A year ago a phrase kept going through my mind. The phrase was ~JOYFUL HEART~ I wanted, and still do want, to have a joyful heart. …to be joyful not just when things were going well… …But during the hard stuff too… …no matter what is happening around me. I had...
I’m on the treadmill listening to talk discussing our tendency to be unhappy with life as it is.Meanwhile the dog is anxiously wanting attention. In comes my father who sees the dog’s discontent and recites the following poem. Once there was a snowman,Who...
Oh, I heard something new today. Positive thinking vs Inspirational thinking They are not the same thing. “Positive thinking can set up a fantasy and Negative thinking can set up a nightmare.” But Inspirational thinking “is a willingness to embrace...
Music has power. Power to soothe, to excite, to calm, to energize, to inspire… I love music. I love analyzing music. Movie music is fun to analyze. Apparently I have talked enough about movie soundtracks, that my children also notice if a movie has good music...
I never wanted to be an entrepreneur. I liked the idea of entrepreneurship but I never wanted to be in the “driver’s seat.” I always saw myself in the supporting roll – the right-hand girl or the wife of an entrepreneur. I much prefer to...
….just for fun “Tests only test how well you can take the test.” ~ John Berg “I would rather have my child exposed to smallpox, typhus fever, cholera or other malignant and deadly diseases than to the degrading influence of a corrupt teacher.” ~ Karl G. Maeser...
