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May 2015

May 27, 2015

A Dance With Life

A Dance With Life Are so excited to get to work that you almost can’t...

May 20, 2015

Celebrating Our Failures

There is a danger about living our lives in a positive way. What’s that, you...

May 13, 2015

Why Did This Happen?

I originally wrote parts of this week’s blog shortly after Malaysian Airlines flight 370 went...

May 06, 2015

How Big Is Your Package?

Do you like to receive presents? I think most people would say “yes,” but do...

April 2015

April 29, 2015

How Vulnerable Are You?

Seeing people with their noses buried in their devices is something I’m becoming more aware...

April 22, 2015

The Illusion of Companionship

Are you reading this on your mobile device? Over half of my readers access my...

April 15, 2015

Stop Tolerating Your Life!

In my last blog I wrote about accepting people as they want to be. In...

April 01, 2015

Changing Others

"Just who do you think you are to tell God what to do?!?" That's the...

March 2015

March 25, 2015

Here It Comes – Will You Survive?

I appreciate that you read my blog and take an interest in my work. I...

March 18, 2015

The Southern Belle Primer

Why do you care what other people think of you? As a recovering people-pleaser I’ve...

March 11, 2015

Communication

Do you ever get mired in a situation or conversation and then wondered how the...

March 04, 2015

Can You Say “No?”

How skilled are you in saying “No” to a request or opportunity? I have to...

February 2015

February 25, 2015

What’s Your Problem?

Has anyone ever asked you that? I remember my grandpa Jack yelling that at my...

February 11, 2015

Facts and Opinions

Have you ever been told you “need to get your facts straight?” I have. But...

February 04, 2015

Rest

Do you get enough rest? Perhaps you’re a working parent with two or more kids...

January 2015

January 22, 2015

Work

Are you just a secretary? Mechanic? Waitress? Just anything? Those are such degrading statements and...

January 14, 2015

Expectations

Are all of your expectations met? I mean, all the time? Probably not. If your...

January 07, 2015

Perspective

Were you happy to see 2014 end or was it so terrific you just wanted...

December 2014

December 17, 2014

What Are Your Traditions?

What sort of traditions do you have? While we experience our personal, family or cultural...

December 10, 2014

How Difficult Is This Anyway?

Do you notice how some people can make the simplest things into a hot mess?...

November 2014

November 26, 2014

Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding!

Do you have a “Cardinal Rule?” I do and I broke mine today. How? I...

November 12, 2014

The Prism of Your Soul

Do you like it when people pigeon-hole you into category assigned you a label? I...

November 05, 2014

THE TRUTH ABOUT SPARE THE ROD AND SPOIL THE CHILD

THE TRUTH ABOUT SPARE THE ROD AND SPOIL THE CHILD By NIRVANA REGINALD GAYLE This...

November 05, 2014

Yes, Precious, It DOES Matter

There WILL be a spiritual component to this writing … I promise … but you...

October 2014

October 29, 2014

Using Methodical Madness to Our Advantage

Do you ever create a “To Do” list, or what I like to call my...

October 15, 2014

Where Is Your Focus?

Have you ever noticed just how quickly our moods can change? For example, what happens...

October 08, 2014

Who Supports You?

Are you one of these persons that everyone calls in a crisis? Do you know...

September 2014

September 24, 2014

For What Are You Grateful?

Are you able to experience gratitude on a daily basis? I’m not just talking about...

September 22, 2014

All is Well

A week ago, a friend and I drove up to see the Avenue of the...

September 22, 2014

Planting Seeds

When I was a farmer, I used to spend every spring planting seeds. The tools,...

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