The secret to becoming your best in 2012!
The New Year is almost here. You can almost touch it! This gives you an amazing opportunity. You can either bemoan how your are getting older or you can decide to become your best in 2012. Continue reading »
December 2011
The joy of commitment
At the beginning of 2011 I made a commitment to myself. The commitment was to consistently write two blog entries a week. Before then, I was writing, but not consistently. I have always liked writing, but have to confess that I was a bit scared to make that commitment.
You see, in my mind, if I HAD to write 2 blogs a week, all kind of “bad things” could happen: Continue reading »
The Gift
This is the place where
everything begins again.
Here you can find the gift
that heaven left, in the stable.
The first tentative breath
of the Breath of life,
announcing with a wailing
that God is here on earth.
The wordless Word incarnate
the same that formed the world,
is seeking, clutching, tugging,
his life in Mary’s hands.
The Wisdom that gave birth
to seen and unseen life,
the One that nurtured earth,
and keeps all human hearts, Continue reading »
A brain recipe for a Feliz Navidad
Do you smile or shudder when you think of the celebrations around Christmas and New Year? Many people fear family or friend’s gatherings because of past unpleasant experiences. It’s as if they prime their brain for “feel bad” vibes.
What if you tried something different this year? What if you use your brain’s celebration power to add magic to the celebrations? Here’s a brain recipe for a Merry Christmas Continue reading »
El Regalo
Este es el lugar donde
todo comienza de nuevo.
Aquí es donde se encuentra
el regalo que el cielo dejó,
en el establo.
El primer aliento vacilante
del que es Aliento de tu vida,
anunciando con su llanto
del Dios Santo la venida.
El mudo Verbo encarnado,
quien habló y trajo a la vida,
ahora busca, agarra, mama,
y encuentra su vida en María.
¡Esparce el verdadero espíritu de la Navidad!
A Secret Santa went to Reading, Pennsylvania, reportedly because it was the poorest city in America, recently reported the Good News Network. His goal was to hand out $20,000 in cash to. . . Continue reading »
Make personal development a priority for 2012
Most business owners and entrepreneurs know that designing a business plan is the smart thing to do. They know if you want to reach a destination, you need a map. They know being proactive instead of reactive needs their own plan.
Yet, those same smart people often overlook the importance of including personal development in their new year’s plan. Continue reading »
Let’s do it!
In my last post I wrote about the importance of stop trying to change and instead making a 100% commitment to do change. Hope without action is fruitless. Today I have a message of action for you: Let’s do it!
This message is for those of you who are worried about how things will turn out for you in the new year if you don’t make that change you need. It’s a message for those of you who are sick of trying to implement a desired change only to fail time and again. It’s a message for those of you who realize that, both in your personal and your professional life, you deserve to thrive! Continue reading »
Words for change
Many times we use words without being totally aware of their impact on us. Your vocabulary impacts your attitudes and actions. When it comes to change, words can make a huge difference. Have you been trying to change instead of changing? Continue reading »
Secretos para el cambio: 1- ¡Toma acción!
Hoy estaba escuchando NPR Talk of the Nation. El programa tenía que ver con Transformación: Cómo reinventar una institución. Habían invitado un par de líderes que habían tenido éxito en transformar sus organizaciones. Continue reading »