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Past Successes, Future Hope

Past Successes, Future Hope

Hope is more than a positive mental attitude. It is based on a belief that, even in the midst of your challenges, there is something brighter or easier ahead. It might be the welcome relief of a holiday, the change in the symptoms of your wife offered by a new drug, or the sense of community offered by the people you meet at church every Sunday. Hope is often […]

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Motivational Speech By the Amazing Les Brown

Motivational Speech By the Amazing Les Brown

What motivates you to step past your fears, hesitation, and excuses to achieve something you really want? Do you listen to the doubts of others and let go of your dreams or do you listen to the compelling voice of your heart and soul calling you forward? Les Brown has the most amazing story. He was given up for adoption as a child and labelled as educably mentally retarded. He […]

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Let The Cracks In Your Armour Show

Let The Cracks In Your Armour Show

  How willing are you to let your imperfections and the cracks in your armour show? Are you still caught up in the cycle of "keeping up with the Jones" and portraying a picture perfect image of who you are? Who are you anyway? Who are you underneath all those layers and masks of self protection that life has added to your story? Who do you want to be? Who […]

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Holding On, Letting Go

Holding On, Letting Go

Have you ever had an experience where you were holding onto something when it was time to let go? Perhaps you want to make a change but are finding it difficult to let go of a familiar habit or way of life. One of the biggest obstacles to change is the uncertainty that we experience as we let go of something familiar and reach for something that feels uncertain. […]

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Getting Back Up When You Fall Down

Getting Back Up When You Fall Down

No words are necessary for this posting as the video says it all. Nick Vujicic's story of life without any arms and legs is so inspiring that it brings me to tears. As I ponder my own life, my own challenges, and the many things I am grateful for, I realize I have much that I can learn from this amazing man. Here is the link to one of […]

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The Gift Of An Ordinary Day

The Gift Of An Ordinary Day

One of the best things for me about the internet are the wonderful short videos that friends and family send my way. I love inspiring, heartwarming stories, cards, movies, and, most of all, time with the real people that I love. As a mom who has raised 4 grown children and is now savouring the experience of grandchildren, this movie warms my heart. It speaks so eloquently to the […]

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What Gets In The Way Of You Being Who You Want To Be?

What Gets In The Way Of You Being Who You Want To Be?

What gets in the way of you making the choices in your life that will take you where you want to go? What obstacles keep surfacing just at the moment you commit to doing something to change that persistent and negative behaviour? We are all inundated with information on how to do almost anything we need learn from the best diet to lose those pounds, the right schools for […]

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The Gifts Of Imperfection

The Gifts Of Imperfection

"Owning our story and loving ourselves through it is the bravest thing we will ever do." Brene Brown in The Gifts of Imperfection Brene Brown's book entitled "The Gifts Of Imperfection" is a wonderful reminder to "Let go of who you think you're supposed to be and embrace who you are. The book is full of human stories of people struggling to allow their world to see them as they […]

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Ordinary Courage – The Courage To Speak Openly And Honestly

Ordinary Courage – The Courage To Speak Openly And Honestly

Ordinary Courage - a great phrase and one that is used often by Brene Brown. How would you define ordinary courage? If you had it, how would it impact your life? Brene Brown defines ordinary courage as the willingness to speak honestly and openly about who we are. It is allowing yourself to be vulnerable and open about both your successes and your failures. She has been doing research for […]

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How Do You Break A Bad Habit – You Just “Stop It”

How Do You Break A Bad Habit – You Just “Stop It”

This video link I have included here is absolutely hilarious and so true that it makes all the times I have struggled with change seem ridiculous. I am involved in a business program that addresses the power of our intentions. What we intend to do is what we do. We usually try to convince ourselves that we are "intending" to do something else but, if you want to know […]

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