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face armor
As children, we could be found laughing one moment, in tears the next and smiling once again all in the matter of seconds. Our emotions flowed freely as did our expressions. However, as we grew toward adulthood, we were taught that we should hide or stifle our...
being grateful
Being grateful is a state of Being. How many times do we do something for others with an expectation of them being grateful to us for what we have done; and if we don't feel they were grateful enough, we tend to build up resentment toward them. We were created to be...
create a life of your dreams
Every sunrise is an opportunity to do something new and or different. Are you creating a life of your dreams or are you just going through the motions of life? If we want something different, we have to do something different. Realizing we get to choose what we think...
it’s a choice
Let’s face it, from the minute we wake up, our inner dialogue begins; “I should get up, I should walk, run, bike, pray, meditate, plan, eat better/less and the list goes on. It is no wonder so many people are on antidepressants. Who puts so much on our plates? We know...
More Proof of the Power of the Heart
The more we learn about the heart, the more we realize how important it is to be in a state of love at all times, allowing love to guide our thoughts words and actions. Howard Martin on the power of the heart
Letting Go of the Past
Letting go of the past. We are not our past! We are NOW! As we let go of all of our past pains, losses and resentments, we can see the world anew and refreshed. The first step to relinquishing any pain from our past is the desire to do so. In the process of letting go...
pulling weeds
I was pulling weeds the other day and thought about my dad. He taught me so many things, one of which was “how to pull weeds”. He would tell me that you can’t just pull what you see, you have to pull what you don’t see, the roots. If you don’t get the entire root, the...
who puts us in a cage?
The Fort Worth zoo is where I met my first Harpy Eagle. Oh my, he was amazing! Harpy Eagles truly seem to have the face of a human and the body of an eagle, something out of the book of Revelations. I have never seen a bird with such intense expression. The first...
who is the gate keeper?
While at the zoo, I spent some wonderful time watching a pair of beautiful mountain lions. They looked so soft, I just want to pet them. I began to notice that they moved about the caged area following a path. Over and over again they made their way around the caged...