Self Actualization: Let’s Take a Look at the Rest of the Team!

The First Theory of Relativity, according to Chloe in the movie You Can Choose Your Friends, “states that time moves more slowly when you spend it with relatives . . . And the Second Theory of Relativity is that time spent with your family and time spent in the real world move at different speeds.  So you could leave your family for decades and when you finally come home again, only a few seconds have elapsed and nothing’s changed at all.” Read more

Positive Thoughts in Negative Times: Ten Practical Tips for Taking Control of Your Reality (Part 2)

Yesterday I described the steps you need to go through to make intentional choices and gain control of your reality – the before, during and after. Now I want to give you specific tools you can use to change your approach to challenges: Read more

Positive Thoughts in Negative Times: Ten Practical Tips for Taking Control of Your Reality (Part 1)

We’ve been talking about the distinction between your life and your life situation.  To give you a quick metaphor, your life situation is the pond you swim in – your relationships, your environment, your job, your health, etc.  But your life is how you choose to swim through it.  Even if there are storms or predators or irritating water bugs, you still have the power to decide in which direction you swim, how fast, and with how much style, grace and positive thoughts. Read more

Positive Thoughts in Negative Times: Is Your Life Defined by Circumstances?

In my last blog, I talked about the difference between your life and your situation.  It’s very easy – human, you might even say – to define yourself by where you are and what you’re dealing with.  You’re the one-legged runner.  You’re the single mom of three.  The guy in line in unemployment.  The blind guy.   The woman watching her beloved mother die. Read more

Positive Thoughts in Negative Times: What Situation Are You In?

We are surrounded by negativity.  These days, in fact, we are completely encased in it.  The fear-mongering in every corner, our developing culture of intolerance and irritability, and the constant flood of sensationalist mass media.  Just today in a quick browse of the internet I found these stories: Read more

Is There Something Positive Inside of You?

After a long week of classes, Eliza Cameron, 19, Loren Niurka Mora, 20, and Caitlin Petro, 20, were ready to unwind. They settled on the shores of Sarasota Bay to take in the sights, chatting and idly watching a fisherman in waders, casting his rod. When the man dropped out of sight , it took them a second to realize that he was in trouble. Read more

Positive Attitude: Can Holidays Become a Key Moment?

Are you reading this blog?  If you celebrate Christmas, reading blogs this week might be a stretch.  So, thanks, first of all, for taking the time.   Too many people are swept through this month in a tsunami of sparkling lights, gift deadlines and traffic jams.   Is this what we want Christmas to be like?  Do we really even have a choice? Read more