Category Self Help
An Update On Life.
A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.~Henry Adams Unexpected Changes In my last update, I shared how I was getting set up to be a substitute teacher. I haven’t written much lately because there’s been much going on in physical life. I think it’s OK to share the changes now… […]
Who Needs Your Talents?
You are capable of more than you know. Choose a goal that seems right for you and strive to be the best, however hard the path. Aim high. Behave honorably. Prepare to be alone at times, and to endure failure. Persist! The world needs all you can give. ~E. O. Wilson People need your gifts […]
What Would You Be Doing If You Didn’t Have To Work?
A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people to whom it is easy to do good, and who are not accustomed to have it done to them; then work which one hopes may be of some use; then rest, nature, books, music, love for one’s neighbor — such […]
What Do You Wish For Your Life To Be?
‘I wish life was not so short,’ he thought. ‘Languages take such a time, and so do all the things one wants to know about.’ ~J. R. R. Tolkien Distilling what we’ve learned so far We’ve spent a lot of time getting to know who we are, what we do and don’t want in life […]
Talent Mentors
A lot of people put pressure on themselves and think it will be way too hard for them to live out their dreams. Mentors are there to say, ‘Look, it’s not that tough. It’s not as hard as you think. Here are some guidelines and things I have gone through to get to where I […]
I’m Still Me!
When I’m trusting and being myself as fully as possible, everything in my life reflects this by falling into place easily, often miraculously.~Shakti Gawain Do You Know Who You Are? We took our list and compared it to our conscious dreams. There is some overlap. But, we’re still trying to fit ourselves into our old […]
I’m Big. Now What?
Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.~Brian Tracy We all grow up in spite of our best efforts not to. Baby monkeys materialize, jungle huts are bought on loan, the […]
Mindset Matters.
I truly believe in positive synergy, that your positive mindset gives you a more hopeful outlook, and belief that you can do something great means you will do something great.~Russell Wilson Letting Synchronicity Happen I’ve been taking a break to evaluate my life and where I want to go from here. I’ve set aside my […]
A Lesson In Manifestation.
Every great work, every big accomplishment, has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision, and often just before the big achievement, comes apparent failure and discouragement! Florence Scovel Shinn And Synchronicity Too. Yesterday I had to bring my daughter to the airport in Jacksonville. She’s flying up to visit her mother over the […]
Endings And Beginnings.
Ends are not bad things, they just mean that something else is about to begin. And there are many things that don’t really end, anyway, they just begin again in a new way. Ends are not bad and many ends aren’t really an ending; some things are never-ending.~C. JoyBell C. Our path in life Doug […]
Doug Does Life 