Should we persist or persevere?
Most of us use persistence and perseverance interchangeably and, although they are very similar in a lot of ways, there are a few suble differences that can have massive effects on the outcome of our situation. Perhaps you have a job you hate or are in a relationship that just isn’t working out. You put […]
Reasons or excuses?
Like me, I’ll bet you have a story for just about everything! Why you can’t lose weight, why you can’t keep a budget, what you can’t learn a new language, why you can’t learn to dance… Like me, you probably know that the story you tell yourself is really just your reason or your excuse […]
We’re mothers to our own experience!
Food for Thought I find this story enlightening: two brothers with alcoholic parents were interviewed and asked to what did they attribute their station in life. The first man was an alcoholic, living on the streets, who answered “What do you expect with parents like mine?” The second was a successful business man, active in […]
Time for some spring cleaning?
While we’re cleaning out closets and garages, we can think about this: spring house cleaning, while worth the effort, will only last for a season. But personal, inner, spring cleaning can have a long-lasting influence. So we don’t just want to dust behind those books on the bookshelves. Let’s give ourselves the gift of taking […]