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Breaking the Cycle of Toxic Desires

What Do You Want?

Image of the word Desire

  • A boyfriend/girlfriend.
  • A better job.
  • A bigger house

Your desires are endless. And that is good.

Without desire there would be no growth. But there is a big difference between a desire for something different and the feeling of desperation caused by a belief of lack.   [Read more...]

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Why You’re Stuck In Life (and How to Shake that Shit Up)

Getting Stuck Sucks!

Car Stuck in SnowWinter in Wisconsin sucks balls.  It just does. It’s COLD and snowy…really snowy!

The part I hate most of all is having to go out in the cold and snow.  But there’s not really a choice, since it will be like this from about November through March or April.

…And so I brave the elements in order to get to work, do the grocery shopping and carry on with life until the cold weather breaks. [Read more...]

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What Is the Foundation of a “Well-Lived” Life?

NOTE: This is the first part in a series on the power of thought inspired by insights from my book, An Imperceptible Spark.

Laying the Foundation for a Well-lived Life

Building on the Foundation

No one wants to get to the end of her life and think, “Wow, I really messed this one up!”

But I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again.  A well-lived life is an intentional life. (tweet this quote)

It doesn’t happen by accident. You have to be intentional about the way you live to end up with the life you desire. And creating a life that is well-lived comes down to one fundamental thing: your thoughts. [Read more...]

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“Grow Where You’re Planted” (and other bullshit!)

Tree on a rock pillar – Lake Superior coast (MI)

We seem to be a society and a world of cliche, hyperbole and all-around bullshit!

We are so afraid of ourselves and of our potential for love that we seek to protect ourselves in a world of absolutes.  We confine our brothers and sisters behind walls of black and white.  We imprison ourselves behind bars of limited potential.

But this need not be.

Plant Yourself!

You have probably heard the cliche which says: Grow where you are planted.

That’s authentic horse-caca! [Read more...]