Take whatever progress you can get
Some days, you'll make great progress. Other days, not so much. On the days when things don't go very well, it is tempting to just give up. What good does that accomplish? Things may not have gone as ...
5 Apr 202235s
You'll never eliminate uncertainty
Many of us make a tremendous effort to eliminate uncertainty. We plan, prepare, and try to account for all possibilities. Yet, it's always there. There will be details missed and factors outside our c...
4 Apr 202233s
You are the only thing that will make you happy
We often think we'll be happy once we get the job, relationship, house, or whatever. When we do, we may be pumped for a time. Soon, though, we get used to it. You are the only thing that will make you...
1 Apr 202232s
Give it time
Waiting for effort to yield results can be more difficult than getting started in the first place. Effort alone, however, doesn't drive progress. There's another factor involved. Give it time. Let you...
31 Mar 202231s
It's only heavy when you carry it
We often overlook one key truth about any problem's emotional burden. It's only heavy when you carry it. Emotions have their value. Sometimes, however, we carry them for far too long. You might have t...
30 Mar 202234s
You don't have to like somebody to be kind to them
Liking somebody is a feeling. There's a lot involved in whether it happens or not. Being kind to somebody is an action. There's not much involved at all. Really, it's pretty much totally up to you. Yo...
29 Mar 202230s
Now is all there ever is
Now is all there ever is. Sure, we've got words to describe the sequence of events. We label preceding events "the past" and those to come "the future." The past, however, was "now" when we experience...
28 Mar 202234s
All you can do some days is show up
We aren't always able to deliver our best selves. There will be times when we fall short, disappoint, or fail. All you can do some days is show up. If that's all you've got, that's all you've got. Giv...
25 Mar 202233s
