Choice

Focus on what you DO have

We’ve all done it.  You know…  The pity party.  The ‘woe is me’. The ‘why did this happen to me?’ It’s so easy to fall into the trap on staying focused on what we don’t have, what we’ve lost or…
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If then, why not now?

One of the funniest things I observe couples do is, that when they have an argument, one of them, if not both of them, will give the other ‘the silent treatment’ for a period of time. In their view, they…
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Get out of the way

Over his many interviews and throughout his teachings, Dr. Wayne Dyer used to frequently say: Let go and let God. There’s a lot of meaning in that quote.  Those of us who follow the principles of God, or if you…
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You can’t steer a parked car

I was listening to a podcast last night where a caller had rung in to ask the presenter what job she should go for, given her age and her previous experience. I laughed at the answer – not because it…
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What it means to forgive

Forgiveness is for our own benefit, not the for the benefit of the person who has done us wrong. It is also a choice.  A decision. An action.  It doesn’t just ‘simply happen’. To paraphrase a popular quote: “To hold…
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Your future is your responsibility

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.  – Alice Walker. There is a story about two brothers. The boys had lost their mother when they were quite young and were brought up…
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Resitting tests

There is a preacher whose sermons have taught me a lot about life.  I remember listening to one of Joyce Myer’s talks where she said that we are blessed to have a God who gives us lessons and tests and,…
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