Today's insight journey led me to the idea that it's important to be entirely present in any given moment. Like most of us, I have experienced my fair share of moments when I have not completely given my attention to whatever or whomever I was interacting with at the moment. That is certainly something of …
Today’s Gem of Gratitude #303
Today I am thankful for the fact that I have standards and that I have finally reached a point in life at which I am no longer willing to compromise them in negative ways. In the past, I have, as I am sure that many of us have, relaxed my standards to a point for …
Today’s Gem of Gratitude #278
Today I am thankful for willpower, which, to me, goes hand in hand with self discipline (you can read more about my thoughts on self discipline here). The dictionary defines “willpower” as “control deliberately exerted to do something or to restrain one's own impulses.” And, unfortunately, it seems as though we, as members of a …
Today’s Gem of Gratitude #257
Today I am thankful for energy. Energy is one of those things that I certainly appreciate when I have it, but notice the most when it is lacking. And it is a challenge to make it through any given day without the necessary amount of energy. In many ways energy is like the body’s version …