Tag Archives: empowerment

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Stop the Insanity!

Insanity, “doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results” the definition credited to Albert Einstein. None of us wants to be insane, by any definition of the word. Nonetheless this form of insanity is self-induced.  The carousel of doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is what happens […]

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A Life Without Purpose

Many people feel they live a life without purpose. They struggle with the job they have, the family they were born into and mostly see the philosophical glass as half empty. When it seems like everyone else gets all of the “good opportunities” and people believe they just get a hard way to go, what truth […]

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Perception is REALITY!

  Perception is reality. When we live in this flawed world, and our lives are impacted inappropriately it changes our perception of truth. It alters how we see the world, it alters how we see ourselves. The Ames room in the video above relied on our assumptions about what constitutes a room based on our […]

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Faith Requires Effort

  Maintaining faith in God takes more and more effort these days. We are living in an era when: enormous financial institutions have folded; major business partnerships have dissolved; an ever increasing number of marriages are crumbling; almost daily health concerns appear prompted by newly discovered  carcinogens; and governments are unable to keep pace with […]

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Know Yourself Companions Love Yourself

Know Yourself, Love Yourself Knowing yourself is part of loving yourself. Do you know yourself? Do you really love yourself? When you look at what is in your heart behind the smokescreens do you love what you know to be there? Do you know yourself? Recently I went to have lunch with my loving husband. […]

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Knowing who you are is key to Happiness

What would happen if we understood operating in strength causes us to be happy?  What are your strengths? How do you apply what you know about yourself to live a better life? You are the expert on you. What would be the outcome if you loved you enough to operate in strength? What if we […]

TwerkYesorNo

Should you twerk?

Last week the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards created an uproar following the performance of Miley Cyrus punctuated by twerking. In case you missed it, or you want to refresh your recollection take a look at the abridged version of the segment featuring Ms. Cyrus Her exhibition of sexual innuendo and explicitness was received with […]