Let your light shine

Let your light shine
Post Date May 20, 2013
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I visited a friend the other day. When I arrived she showed me these decorative lights her neighbor had made for her. She strung them up with pride. I showed interest because she was so excited about them, but didn’t say a word because — even though they were colorful, they were some of the ugliest things I’d ever seen.

We went for a walk around her neighborhood. As we did the sun set and it was a gorgeous, glorious sunset. We walked back to her …

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What are you doing here?

What are you doing here?
Post Date May 13, 2013
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I mean it. This is your life, what the heck are you doing with it? Are you doing something worthwhile? Are you making the most of every moment? Are you enjoying it?

Or are you avoiding it? Are you hiding? Are you getting caught up in pointless drama? Are you at odds with yourself and others? Are you hiding behind your defensive walls and shutting out people and opportunities?

The way to enjoy your life is to embrace it. When life hands you lemons, make lemonade. To …

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Find peace in the present moment

Find peace in the present moment
Post Date May 06, 2013
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Meditation is all about being present, experiencing the moment. As we go through our daily lives we tend to get caught up in our thoughts, emotions, reactions, judgments and the like. All these things prevent us from being present. Not being present prevents you from fully embracing the moment.

Meditation is practice — practice staying in the present moment. The more we meditate, the better we get at being present, even when we’re not meditating. Being in the present moment helps us avoid suffering. When we …

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Family you forgot about

Family you forgot about
Post Date April 29, 2013
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We get so caught up in our normal way of thinking that we forget how united we are with everyone else. We get caught up judging people by race, religion, non-religion, attitudes, etc. that we forget that, hey:

We’re all in this together!

We are all part of the human family. We are brothers and sisters of the human race. It’s time we start treating each other with more respect. It’s time we act more like grownups.

Ask yourself how you can swallow your ego and treat …

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Love your enemies … then what?

Love your enemies … then what?
Post Date April 22, 2013
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I was taught “love your enemies”. As a kid, I had a LOT of enemies. For no good reason, I was not much liked as a kid, and I didn’t want to like my enemies — let alone LOVE them. It always bewildered me why I should love someone who was mean, persecuted me, or hurt me.

Now, as an adult I understand. If I don’t love my enemies, then they have power over me and over my heart. If I love everyone, even my enemies, …

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To be honest, or not to be honest?

To be honest, or not to be honest?
Post Date April 15, 2013
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That is the question: Why be honest? Well, honesty is the foundation of a joyful life. It is the cornerstone of inner peace. (A cornerstone is the most important part of a foundation.) So I guess the question is

“Do you want joy and peace in your life?”

If you answered YES, then you should practice complete honesty with yourself and with others. Now, I’m not talking about brutal honesty — that isn’t total honesty. Complete honesty is the loving, compassionate kind. So, this week, practice loving, …

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Moderation in all things

Moderation in all things
Post Date April 08, 2013
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Ever heard of the saying “Too much of a good thing”? It comes from Shakespeare. The meaning is that good things, in excess, can be harmful. For instance, sunshine is a wonderful thing. All life depends on it, but too much of it and we have drought and famine.

Do some introspection this week. Is anything in your life out of balance? Print out this power card as a reminder to maintain balance and well-being in your life:

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What matters most to you?

What matters most to you?
Post Date April 01, 2013
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This week’s power card is all about a universal law: What you focus on expands. That means, if you focus on your problems, they get bigger. If you focus on the good stuff, that gets bigger, too. So, print this power card as a little reminder to focus on the postive:

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Quotes About Priorities:

Action expresses priorities. ~Mahatma Gandhi

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Most of us spend too …

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Lend someone a helping hand

Lend someone a helping hand
Post Date March 25, 2013
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This week’s power card is all about practicing compassion. We tend to think of ourselves first, but to live a truly joy-filled life, we must help others. Please print and use this power card to help you remember to reach out and make someone smile:

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Quotes on Kindness:

Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. ~Mark Twain

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle. ~Plato

As you grow older, you will discover …

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Embrace your destiny

Embrace your destiny
Post Date March 18, 2013
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After much soul-searching and deliberation I have decided to change the format of our weekly Power Cards. I usually like to write a nice article about the topic related to each week’s Power Card. But, for the last few months I have been working on my next book — the topic is happiness and how to create happiness every day of your life. Rather than write articles for the Power Cards each week, I feel the need to spend that time writing my book. It’s …

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