November 19, 2017 The Path of Least Resistance

We all know the importance of setting goals and working to improve ourselves physically, emotionally, spiritually as individuals and families.  We know for the most part what it will take to accomplish these goals and have written a list of actions to achieve them repeatedly.  Then why did we spend yesterday doing the same things

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November 17, 2017 Attitude of Gratitude

If you really want to change your life and attract more things into your life to be grateful for make a daily list of gratitude.  We get what we focus on, if you focus on the negative you attract more things to be negative about.  When you focus on the things you are already grateful

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November 16, 2017 Focus changes everything

I have always enjoyed driving.  Since I was 8 years old and I started working on large equipment on my grandfather’s work sites, I enjoy operating anything with an engine.  I had go-carts and motorcycles as early as age 4.  The feeling of control and freedom to go and do things without limitations was and

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November 15, 2017 Gorillas and Priuses

In his book “The Happiness Advantage” Shawn Achor talks about our minds ability to focus and block out information.  It is amazing how we can see things when we are focused on them and totally miss them when we are focused on something else.  So if we go around looking for the negatives all the

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November 14, 2017 What’s in your closet?

Recently we had the missionaries over to our home for dinner and the sisters shared a scripture from the Book of Mormon in a way I had not considered previously. Helaman 6:21 But behold, Satan did stir up the hearts of the more part of the Nephites, insomuch that they did unite with those bands

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November 13, 2017 Never Complain, Never Explain

“Don’t allow yourself to be heard any longer griping about public life, not even with your own ears!” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 8.9 Not only do even the most fortunate of us complain, it often seems like the more fortunate we are, the more time we have to do so. Marcus Aurelius was a reluctant chief

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