by DJ | Jan 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 I want to share my China Adventure with you. Most people want to know how long it took to get there. Well, the air travel was about 17hrs, with the plane changes and layovers, it was about 23 hours each way. We flew a total of 14,663 miles,...
by DJ | Jan 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
What do we really want? Sometimes we don’t follow through with our goals because they are not in line with what we really want. We can set goals that are based on what we think we should do or want instead of on our heart’s true desires. Naturally our thoughts are all...
by DJ | Dec 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
Surrender is about letting go of the illusion of control. Today, I realize that as I choose to surrender my life to something bigger than me, I have no idea where I will be next week; much less, next year. China was not on my bucket list of places to visit, but...
by DJ | Dec 23, 2011 | blog, creative spirit, love
Merry Christmas! One Christmas, my grandmother made a Christmas tree out of costume jewelry. Some single earrings, pendents, broaches, etc… When I saw it hanging on the wall of my recently deceased aunt’s home my heart went down memory lane. There were so many...
by DJ | Dec 14, 2011 | blog, create your life, it's a choice
“Stuff” happens all the time. It’s our response to the “stuff” that counts. Obstacles come in all shapes and sizes, whether it takes the form of a traffic jam, an unhappy client or boss, a disgruntled coworker, health issues, a friend yelling at us, or a past due...
by DJ | Dec 14, 2011 | blog, create your life, it's a choice, love
Viktor Frankl in his book Man’s Search for Meaning talks about how each person has his unique assignment in life. He writes, “Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather he must recognize that it is he who is asked. In a word, each man...
by DJ | Dec 14, 2011 | blog, love, make a difference
Wouldn’t it be great to have the Christmas Spirit all year round? We can! The Christmas Spirit is about giving, so today I challenge us to be creative and set a plan on giving. For many, unless it is on the calendar, it doesn’t happen. So how can we be...
by DJ | Dec 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
Monday, December 12, 2011 I have heard this said several ways by several sources. The question is, how often are we fighting, arguing, or disagreeing about something that is not really that important? Why do we want others to have the same opinion about situations,...
by DJ | Nov 25, 2011 | blog, 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 | Nov 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 I am soooooo Thankful that we have the creative ability to do and be anything and everything that we CHOOSE to be. What an amazing world we live in, with so many choices of climate, terrain, vegetation, foliage, and wild life. I am...
