Two families dream and save for the trip of a lifetime. They both want to go spend time by the ocean, enjoying the beach and warm weather. They plan to stay in a 5-star resort hotel and see the sights, go dancing, have exotic dinners and snag a few souvenirs. Both families leave the same…
Category: Dream big
Facing down limits, limited beliefs, status quo, and mediocrity
How Ready Are You for the Grand Finale?
The End of the World predictions made another tour on tongues around the globe recently. It seems every so many years, we hear about the most recent reasons why the end is imminent. Despite current events, now isn’t the darkest time in world history. But according to the keepers of the doomsday clock, we’re only…
Sailing into Fall
I wanted to let you know again that I really appreciate you coming by to read. We just had a major holiday weekend and I hope yours was pleasant, the people you spent it with were wonderful and you laughed lots, danced in the sun or played in the water. It’s been an exciting and…
How Does Your Garden Grow?
You can’t reap a harvest if you don’t plant. But, that isn’t the only thing that can prevent your harvest.
Can You Beat Rejection?
The Question: Have you ever noticed that a certain amount of fear goes with just about any change? Whether it’s asking for a raise, quitting an old job or starting a new one, buying a home, beginning a new relationship, selling a car, or bringing home a new baby. There’s that “What have I done?”…
What Life Do You Really Want? 7 Questions to ask.
One dear friend of mine and Jack’s was born in China. As a little girl she moved to the United States. In her predominantly white school, she looked and sounded different and was small. She’d left behind extended family, aunts and uncles, cousins and ancestors. Because she was always getting picked on, Helen felt sad…
Can You Teach an Old Dog New Tricks?
I’m sitting on the couch with my then-boyfriend on New Year’s Eve. We are with his mother a petite and loving woman who I respect and trust. Someone mentions my eighteenth birthday which is about a week away and right then, I get smacked with a realization: I have no life plan. People considered me…
Dreams Like Strings of Lights
What are you dreaming of? It has long been my goal to work for myself. In my early years, I’d been trained that a person got up before the sun, went to work for eight or nine hours and came home beat. For this, you got a paycheck at the end of the week, or two,…
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