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Continue reading →: The Joy of Being a Work in Progress!I take joy in the fact that I am hopelessly optimistic. I expect good things to happen to me. Quite simply, the opposite does not appeal to me. I also know my weaknesses. Self-discipline has not always come naturally to me, but I stopped beating myself up about it when…
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Continue reading →: Redefine Success on Your Own Terms!Every morning, we are given another chance to redefine and rewrite the parts of our story we are not happy with. We must never lose sight of that. That is why every day is our day. When we think about success, so often our focus turns to money and material…
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Continue reading →: Embrace Change and Make Room for Growth!Every now and then, you’ve got to evaluate how you spend your time. Are you spending your time doing what gives you satisfaction, or have you simply become used to doing what you have always done? As we get older, it is so easy to fall into the habit of…
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Continue reading →: Awaken Your Desires!When you find yourself in a recurring situation that makes your life unhappy, sometimes you need to search within yourself and identify what is driving that unhappiness. The fear of failure can keep you in lack.The fear of rejection can keep you in loneliness.The fear of death can prevent you…
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Continue reading →: Shaping a Joyful Today!Today, dare to believe that something amazing could happen. Believe that something wonderful may be ahead. A heart filled with hopeful expectation is far better than one continually preparing for disappointment. Dare to do something new. Learn something. Try something. Challenge a fear. Focus on what you have and appreciate…
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Continue reading →: Encourage YourselfMany of life’s challenges can discourage us, especially when they are completely outside our control. But I have learnt that some of the most painful seasons of life can also teach us something about our own strength – strength we may not have known was there. What once caused us…
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Continue reading →: Start Fresh: Embrace the New Day with GratitudeDo not start a new day carrying all the worries of yesterday. Morning gives us another opportunity to begin again. Wake with a grateful heart. Before the noise of the day begins, take a moment to decide how you want to show up. How do you want to feel? What…
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Continue reading →: Nobody Was Coming to Rescue Me.When I realised that nobody was coming to rescue me, that was when I began to understand that God could not live my life for me. I know that may sound strange coming from a woman of faith. Of course I believe in God. I pray. I trust Him. I…
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Continue reading →: Choosing Life: Embrace Creativity and Intentional LivingLast week, I was really intentional about how I spent my time. I normally spend a lot of my free time with my family, which is, of course, one of my greatest delights. But last week, I decided to spend a little more time alone. I used to do that…
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Continue reading →: Choosing Life: Embracing Gratitude DailyThere is an invitation in Deuteronomy 30:19 that is both simple and profound: Choose life. Every day gives us opportunities to decide where we place our attention. We can notice what is going well. We can appreciate an ordinary morning. We can become more aware of the blessings that have…
