by DJ | Apr 3, 2012 | happiness, love
If we are not being treated well, it is useless to blame someone else. Our behavior is the only behavior we have management of. We teach people how to treat us, by treating ourselves with dignity and respect. That means loving ourselves enough to say “no”...
by DJ | Apr 1, 2012 | happiness
What a difference one letter can make. So many can’ts are based on our self talk. The talk we tell ourselves about who we are and what we can or can not do, is based on the past, or more accurately, our version of the past. If you have siblings that have shared...
by DJ | Nov 25, 2011 | happiness, love
Why do they call today Black Friday? Is it because people get out in the dark of the night to go shopping? I love this time of year. Today is a day that a lot of people are out shopping for loved ones. It’s a time of thinking of others rather than ourselves, a time of...
by DJ | Oct 30, 2011 | happiness, posts
Sunday, October 30, 2011 One of my favorite stories is of Viktor Frankl, a longtime prisoner, and survivor of the Nazi concentration camps. He wrote “Man’s Search for Meaning”. In his book, he talks about how no one can take away your soul; “everything can be taken...
by DJ | Oct 25, 2011 | happiness
It’s so much easier to blame someone else or circumstances for how we feel, isn’t it. Let’s face it, we can always rationalize how we feel or what we do, by blaming someone or something else. The truth of the matter is, I am the only one that is responsible for how I...
by DJ | Nov 17, 2010 | happiness, love, meditation, mindfulness
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 God is speaking to us all the time. Are we listening? One of the ways God speaks to us is through the spirit of animals. I love animals and birds! Whenever a particular species shows up, I am first grateful and then inquisitive. I wonder...
