Taking Time Off

This week’s Thought From Penny comes from my wonderful speaker-friend and Bounce Back Buddy, Jane Jenkins Herlong’s blog. “On a hot, humid summer day, a young wife sat on the porch drinking sweet tea and visiting with her…

In the days following my being fired, I spent the necessary time licking wounds and setting my self-worth back on its normal roller coaster.  With a genuine “Hallelujah!” for my pending interview, I began preparing…

Feeling uncertain? Overwhelmed, anxious, angry, frustrated or afraid? Make sure your worst enemy doesn’t live between your own two ears.  Laird Hamilton1. Stop for a minute! Put yourself in a mental time–out and quiet your thoughts.2. Use the quiet space you create to think about what…

How many times have you heard someone say, “Everything happens for a reason?” What that sounds like is you think the other person was supposed to go through whatever tragic situation they’re facing. That for…

Do you have a friend who never seems to have a good day?  The sun could be shining, the birds could be singing and the price of regular gasoline could have just dropped to $1.50…

It’s OK to walk away from something that hurts you. Sometimes, no matter how hard we try or wish and pray the circumstances of life were different, they never change – and they never will……