You can say no. No is not a bad word and is a complete sentence. Just say no and stop. An explanation is not necessary. An obligation may be felt to give the why behind the no. If we want to say no, frankly, it is no one’s business as to the why. Shonda has […]
If you have not read Year of Yes, by Shonda Rhimes, I would highly suggest it. One Thanksgiving morning as she was chopping onions, her sister said to her, “You never say yes to anything.” Below are some of my favorite parts of her book. Say Yes: Shonda expresses “I no longer want to answer […]
I was inspired to write this blog from an email I received from a church. The article talks about how God’s love is total and unconditional. It goes on to say that Jesus loved unconditionally and without conditions. So why do we place conditions on the love we expect from others and even ourselves? I […]
While visiting down in Orange County I came across for a hiking club to join. I wanted a group that was fun and people who were kind. I found such a group! This group is hosted and organized by a man named Randy Smith. Randy told me “he loved to hike and thought why don’t […]
Mike Dooley is a writer, speaker and inspirational leader. He started a business TUT (“Totally Unique T-shirts”) with his mom and brother. After 11 years, they closed up shop and launched TUT (The Universe Talks) which is about living and understanding life. Monday through Friday he sends out an inspirational message, Notes From The Universe. […]
This weekend I was blessed to attend a seminar given by Anita Moorjani. In 2006, Anita had end stage cancer and fell into a coma. The doctors said that she probably wouldn’t make beyond the next 36 hours because her organs were failing. Anita then had an NDE (near death experience) and crossed over into […]
Have you noticed there is an increase of loving and peaceful messages from inspirational teachers? Everyday my inbox contains some of these positive messages. And there seems to be an increase in the negative news too. Maybe that is why inspirational leaders are sending out positive words filled with love to balance out the negative […]