Posted by Sandy on January 31st, 2012 at 9:30 am
A message from Sandy. Life is full of uncertainty, disappointments, and moments of indecision. However, when times get dark and perhaps intimidating, if we keep hope alive—-we can achieve anything. There are countless stories of people overcoming what seemed to be impossible odds. This is because hope is more than an idle wanting and wishing [...]
Posted by Sandy on January 23rd, 2012 at 9:30 am
A message from Sandy. Life is full of transition and change. It is full of many moments where we learn about who we really are and what life really means. Much of the growth we experience usually occurs when we are able to overcome a challenge, move beyond our comfort zone, (hate that one!), and [...]
Posted by Sandy on December 28th, 2011 at 10:10 am
The Comfort Zone By Unknown I used to have a comfort zone where I knew I wouldn’t fail. The same four walls and busywork were really more like jail.
I longed so much to do the things I’d never done before,
But stayed inside my comfort zone and paced the same old floor. I said it didn’t [...]
Posted by Sandy on November 18th, 2011 at 9:12 am
A message from Sandy. We all have many roles to fulfill each day—a team member, a mom,a daughter, counselor, friend, chauffeur, mediator, encourager, seeker of peace, and writer to name a few. We all feel the pressure of our responsibilities bearing down on us, feeling pulled in many directions from time to time. As you [...]
Posted by Terry on October 25th, 2011 at 9:36 am
“The perfect is the enemy of the good.” Voltaire Wouldn’t it wonderful if every patient arrived on time, every procedure went exactly according to plan, and each member of the team carried out their tasks in coordinated choreography with every other team member? It’s a lovely goal, but there are just too many variables at [...]
Posted by Sandy on August 19th, 2011 at 9:01 am
A message from Sandy. Author George Matthew Adams stated, “What you think means more than anything else in your life. More than what you earn, more than where you live, more than your social position, and more than what anyone else may think about you. ” Every problem introduces you to yourself. It shows how [...]
Posted by Terry on April 3rd, 2011 at 5:32 pm
“Motherhood has relaxed me in many ways. You learn to deal with crisis. I’ve become a juggler, I suppose. It’s all a big circus, and nobody who knows me believes I can manage, but sometimes I do.” Jane Seymour A message from Terry: Actress (and mother of twin boys) Jane Seymour compares motherhood to a [...]
Posted by Sandy on March 30th, 2011 at 9:30 am
Scared to death—and saddling up anyway.” —-John Wayne A message from Sandy. So how do you develop courage? Acknowledge and understand that it’s not the absence of fear. Even the most courageous of us experience fear and trepidation. Muster up the willingness to do so. Before you can acquire any habit, or character trait, you [...]
Posted by Sandy on March 28th, 2011 at 9:30 am
A message from Sandy. If you are trying to overcome your fears, one of the solutions is to develop courage. If trying to conquer a particular fear hasn’t been working for you, then work on developing courage. Courage is not a quality we are or are not born with. It is one that can be [...]
Posted by Sandy on February 28th, 2011 at 9:30 am
A message from Sandy. Are you a big kid? Do you enjoy playing practical jokes or the occasional prank once in a while? Do you make a conscious decision everyday to something you enjoy? Really—don’t we take ourselves a little to seriously? When we were kids we liked to create, take risks, spend time with [...]