The man looked at the houses and front lawns as he drove down the street. He enjoyed his neighborhood and has watched over the decades as it matured. Many neighbors came and went, but he was one of the few “original owners” remaining. His children had all grown and left the nest. Soon, he suspected […]
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Define Your Own Beliefs
What if your intuition was always right? What if every time you trusted your “gut” you were right? What if your inner self is communicating with you and guiding you, and you do not realize it? What if you have all of the answers inside, but are always looking elsewhere for the answers? You inner […]
Read the rest of this entry »Assume You Know Nothing
Does anyone really know you? Does anyone know how you think, what you are thinking, what motivates you, what makes you happy and what makes you sad? Does anyone know how you will react to a given situation, piece of artwork, or to a question? Do you really know yourself? Do you know your passions, […]
Read the rest of this entry »Encouage the Music of Others
When is the last time you sat quietly enough, maybe even in your house, where you could hear the birds singing outside? Do you take walks in nature and allow the noises of the animals to enter your world? Often times, we are so caught up in our “reality” that we fail to see and […]
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The lid raises ever so slowly and the music begins to play. The vibrations reverberate against the exotic hard wood as the room becomes entrenched with the clear tones created by the mechanical masterpiece. They say that music boxes need to be played often in order to maintain their precision and sound. This one is […]
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“At what point does the parenting end?” thought the father as he mulled over the conversations with his teenage daughter that transpired over the past few days. “It seems that I haven’t finished my work, yet the impact of my words has dramatically lessened,” he muttered as he readied himself for work. This is an […]
Read the rest of this entry »Your Actions Define You
As the man turned the corner during his daily walk, he reached down to pick up a plastic bag. His hands, already full of trash, did not have room for much more. The man whispered to himself, “I always find a bag” as he placed all of the trash into the grocery bag. After filling […]
Read the rest of this entry »Converse With Intent
“Take a deep breath,” the man tells himself. “Think about what you are going to say,” he reminds himself. Then the man begins to speak the words that he chose carefully in the heated discussion with his mate. He successfully avoided escalating the conversation into an argument and all-out fight. Something that has happened many […]
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Do you ever stop what you are doing, sit quietly, and “listen” to your body? Try it sometime today. Let your body have the opportunity to communicate with you on what it needs. Here’s how it works, but you may want to modify this approach for what feels “right” for you. Sit quietly and close […]
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“Keep on going, we’re almost there,” the man said to his wife as they were making their way back to the car after a much longer hike than they anticipated. The couple left for what they thought would be a three-hour hike the day prior, to find themselves sleeping in the cold, huddled under one […]
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