by Shirley | Sep 1, 2014 | Food For Thought
Do you realize that Labor Day is not just a holiday that indicates the end of Summer? It also isn’t an excuse to go to the lake or grill out (although it is perfectly all right if you do!). There is significance behind this holiday. Labor Day is celebrated on...
by Shirley | Aug 30, 2014 | Food For Thought, Intentionally Focused, Simplifying Our Lives
This is the last official holiday of the summer. What are your plans? Whatever you do, please take time to enjoy the moment. Forget about the problems you have been dealing with. Put them on the back burner for now. There isn’t much that can be done about...
by Shirley | Aug 28, 2014 | Five Minute Fridays
The prompt word has been posted for tonight for this edition of Five Minute Friday. It is: Reach. And now we begin: I have reached a point in my life where I no longer worry about the opinions others may have of me. When once it used to bother me when I would hear...
by Shirley | Aug 28, 2014 | Food For Thought
Today we are going to talk about your listening skills. Do you think you are a good listener? Are you sure that you pay attention to details in a conversation? Or, do you sit there as the person is talking thinking of all of the things that you will say the moment...
by Shirley | Aug 26, 2014 | Choose Joy!, Take Action Tuesday
I saw a saying on Facebook this week that went something like this: You would never invite a thief into your house. So, why would you allow thoughts that steal your joy to make themselves at home in your mind? That statement makes a very good point, but I thought it...