Holidays are supposed to be a joy-filled, happy time with friends and family. Day after day of sparkling euphoria, right?! Don’t we all long for the Norman Rockwell experience? What if after the timeless moments are captured, we showed each…
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The Norman Rockwell Illusion
Posted in Blog Posts Tagged with: Authenticity, FINDING THE GIFT, FOCUS, gratitude, ILLUSION, INTENTION, PERSPECTIVE, TRUST
The Gifts of the Season
No, I have not finished my holiday shopping! Grrr … I mean, Happy Tuesday! Every year it seems I get more and more Grinch-like when December rolls around. Maybe that’s not fair. I’m not really a Scrooge and I have…
Posted in Blog Posts Tagged with: BALANCE, choice, FINDING THE GIFT, FOCUS, gratitude, INTENTION, PERSPECTIVE, PRIORITIZE
Open Minds Get More Gifts to Open
“Authentic, captivating, thought-provoking! Angela Howell’s insights remind the reader that in every life experience there is a gift waiting to be found … if we only dare to look deeper.” —Rachel Martinez, Certified Addiction Counselor Hello FTG Friends! Happy (almost)…
Posted in Blog Posts Tagged with: FAITH, FINDING THE GIFT, FOCUS, gratitude, MEDITATION, mindfulness, PERSPECTIVE
Setting Goals or Making Wishes?
Setting goals is great. Getting goals is much better! We can spend a lot of time writing out detailed goals and elaborate action plans, but unless we change something we do every day, we can’t hope to see any real…
Daily Repetition? Just Do It!
We hear about overnight success and our brains know the truth–nothing happens overnight. Too often something in me still falls into delusional thinking and expectation, not wanting to do the repetition of small steps consistently. I found myself wishing for…
Posted in Blog Posts Tagged with: ACTION, Attitude, choice, dreams, FOCUS, GOALS, Next step, persistence, Vision
Choices: Setting Your Life’s Thermostat
Sometimes just moving the dial a little can create a life that feels a lot more comfortable. Winter is upon us! It may be 30° outside and raining, but just on the other side of windows and walls, I am…
Posted in Blog Posts Tagged with: ACTION, ATTITUDES, CHANGE, CHOICES, COURAGE, FOCUS, gratitude, GROWTH, OBSTACLES, PERSPECTIVE, SELF HONESTY
