“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable — if anything is excellent or praiseworthy — think about such things.” –Philippians 4:8 Even if you’re not religious, I think you can appreciate that little tidbit from the Bible. Too often we…
“You can look at every problem you have in your life as an opportunity for some greater benefit. You can say alert to opportunities by being grounded in the wisdom of uncertainty. When your preparedness meets opportunity, the solution will spontaneously appear. “What comes out of that is often called ‘good luck.’ Good…
“A lot of people refuse to do things because they don’t want to go naked, don’t want to go without guarantee. But that’s what’s got to happen. You go naked until you die.” –Nikki Giovanni I don’t know about you, but I want to live an exceptional life. I’ve never really been like everyone else;…
“Give light and people will find the way.” –Ella Baker How many times have you heard a Negative Nancy complain about every single part of her life? Her family hates her, her job sucks, the people she dates are horrible, and she walks around angry and upset with life. Just last night a friend posted…
“It’s not about supplication, it’s about power. It’s not about asking, it’s about demanding. It’s not about convincing those who are currently in power, it’s about changing the very face of power itself.” –Kimberle Williams Crenshaw An interesting thing happened this morning; I was on a Conservative talk radio show. Had I done a little…
“What I know for sure is that your life is a multipart series of all your experiences — and each experience is created by your thoughts, intentions, and actions to teach you what you need to know. Your life is a journey of learning to love yourself first and then extending that love to others…
“I keep the telephone of my mind open to peace, harmony, health, love, and abundance. Then whenever doubt, anxiety, or fear try to call me, they keep getting a busy signal and soon they’ll forget my number.” –Edith Armstrong This weekend, I was in serious self-reflection mode. After noticing that an old flame had gotten…
Many times, our friends are those people we’ve grown up with, gone to school with, and who have always been around. While many of us take time to build our circle, some of our friends are not-so-stellar supporters of our goals. Like Mrs. O advised, our friends shouldn’t just be holdovers from our childhood. They…
“Without leaps of imagination or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.” –Gloria Steinem When was the last time you dreamed? Whether you allowed your mind to wander to a faraway place during the middle of the boring workday, or if your mind came alive at night,…
“They say that goodness in life belongs to those who believe. So, I believe” –Mos Def from “Love” Negativity surrounds us. Negative news coverage, negative images of those who look like us, and negative people. It can certainly drain us of our ability to think positively. But don’t let it. Above all else, our attitude…
