Average is not an option!

Truly this first month of the new year has been really lovely in Michigan!  
So much sunshine!  I hope you have been encouraged by it!  

Are you discouraged about "stuff" that you can't control. Or, are you impatient with the pace of where you are trying to go.

If you are feeling like giving up on your "habit modification therapy" ie resolution...Don't give up!

Today is a fresh new day. 

Remind yourself that everyday is another opportunity to"continue"!
 
Get a friend to help keep you on track, Jot down your progress, and tac up a photo of that goal...
believe that...

You are unique and special...
Speak positive things about yourself...Average is not  an option!

Jeremiah 31:3
Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with loving-kindness have I drawn you and continued My faithfulness to you.

Control is a Wierd Thing

Well you can't be alive in the "D" without having to shield your eyes from the gleaming light shining from Cobo Center.  It seems the excitement of the past has returned to energize the Motor City...

The Charity Preview event is Awesome and  sure to"bust the seams"... and "Rock the House"!

For many contributors, a chauffeur will raise the the level of ...convenience, safety, and a feeling of ..."fill in the blanks"... 

As much as we love our cars...the jewel of our region...Could you allow someone to be the driver in your life?  To be a passenger actually takes more strength than you think.  At first, you feel really cool...but then a "humility" comes and fills the vacuum! And you exercise, even for a short time, surrendering control...as our fellow control freaks squeeze the steering wheel a little tighter! :) :)
It requires trust in an other's ability and wisdom.

Control is a weird thing...we don't usually notice its effect until we loose it... 

Just something to think about!







 

Habit Modification Therapy

Everyone is enjoying our January Thaw...Even as I sit here typing at my kitchen table...I'm enjoying a Beautiful Sunrise...

Well...If you are like me...My resolution keeping... 
ie: habit modification therapy... is going...
Not good - not bad...just on going!

I have some "traditional" changes I want to make...You know, loose weight, get in better shape...read more (books)...
But the initiative to foster my "live" friendships, is the one that has the greatest potential for defeat! 

We are all so busy and distracted that  fostering personal face to face friendships have almost become a lost art form!

So often we default to convenience and comfort zones!

So step out of your box, and make lunch plans or a girls night and put it on the calender.  You might be surprised how much you missed those friends...


 Prov 27:9  Just as lotions and fragrance delight the sense's, a sweet friendship refreshes the soul.

New year...Here We Go...

 

3...2...1...Happy New Year...

The "ball has dropped, the confetti is swept and "some resolutions have already been broken. But it doesn't have to be you this year...Look at it a little differently this time.

Think about the change you want to make like putting a puzzle together...one piece at a time.  
 Make a

"note to self" in you phone or on your calender to help keep you on track.Think about it as sections or levels and don't stop starting over...Also...speak positively about your goal!

Negative thoughts and words are the major road blocks to success...

Let your light shine as you take each step!
remember...
Believers are salt AND light 
salt is gritty...You've got what it takes... Nothing is impossible for those who believe.