Do you inspire people? Are you a motivator? Is there a difference between the two? Inspiration and motivation are not the same things. They are, in fact, quite opposite of each other. Inspiration is a strong desire to create, to reach out and make something or do something. Motivation is a general willingness or the […]
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Gossip is defined as casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are NOT CONFIRMED as being true. This includes those simple comments posted on social media. Here’s why you should not GOSSIP. In Ancient Greece, Socrates had a great reputation of wisdom. One day, someone came to find the
What are some of your favorite Christmas traditions? We all have them and they may just be more important than you think. Traditions like putting up the tree on the day after Thanksgiving, buying a special new ornament each year, or opening one gift on Christmas Eve are a special part of the holiday season.
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I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Christmas isn’t about the big presents and the fancy decorations. It also isn’t about cramming in as many holiday activities and festivities during the month of December as you possibly can. It isn’t about having the biggest Christmas party, or the biggest tree. Instead, Christmas
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Have you thought about simplifying Christmas? What I mean is to have a holiday season without the stress, without going all out on decorations, events, and gifts. Consider celebrating a much simpler Christmas this year. By scaling back and focusing on the more spiritual side of this holiday, you just might find more joy this
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Life comes in seasons. Some years are wonderful with few worries and plenty of everything. Others are leaner, more troublesome, and just plain sad. In the good years, the holidays are a lot of fun, but during the sad times, we may not enjoy Christmas all that much, and that’s ok. There’s a lot of
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Between the school’s holiday play, work obligations, Christmas parties, and gift shopping, the weeks leading up to Christmas can be a very busy and stressful time. It’s easy to get overwhelmed and rush through your busy days. When you push hard to get it all done and keep up with the Jones’s, you may find
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As our families get more complicated, so do the holidays. Today’s families no longer consist of Mom, Dad, 2.5 kids, and one or two adoring grandparents. Instead, you’re dealing with ex-spouses, their new partners, and a mix of children, step-children, along with various half-brothers and sisters. With that comes a lot of complications to your
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Families can be a wonderful blessing, or they can be a major pain during the holidays. Let’s be honest, they can be both at the same time. The stress of the Christmas season, combined with the fact that we see more of each other than during the rest of the year, can bring any tension
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They are now filling your social media feeds, Pinterest, your favorite magazine, and holiday ads on TV: perfect versions of Christmas. While they are nice to look at and can provide inspiration for your own holiday decorating, cooking, and gift-giving, there’s a hidden danger in these perfect depictions of Christmas that can create stress and
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Worry can get into all the crevices of our lives. We worry about our jobs, our kids, our relationships, money, and a million other things every single day. Once worry sets in and takes over, we can find ourselves paralyzed, ensuring things don’t get done. It doesn’t have to be this way. We can take
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I am sitting here, clinging tight to my cup of tea and staring at the pile of work stacked on my desk. It includes some items I have completed, I just need to file away. There is a section of papers to shred – note to self to be sure I don’t mix up the
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The biggest obstacle to moving forward, making desired changes, to meet goals is often found within us. It has a name; it’s name is FEAR. Psychology Today describes fear as a response to a perceived threat. The key word in their definition is “perceived.” We are creative creatures with big imaginations. Our imagination can be
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As I sit here with my London Fog tea today, I was reflecting further on last week’s post about how I deal with stress and distractions. I want to take it a step further today. There is one particular area of our lives that can be deeply changed by reducing distractions – our relationships. Whether
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I am sitting here today, with my cup of tea, and chilling out for a bit. I don’t know about you, but for me, I face stress and distractions every day. Too often it seems like life is so fast-paced that it’s impossible to slow down. Can you relate? Oh please tell me it’s not
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