The Way Of Integrity by Martha Beck was one of the biggest influences on me when I needed to make some big changes in my life, and it gave me the courage to do so. In the book, Martha explains that being in integrity isn't a self-righteous thing, but a way of living life as who we truly are. The dictionary defines Integrity as, "the state of being whole and undivided" . When we let ourselves relax into who we truly are, we'll find ourselves becoming aware of what's going on

Every January, as the new year arrives, we begin by making plans, creating goals, and writing down a list of new years resolutions. This is a good thing as long as it's realistic and motivating, not a source of discouragement. It's always helpful to think of ways we can make ourselves, our relationships, and our lives better and more fulfilling, as long as we realize change doesn't happen over night and, instead, is a work in progress. It's also helpful to make plans for the

It seems like it takes a lifetime to find which life path is right for us, and once we do, it takes constant focus to stay on it. It feels as though we're playing hot and cold most of the time, feeling our way through the dark, and, at times, finding ourselves on everyone else's path but our own. At my age I'm beginning to realize, we're not doing anything wrong, this is just how it is. It's all about learning as we go, and when we feel lost or find ourselves off our path eve

It seems that when life gets tough our first instinct is to try harder, which makes sense, we're conditioned by society to think that if something isn't working it's because we're not putting our all into it. If we feel like our life is unraveling because we're not doing enough, we think we need to do more. If a relationship isn't working we frantically try to put it back in place. If circumstances are beyond our control we panic and try to fix it even though it's out of our

Happiness for Beginners, a book by Katherine Center has made me stop and think about what true happiness really means. In the book she talks about how it's not the wanting that makes you happy, but the appreciation of what you already have that's the key. If the wanting made us happy we would never be truly satisfied because the minute we got what we wanted, we would be inclined to go looking for something else. In the book, she also talks about the power of positive think

Anyone who's been through anything hard knows it always takes longer than we think to get through it and on to the other side. Especially when we've been broken physically, emotionally, mentally, or spiritually. Sometimes the wait is excruciating, and sometimes it seems as though things will never get better. However, once we get past it we soon realize that we may have lost some things, but what we've gained in return is strength, courage, confidence, and wisdom, in a word..

Do you ever have those weeks where It seems like no matter what you do to try and work things out so that everyone and everything is taken care of, things still go wrong? And then to make matters worse it feels as though nobody appreciates the effort? And to top it off with some people are even annoyed by it? It's hard not to feel underappreciated, undervalued, unheard, and misunderstood when things like this happen because no matter how much we may try to explain, few peopl

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