Healthy habits create healthy attitudes. When we feel good about ourselves, that feeling tends to carry over into other aspects of our lives. Our outlooks improve and, as this happens, our relationships and even our opportunities improve. But external results must not be our primary motive as they are largely outside of our control. Our…
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Traversing The Darkness
If someone brings out the worst in us, we should be thankful. They are doing us a favor. They are teaching us about parts of ourselves that we may have otherwise remained ignorant of. It is not easy to unearth the deepest, darkest aspects of our character. These parts of who we are want to…
A Catalyst For Transformation
We may wish to change, but without the proper motivation, we may find it an impossible task. Our habits, patterns, and triggers (for lack of a better word) are deeply ingrained into our psyche. Our character has been formed by countless experiences and influences, both known and unknown to us. And these things have affected…
Immovable Center
When things are going poorly for us, when life is difficult and we are struggling, we are grateful for even the tiniest bit of relief, hoping with all of our being that our circumstances and our feelings will change for the better soon. When things are going well, however, when life feels easy and things…
A Moment Of Change
It is possible for our entire lives to be changed in a single moment. In fact, every single moment is changing our entire lives whether we are conscious of it or not. But, once we are conscious of these profound moments of transformation, we begin to appreciate them and to look for them. We begin…