Spring is almost here! Hooray! Officially the calendar is saying Spring is near, but perhaps the weather in your area, like here where I live, hasn’t heard. With all this stormy weather around the country, I believe it’s not too…
I Did It! I Re-wired My Brain!
Will you celebrate with me? I achieved something that I doubted was ever possible. I re-wired my brain! And if it’s possible for me, it is possible for you! Let me explain. It was a stressful, frustrating morning. The specifics…
First promptings are pure inspiration from heaven
Ronald A. Rasband said, “We must be confident in our first promptings. Sometimes we rationalize; we wonder if we are feeling a spiritual impression or if it is just our own thoughts. When we begin to second-guess, even third-guess, our…
Preparing to Live or Living
In the beginning of the book “Peace is Every Step, The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life” by Thich Nhat Hanh, we read, “We are very good at preparing to live, but not very good at living. We know how…
Are Mistakes Always Bad?
Do you ever find yourself re-visiting, even re-living your mistakes? Do you use those memories to punish yourself? Might those experiences be a good thing? Years ago, my junior high daughter came home with a failing math grade. She had…
Are you A Dreamer?
Are you a dreamer or did you stifle your dreams at some point in your life believing you had to get serious as an adult? I recently read a quote by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland that opened my eyes to…
Can it be that Simple? Overcoming Discouragement
I didn’t know why I was feeling discouraged. I might have attributed it to some recent situations that hadn’t gone as planned, (but I knew it wasn’t the events themselves but rather how I chose to think about them). Regardless…
Don’t Discount Silly
I hadn’t been feeling very well for a couple of days. Nothing serious, just feeling a little run down. I had gone through my morning routine, which usually starts my day off right. In fact, I usually feel when the…
Heavenly Help
My daughter’s recent experience taught me that spiritual promptings happen more often than we may realize. Once a week she leaves early in the morning to drive 45 miles to her piano lesson and then back in time to attend…
How Grateful I Am!
It amazes me to see how my feelings or energy vibrations affect situations around me! I have stated this before: “When thankfulness is felt, on an emotional level, gratitude then becomes a part of us and ripples out into the…
How Clear is Your Vision?
How clear is your vision? How much fuzziness are you willing to tolerate? Not just with your eyesight but with your vision of life. I asked myself these questions when a meeting I was attending began and I realized I…
You are the Artist
This is not your usual New Year’s Eve email, that talks of setting goals. Instead, I want to share an observation that prepares me to view the ups and downs of the coming year as necessary course corrections. I have…