Change your life by loving your life... Right now!

Do you love your life right now? Or are there parts of your life that you want to change? Creating change, learning how to change your life in empowering ways, is the common thread that ties all of our goals and desires together. Yours, mine, everyone’s. We all want things to get better… we all want our lives to be full and happy.

But we also all share another common thread, one that holds us back, one that keeps us from realizing our dreams and goals. That thread is called discontent. Now at first you might think that discontent would be a motivator, that being unhappy with the way things are would drive you to make the changes you want in your life.

But that is not true at all! In order to change your life, you must love your life the way it is right now – challenges and all. Being discontent, unhappy, dissatisfied, or mad at the world for handing you such a crummy life only keeps you stuck in that frame of mind. When you (read more…)

Happy Fathers Day!

Happy Father’s Day, Dad!

That’s what I would say if my Dad was still here. I say it anyway, knowing that somehow, somewhere, his spirit hears me and knows how grateful I am for all he gave me and everything he taught me.

Dads are a special kind of man. I didn’t really understand this until my daughter was born, but it’s true. Something happens inside a man when he becomes a father. His perspective, in fact his whole world changes.

I learned a lot from my Dad. Some of those lessons were intentional, and some were absorbed simply by watching his life.

The biggest and most important thing that my Dad taught me, was to (read more…)

How to feel happy now! 3 instant ways to improve your mood!

Do you want to feel happy? Right now? Then read on and I’ll share 3 instant ways to feel happy, quickly and easily.

There is no crime in needing a little attitude boost every now and then, especially when you’re having one of those days. We’ve all had one of those days, right? You may wonder why some people seem to have fewer of them?

Well, those people know a secret. A secret based in the law of attraction. They know that every situation in life can be looked at in many, many different ways.  Quite often it is your perspective of a situation that is really the cause of your unhappiness, not the situation itself.

If you want to feel happy now, you simply need to (read more…)

God never gives us more than we can handle!

I’m sure you’ve heard this expression before. God never gives us more than we can handle. It’s a comforting thought, and one that popped into my mind last night sitting in the emergency room with my daughter after one of her seizures.

I was feeling pretty overwhelmed by the challenges that God keeps throwing my way. My Mom was recently diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, and she is struggling through chemotherapy in the hopes of adding a few extra months to her life. My daughter, 19, developed Epilepsy in her senior year of high school, and we’re trying to get a handle on that, working with her neurologist to get her seizures under control.

This on top of some health problems that my wife and I are going through… not to mention some financial problems, car problems, challenges with our neighbors…

Whew!

I know, you have your own list of problems and yours may (read more…)

Speaking of gratitude...

It’s that time of year again. It’s… gratitude time!

Thanksgiving is past, which means the official start of the ‘holiday season’ is almost here. (Never mind that the stores were putting out Christmas merchandise before Halloween!)

This is a time of year when you are expected to think about the idea of gratitude. Sure, you might be a grateful person all year round, but now is when you are expected to express and live that gratitude. After all, much of the world around you is focused on giving thanks – you are blasted by reminders of it on all of the television shows and magazines. You are reminded every time you walk into the store…

This is the time. Time to give thanks. Time to celebrate with your loved ones and give thanks for the blessings and joys of the year.

And for many people it IS a wonderful time of year. A time to gather with friends and family. A time to share your love and your joys with those you care about…

But not for everyone. (read more…)