“We are so often caught up in our destination that we forget to appreciate the journey, especially the goodness of the people we meet on the way. Appreciation is a wonderful feeling, don't overlook it.” - Unknown (well at least I don’t know who said that...
Empowerment & Encouragement
what we can learn from death
“There's something about death that is comforting. The thought that you could die tomorrow frees you to appreciate your life now.” Angelina Jolie It’s sad that it sometimes takes someone dying for us to appreciate what blessings we have in our lives today. It’s so...
Courage in the face of fear
"Courage is fear that has said its prayers and decided to go forward anyway." — Joyce Meyer (I Dare You: Embrace Life with Passion) I can’t say how much I love Joyce Meyer.... She is truly sooooo inspirational to me. I’ve lost track of how many times I have felt...
Faith
Hebrews 11 1Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. So a MAJOR qualifier for us to activate true faith is that there MUST me something that we CANNOT see, that we are ‘trusting’, and ‘believing’ to be manifested! When you look...
Who’s report will you believe?
So when you begin to get discouraged, and the critics or the comments of your non-supporter start getting to you, here’s a few lines of a song that I hope will bring you some encouragement! WHOSE REPORT WILL YOU BELIEVE WE SHALL BELIEVE THE REPORT OF THE LORD WHOSE...
Dare to do what feels impossible
“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.” – Seneca Sometimes I find that going after your dreams/goals in life can be discouraging, or even impossible, but TRUST ME! It’s NOT impossible!!! If...
I’m Challenging You!!!!!
For the Women planning or thinking about attending the Woman of Worth Conference 2011, check out the personal challenge that 6 women have committed to over the past month. Click here to hear their stories Come out on June 25th 2011, and hear their testimonies, be...
Stages of Change #5 Maintenance
Stage Five: Maintenance Maintenance is the stage that requires that you RESIST the temptation to fall back into old habits, or past ways of doing things before you made the change. In order to be successful in this stage you will be required to continually check in...
Stage of Change # 4 Action/Willpower
This is the stage where people begin to actually MAKE changes in their behavior, and have a sense of will power to continue plugging along with this change. This is a very encouraging stage and motivating however is the shortest of each of the ‘stages’. This is also...
Contemplation
The second stage of change is called contemplation. This is the point you get to where you are able to acknowledge that something is NOT right, and needs to be changed. This is the stage where you admit that you’ve got a problem in a particular area. At this stage...