What if there was a solution to stress so simple that it involved nothing more than feeling thankful for the good things in your life? In fact, there is. That solution is called gratitude.
Studies have shown that people who regularly practice feeling thankful have a leg up when it comes to ... Views: 927
Psalms 37:23 says, “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord; and he delighteth in his way.”
How many times have you gotten on an elevator and if everyone is looking up, you’re either tempted to look up or you actually do look up. Then you wonder, why is everyone looking up? I don’t ... Views: 958
How many balls can you keep in the air at one time and still maintain your balance? If you stop and think about it, during the course of a day you can be Mom, wife, daughter, sister, co-worker, chauffeur, homemaker, friend, neighbor…and the list can go on and on. All of these represent ... Views: 793
When you are broken into a million pieces, which piece do you hold onto? We all know it hurts to have your heart broken. Maybe a close friend betrayed your trust or let you down when you needed them most. Or maybe you have that awful feeling in your gut that the person you love just doesn't ... Views: 956
Why Is Loving Ourselves So Hard?
We spend so much time waiting to be loved, hoping love will find us, searching, and yearning for that special love. Feeling empty and lost without it. Wanting someone to give us love and fill us up. Unfortunately, that’s not usually how life works. Loving ... Views: 857
“I wish I could just get that lucky break!” “I hope tomorrow will be a better day.” How many times have you heard this? You may even say it yourself, a time or two! Unfortunately, what most people don’t seem to understand is that nothing “just happens” in your life. You've got to do what ... Views: 1077
Why Are You Trying To Please Everybody?
You might ask, “What’s wrong with wanting to please others?” There is nothing wrong with trying to please others-up to a point. When your pleasing others begins to compromise your health and happiness, it has passed that point. It has become a serious ... Views: 1113
Are You Settling
How often do you find yourself just settling? It’s probably more often than you realize. The dictionary defines it as, “to accept someone or something that is not exactly what you wanted because you don’t think you can have what you want.” Once you adopt that mindset, you ... Views: 1952
How To Take Back Control of Your Life
Are you the victim of something that has happened in your past? Perhaps control over your life was taken away when you were in a vulnerable position, or you gave that control away by making bad decisions, or by believing that you have to please everyone. ... Views: 843
Where Is Your Focus
By Linda H. Williams
The dictionary defines focus as “a point of concentration.” How many people do you know that dwell on petty nonsense or always seem to have the ability to point out the negative in any situation? Each of us is faced with challenges ... Views: 1192
Are You Fighting With Yourself?
The Raging Battle Within
By Linda H. Williams
Do you ever find yourself behaving in a manner that feels completely contradictory to what you want yourself to be? You ask yourself, “why did I do that?” A person that has a scattered ... Views: 1148
Are You In A Locked Room With The Windows Open?
The Enemy Within
By LINDA H. WILLIAMS
It’s hard to imagine how you can be locked in a room with all of the windows open, isn't it? But more often than you realize, we sabotage ourselves by reacting to ... Views: 757
Saying Goodbye to Yesterday
By Linda H. Williams
Are you familiar with the lyrics, “it’s so hard to say goodbye to yesterday?” Oftentimes, we hang onto things of the past and miss opportunities that await us in the present and the future. Experiences, whether good or bad, ... Views: 1156
Overcoming Obstacles
How Do You Get Past the Stumbling Blocks?
How many times have you heard the phrase,…”and it came to pass?” It does not say “it came to stay.” Life is about obstacles and your ability to overcome those challenges will ultimately determine the quality of your life. ... Views: 2515
MAKING PREPARATIONS
What Are You Preparing To Do?
By Linda H. Williams
Are you preparing for the life that you want? Or are you just waiting for something to happen? We make preparations for everything in our lives – from preparing a grocery list to making ... Views: 839
What are you talking about? Is your conversation adding value to someone else’s life or are you just talking to hear yourself talk? How many times do you find yourself in a conversation that has absolutely no merit? You know the ones I’m talking about. The ones that begin with, ”Girl, did you ... Views: 897
How did you start you day? Did you greet the morning with the expectation of good things, with the intentionality of happiness, or did you feel like pulling the covers over your head, and like chicken little, just burying yourself? Your thoughts as you begin your day, is a major factor in ... Views: 1117
What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?
Dreams Deferred
Remember when you were a little girl and someone asked you, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Chances are, you had a whole list of ideas – a doctor, a nurse, a school teacher, a ballerina. All you had to do was to think ... Views: 962
DO YOU CONTROL YOUR THOUGHTS OR DO THEY CONTROL YOU?
If someone were to ask you if you were living the life you dreamed about, what would your response be? You would probably say an emphatic, no! Yet, your thoughts and ultimately, your words, create where you are in the present. Every action ... Views: 745
It’s that time of year again. Spring is in the air and it’s time for your annual “spring cleaning.” It’s time to go through that junk drawer. You know which one I’m talking about-the drawer that you put everything that you’re not sure if you’re going to use it again, but you don’t want to throw ... Views: 1641
How To Take Back Control of Your Life
Are you the victim of something that has happened in your past? Perhaps control over your life was taken away when you were in a vulnerable position, or you gave that control away by making bad decisions, or by believing that you have to please everyone. ... Views: 1670