“There is nothing more life changing than gratitude. This I know for sure.” ~Oprah Winfrey Nightmares are blessings in disguise, and a call to action from our Inner-guidance which is a gift from God.I immediately gave thanks for the Divine intervention. And, that brings me back to here and now, at the hospital —pissed off and panting! “Thank you, God for guiding me! I can’t do this alone,” I thought. Then, the power of gratitude flowed into intention which began... Read more
Gratitude: Your Mind Set Game Changer (Part 1 of 2) By Kathleen O’Keefe-Kanavos “There is nothing more life changing than gratitude. This I know for sure.” ~Oprah Winfrey What do you feel at this moment? If it is love, anger, fear or sadness? Be grateful because gratitude is an emotional game-changer and fuel for life that activates your Inner-guidance. As a three-time breast cancer survivor whose precognitive dreams diagnosed illness the medical community missed, gratitude played a huge part in... Read more
Are you making New Year Resolutions that take too big a bite out of life to chew? As we prepare to celebrate the holidays by giving thanks for past successes while facing the changes we plan to make for the New Year in the form of resolutions, stress levels often rise. Especially, when we realize we did not meet our goals from last year. Such is life in the fast lane. Welcome to the real world. The good news is... Read more
Quote: “The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.”~ William James Are you stressed beyond belief but cannot pinpoint exactly where it is coming from or which challenge is the most annoying? Perhaps viewing stress from a different perspective-that of a game- will help find positive solutions. Once again, the holidays are upon us. As we prepare to celebrate them by giving thanks for past successes while facing the changes we plan to make... Read more
“I will always place the mission first. I will never quit. I will never leave a fallen comrade.”~ Army Ethos/Soldiers Creed Who does the last soldier standing in the fox-hole talk to when everyone else is dead or gone? What keeps soldiers confident and courageous when the enemy attacks? And, for whom do they truly fight and die? A constant thread is weaved throughout the founding fabric of the American Military. It begins with the Minutemen of 1776 and continues... Read more
Unfortunately, cancer and depression go together like peanut and butter. As a three-time cancer survivor, severe bouts of depression presented me with an opportunity and a choice: take pills to alleviate it, or face it and figure out what my body and psyche were saying. Your Inner-guidance can be a God-send. Depression is often a symptom, not an illness. Alleviating the symptom may not cure the disorder. I saw my depression as something that would diminish if I faced and... Read more
3 Keys, to Tie Your Work Together to Cook up Success: (Part 6 of a 6 part interactive series on success.) Part 5 of this 6 part article series explored 8 ways to tie your small successes together to create a Big Ball of Success. Now we also know the 4 steps to success, understand the 8 ways to use it we are going to look at and 3 keys to tie our work together to create a Big Ball... Read more
8 Ways to Tie Your Work Together to Cook up Success. (Part 5 of a 6 part interactive series on success.) In part 1 of this 4 part article series on success explored how we often make career New Year Resolutions for success that are almost impossible to fulfil. One reason they fail is because they require extreme behavioral change. What if you didn’t have to change anything for unlimited success because you already have everything you need? Perhaps we... Read more
4 Steps to Tie Your Work Together to Cook up Success (Part 4 of a 6 part interactive article series.) In part 1 of this 4 part article series, we looked at how we often make career New Year Resolutions for success that are almost impossible to fulfill. One reason they fail is because they require extreme behavioral change. What if you didn’t have to change anything for unlimited success because you already have everything you need? Perhaps we just... Read more
Quote: “Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first.” -Ernestine Ulmer Calling all Moms, Mr. Moms, caregivers, anyone in crisis with time restraints, or a busy spiritual lifestyle. Read up! Do you wish you had more time to cook healthy meals? If the kitchen is the heart of our home, warmed it with spiritual love, devotion, grace, and good food. Whether you are rich and famous or just making ends meet you have to eat. Let’s enjoy healthy cooking from a new perspective;... Read more
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