My husband and I do quite a bit of hiking. We enjoy it. On almost every hike of more than a few miles, however, I reach a point where I wonder, “What the heck was I thinking?!” When the trail gets tough (or tougher) and I get hot, tired, and hungry, it can be difficult …
“Ready, aim, fire” is a popular term. Similar terms include, “lights, camera, action;” “on your mark, get set, go;” and “ready, set, go.” I would like to add another term to the mix. “Stop, think, act.” If we did this more, I think we would make better decisions more of the time. I know that …
“Learn from the past. Live in the present. Plan for the future.” I like this. I think it sums up very nicely what we need to do. (I couldn’t remember where I had read it so I searched it. What I found indicated that it is a quote by Audrey Farrell, author. As far as …
Have you heard the phrase, “Can’t see the forest for the trees?” What this means is that when we focus exclusively on the pieces, we can’t see the whole. This can apply to situations, people, and even ourselves. Almost every situation is going to have positive and negative aspects. If we only focus on the …