Christmas season has started at my house! Every Christmas is different for me since my home became an empty nest. Last year because of house renovations, I didn't put up a Christmas tree for the first time EVER! This year though, I've already begun the festivities! Christmas has always been a happy time in my life. As a child, it was always kept as a magical time around my home. The wonder of it kept me anticipating the arrival of Christmas morning! Christmas for me now is f

Christmas season has started at my house! Every Christmas is different for me since my home became an empty nest. Last year because of house renovations, I didn't put up a Christmas tree for the first time EVER! This year though, I've already begun the festivities! Christmas has always been a happy time in my life. As a child, it was always kept as a magical time around my home. The wonder of it kept me anticipating the arrival of Christmas morning! Christmas for me now is f

Negativism has been a faithful partner for most of my life. I could always talk myself into a downward spiral so quickly, leaving myself very little room, if any, for hope. "I am grateful for what I am and what I have. My thanksgiving is perpetual." Henry David Thoreau My tendency has always been to prepare for the worst thing that could happen. I would hope for the best, but be prepared for the worst. What a way to live! I was miserable, never letting myself hope for good

Negativism has been a faithful partner for most of my life. I could always talk myself into a downward spiral so quickly, leaving myself very little room, if any, for hope. "I am grateful for what I am and what I have. My thanksgiving is perpetual." Henry David Thoreau My tendency has always been to prepare for the worst thing that could happen. I would hope for the best, but be prepared for the worst. What a way to live! I was miserable, never letting myself hope for good

We've all done it! We've all offended someone at one time or another. We've all experienced different responses as a result. When we offend someone we basically have four choices: 1. We can apologize 2. We can ignore it and walk away 3. We can stay and defend ourselves and our choice to offend 4. If we apologize and they do not forgive - then what? Let's look at choice number four a little closer... If we apologize and the person does not forgive us then what do we do? Do we

We've all done it! We've all offended someone at one time or another. We've all experienced different responses as a result. When we offend someone we basically have four choices: 1. We can apologize 2. We can ignore it and walk away 3. We can stay and defend ourselves and our choice to offend 4. If we apologize and they do not forgive - then what? Let's look at choice number four a little closer... If we apologize and the person does not forgive us then what do we do? Do we

I was recently watching a highly intense scene in a TV show where an FBI agent was in a race for time against the nemesis. As I watched I could pick out things she did wrong and things she did right but I did not consider the intensity level of what she was doing - the pressure of survival and human life. What would I do if faced with the decision of my life for the lives of millions of others? Would I risk my life? Would I do what it took to destroy the enemy? What type of p

I was recently watching a highly intense scene in a TV show where an FBI agent was in a race for time against the nemesis. As I watched I could pick out things she did wrong and things she did right but I did not consider the intensity level of what she was doing - the pressure of survival and human life. What would I do if faced with the decision of my life for the lives of millions of others? Would I risk my life? Would I do what it took to destroy the enemy? What type of p