Bishop T.D. Jakes speaking about how to use our time effectively. I found myself pondering something I often think about: How much could I do that truly fulfills my purpose here on earth if I just gave up all the things I [...]

What Does Freedom Mean To You?

Sometimes freedom is just a state of mind.

Freedom. For some, it means not being incarcerated. For some it means not being enslaved. For others, it means: getting divorced quitting a  job graduating from high school or college leaving home paying off debts But once you’ve done those things, do you really experience more freedom–and for how long? Can you be free while [...]

Getting Started is the Hard Part

It gets easier once you've started an activity, so just start.

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how hard it can feel to begin something new, like the exercise program I keep saying I will take on or the daily schedule I will keep to. Here’s the thing: Complaining about it only makes it worse. And getting started is the hard part. After you start, [...]