Hey my friends, I missed sharing a Monday Morning Boost with you last week. It was the first time in ten years (as of Feb 21st) I have not shared my weekly thoughts. Thank you to those who asked where it was and for expressing your support and making sure I was alright. Here is the story of what happened. UGLY TRUTHS An old “ugly truth” I believed for a long time came roaring back with vengeance while on a…
Perhaps the most well-known Thanksgiving Day promotion ever pulled off was in 1978 by the fictional radio station WKRP in Cincinnati. Station General Manager Arthur “Big Guy” Carlson, in an attempt to exercise some kind of assertion over the “casually dressed people [who] seemed to think they have taken over the place”… now that the station had converted to rock-n-roll… cooked up the “greatest turkey event in Thanksgiving Day history.” Mr. Carlson’s “greatest turkey event” was to give away live…
A recent conversation with a friend prompted me to ponder and share a few thoughts. My pondering led me to rediscover a binding link between Hope, Light, Confidence, Connection and, most importantly, Love. I hope my friend finds something of value. Perhaps you may as well. ❤️ HOPE CREATES LIGHT In the darkness of struggle, hope, along with her sisters of faith and charity, work simply together to create a radiating gift of liberating light. ❤️ LIGHT CREATES CONFIDENCE As light…
As the old adage goes… “Out with the old, in with the new!” But what is “the old”? Old is anything that clutters up life or confuses our direction in life. This could literally be the old stuff you no longer use, that pile in the closet you dread going through, that stack of papers on the desk you need to file, or the gazillion of boxes of junk filling up the garage. Or it could be old thinking, old…
Who do you turn to when the voices in your mind keep saying you are not enough? How do you find strength when the lies of the world create ugly truths for your reality? Who is your source of hope and light during the darkest of days? “I keep fighting voices in my mind that say I’m not enough Every single lie that tells me I will never measure up Am I more than just the sum of every high and…
Some questions… How often do you wonder if you are enough? Do you worry you don’t have what it takes to succeed? Does imposter syndrome full of ugly truths feel like your reality? I have asked myself this question many times over the years. At one point I didn’t know the answers, and while the journey of my discovery will be lifelong, I’m grateful for the answers I’ve found so far. HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU ARE GOOD ENOUGH? While…
Sometimes reality doesn’t quite match up to our expectations. Actually, if we’re being frankly honest here — and we can be frankly honest, right??? — reality NEVER matches up to my expectations. It’s either worse than I hoped for or it’s better than I could ever dream of. Sometimes, it’s both at the very same time. Let’s talk about marriage. Everything about my marriage has failed to live up to my expectations. Yep, you are hearing me correctly. EVERYTHING about…
Tony the Tiger was a staple of my growing up years. I still remember the commercials promoting Frosted Flakes (which I loved but rarely ate as it was out of our family food budget by lightyears). My favorite part was when Tony the Tiger would raise his fist and proudly roar, “They’re Great!” Sometimes I would translate Tony the Tiger’s roar to hear “You’re Great!” It was rare I would actually believe the “You’re Great” I was saying to myself….
Sometimes this journey of life can feel completely overwhelming. And that’s been the case for me. These last few weeks have been extra challenging. And this on top of an extra challenging year. I’ve struggled to rise in hope as it felt like the weight of life just kept pushing me down. I have struggled to focus on What Matters Most (one of my key Power of Three focuses). I have felt extra tired, lacked energy, and sometimes just downright…
Now that I have decluttered some of my physical space (as I shared in last week’s Monday Morning Boost), it’s time to clear out some of the mental clutter. As the old adage goes… “Out with the old, in with the new!” But what is “the old”? Old is anything that clutters, detracts, or confuses your direction in life. This could literally be the old stuff you no longer use, like all the piles of stuff I cleared out last…