Live Inspired

“You may be 38 years old, as I happen to be. And one day, some great opportunity stands before you and calls you to stand up for some great principle, some great issue, some great cause. And you refuse to do it because you are afraid…. You refuse to do it because you want to live longer…. You’re afraid that you will lose your job, or you are afraid that you will be criticized or that you will lose your popularity, or you’re afraid that somebody will stab you, or shoot at you or bomb your house; so you refuse...

"Your life is the sum result of all the choices you make, both consciously and unconsciously. If you can control the process of choosing, you can take control of all aspects of your life. You can find the freedom that comes from being in charge of yourself." - Robert Foster Bennett

The real gift of gratitude is that the more grateful you are, the more present you become. - Robert Holden This time of year, as we approach the Thanksgiving holiday here in the U.S.  I always like to focus my attention and blog around the topic of gratitude.  Because, after all, that's really what this season is about.  It's about being thankful for all that we have. Gratitude has become a daily practice of mine over the last 6 years.  It is something that I started out by doing as a guided practice, but not it has become a part...

"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." - Oscar Wilde All of us, to some degree or another, have issues that come up, problems, bad days, failures and setbacks.  As the quote says "we are all in the gutter" at some point in our lives.  But, we can choose to look up instead of focusing on being stuck in the gutter.  We all have the ability to choose to see life from another perspective, to still see the good even when things don't go the way we planned.  

"Our greatest role in relationships is to be a light, not a judge." -Stephen Covey We all have our own individual, unique light.  It isn't our job to run around and shine our light in everyone's face, saying we are right about things and they are wrong.  Everyone has different values and priorities, and different causes and fights they are willing to fight in a day.  We can only be a source of light for what we believe in, and be a guiding light for those when they are ready. Lead by example instead of telling others what to do....