Embrace adversity and make failure a regular part of your life. If you’re not failing, you’re probably not really moving forward. ~John C. Maxwell When we have moved through our fear of starting and are no longer intimated by the risks that may be present, we are well on our way to accomplishing a goal. However, success is not always guaranteed, even if all the pieces seemingly fall into place.…
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Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. ~ Helen Keller Greek Mythology has given way to many idioms. Warned by his father, Daedalus, Icarus was instructed not to fly too close to the sun, which would cause the beeswax in his wings to melt. Icarus ignored his father’s warning, fell from the sky, plunged into the sea, and drowned. The myth gave rise to the expression, “Don’t…
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May I be gentle with myself. ~Jane Lefevre Of all situations in which it is imperative to exercise patience, the most important is having it for ourselves. Impatience, like every other behavior, comes from within. It is something we learned, a habit we developed. Impatience robs us of being in the moment. It can take us into a realm of anxiety, clouding our vision of the task at hand and…
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Let us not mistake the idea that great exposure brings great insight. The topic of invisibility has been trending for several years amongst women over 50. However, it is not limited to women or those over 50; it has crossed gender and generations. Why we feel it or if we care about our visibility are the choices we make. And if we choose to live our lives out of sight,…
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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. ~ Aristotle The human brain is hardwired to seek pleasure and avoid pain; the brain signals us for imminent danger, a safeguard for survival. But can we bypass this default? The path of least resistance may sometimes be appropriate; my GPS certainly thinks so, yet we grow when we do hard things. Like in…
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Even the greatest was once a beginner. Don’t be afraid to take that first step. — Muhammad Ali We come into this world as blank slates; everything is unknown. We learn by exploration; like sponges, we absorb the stimuli and data in this new reality. Not yet corrupted by the fear of doing wrong, we venture forward, eager to understand. Have you ever watched a baby exploring, putting whatever is…
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And this too shall pass. ~unknown Everything in life is temporary: our highs and lows, successes and failures. We judge what gives us pleasure is better than what gives us disappointment and falsely think the good will last forever, so we are caught off guard when it doesn’t. Living in the present is a struggle for most. We fixate on the past or the future, passing by what is now.…
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Horses teach you a lot; very little of it has to do with horsemanship ~ Tom Dorrance Life is filled with challenges. We can do what we have always done and hope for the results we imagine, or we can alter our thinking and soften our expectations. Once again, my teacher appears to remind me to rethink how I approach challenges, to lighten up, and to finesse my desired…
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The quieter you become, the more you can hear. ~ Ram Dass The slower you go, the more you see. ~ Zen saying Perhaps Paul Simon had it right when, in 1966, he wrote; Slow down, you move too fast, you got to make the morning last. With our busy schedules, we have legitimate reasons to feel the need to go go go. Many feel pressure to accomplish, to be productive,…
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A coincidence will remain a coincidence until its significance is known. ― Angie Corbett-Kuiper Navigating life can be tricky. However, we are given clues on how to be a conscious and successful person, often through innocuous sayings bantered around, usually without much faith. I grew up thinking that the universe always provides exactly what we need when it is needed. As I pursued that thinking, I realized we are given guideposts if…
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