Hope is a decision, a way of living your life, an expectation of and belief in the fulfillment of your dreams and desires. But hope without action will not bring you the results you’re after. So what can you do when you don’t know what to do next?
Daydream.
Yes, I’m serious.
Take a break. Close your eyes. [...]

If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps life moving, you lose that courage to be, that quality that helps you go on in spite of it all.
- Martin Luther King, Jr., “The Trumpet of Conscience”
I have been playing the Yes We Can song over and over since my sister sent me [...]

My sister sent me a link to a video today that I just couldn’t pass up sharing. It’s message is applicable to us as individuals striving to become ourselves and live authentic, meaningful lives, as much as it speaks to us as a nation.
www.YesWeCanSong.com
Yes We Can
It was a creed written into the founding documents that [...]

When it comes to choosing how you feel, no matter what is staring you in the face, I have the privilege of introducing you to Maureen McCarthy, thanks to my good friend Tuck, The Rebel Belle.
Watch this video. Listen to Maureen. If ever there was a woman who knows what it truly means to get [...]

One of my favorite sayings these days is, “You can get glad in the same shoes you get mad in.” I say it to myself as much, if not more, than I say it to others because it’s such a great reminder of a simple truth: I am in charge of how I feel.
Much like [...]

When you think about the life you REALLY want to live, how much do you want it? This is the critical question which determines whether you will actually create it or continue wanting it the rest of your life.
There is a price to pay for creating the life you really want to live. It’s the [...]

One of the culprits leading to overwhelm when we try to determine what we want out of life is that we want a LOT of things! Despite the popular notion that ‘you can have it all’ these days, guess what - you can’t really have it all. But you can have everything you want. But [...]

To some, “Do you know what you want?” may seem a silly question. Like, who doesn’t know what they want?
Well, actually, a LOT of people don’t know what they want. Granted, most people are able to make preference choices, meaning they can choose one thing over another when presented with the choice, but to [...]

We’re nearly a week into the new year, and I have yet to talk about New Year Resolutions. Why? Well, for starters, I’m sure you’ve been inundated with advice and encouragement to set some goals for the new year, so you probably don’t, by now, need any prodding from me. And truth be told, I’m [...]

For me, 2007 was the year of “ohhh…so THAT’s what they’re talking about…Law of Attraction.” I have experienced the Law of Attraction my entire life, but last year was the year that warranted the ol’ V-8 forehead slap. It’s no surprise, looking back, actually. Last year was the first year I could pay such [...]