You can learn from that person

There is no one that you can’t learn something from. Everyone has something to teach. Everyone has something to share. It doesn’t mean that you have to accept everything someone says without evaluating it…..use you mind. But even if you disagree,...

Optimist or Pessimist

Which one are you? You can be either one. It’s your choice. I’m generally an optimist, but there are occasions where I am a really good pessimist. I try not to be, as pessimism tends to add stress and sadness. I’m a work in progress. Optimism...

Don’t like where you’re going?

Change it. No matter how small the change, it will change where you go. Jim Rohn said, ‘When you change your direction, you automatically change your destination.” It has been calculated that if an airplane that just took off from Los Angeles, heading to...

Hope

We all need hope. Every one of us has had a time when we have felt hopeless. When we’re feeling hopeless, we need someone to just be there. We don’t need platitudes or catch phrases. People around you need hope. Just be there. You can do...

Being Needed

That person you just walked past, he or she needs you. It’s true. You know how I know that? Because we all need others. We don’t always believe it or admit it, but its true. We need other people in a wide variety of ways. They need us in the same wide variety. We need...

Complainers

Did you ever notice that some people are “complainers”? They walk with their head down and if you ask them how it’s going, the reply always begins with a big sigh? Is that you? I sure hope not. Complaining brings you down, and rarely solves anything. Complaining...

Today

What does today mean to you? After today is done, its gone. You’ll never get it back. Sure, you may get another one, but you’ll never get this one back. Coach Wooden said ‘Make every day a masterpiece’. No one else can make your day a...

Be the Sunshine

It’s kinda cloudy here in Michigan today. We’re entering a time when we get a lot of clouds. That creates a bit of a problem for those of us who love to see the sun! But far worse than this is the people who never see a sunny face. Their only exposure to...

Seasons

The calendar has seasons marked on them very clearly. Here where I live, it is starting to get colder, it is autumn. The frost is on the grass in the morning and people are starting to wear light jackets and hoodies. There was even some ice on my deck yesterday. We...

Pain

Pain hurts. Most people don’t like it. I don’t like it. Worse than pain, is seeing someone you care about suffering with pain. That hurts more. So, what do we do about it? From my experience, the best way to get through is to keep breathing, realize that...