You probably have heard the saying, “Count your blessings,” meaning that we should be thankful for all the good things in our lives. But how often are we told to be thankful for our problems? Probably never. But I would argue that our problems sometimes can be our greatest blessings…
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How to Follow Your Own Path in Life
The best piece of life advice I could ever give anyone is this: Follow your own path. I will admit that doing so isn’t always easy. In our society, we tend to have a cookie cutter view of what constitutes success. For example, society says that successful people make a…
Creating a Meaningful Life from Where You Are Today
Do you ever ask yourself, “Why am I here?” Not as in, “Why do I exist?” But rather do you wonder, “Why am I in this family?” Or, “Why has fate brought me to live in this town?” Or perhaps, “Why have circumstances resulted in my having this job?” You…
How to Be Fully Engaged in Life
At times, we all can fail to be fully engaged in life. Instead of being engaged with life, we avoid it. We find distractions so that we don’t have to be mentally present for what is happening right now. And on occasion, there is nothing wrong with that. Sometimes life…
4 Limiting Beliefs You Need to Get Rid of to Be Happy
Unfortunately, most of us have limiting beliefs that we have to overcome. Limiting beliefs are the false beliefs that we have about ourselves and our place in the world. They typically are instilled in us at early ages, either by our family or our peers. We then carry them into…