When you make decisions that require courage, there is no guarantee things will work out. Indeed this feeling of insecurity is what makes the decision courageous. Which makes what happens next purely a matter of your perspective regardless of the outcome. There’s a lot of space between your decisions and their outcomes. Space filled with…
Back to the Future is one of my favorite movie series. Growing up in the eighties, Marty and Doc allowed imaginations to begin linking the past with the future all while the main characters were living their present in both. How’s that for a mind bender? Unlike Marty or Doc, you cannot go back in…
“When you recognize and accept that things are the way they are, and that the present is all we truly have, then it’s not too far of a leap to believe that the present is perfect. Maybe not optimum, but it is perfect to learn from and to grow from.” ~ Thomas J. Leonard There is…
The weather in Northeast Ohio has been exceptional the past several weeks. Clear, sunny skies, warm 75-85 degree days. It’s been incredible. It also ended today. Gray skies and rain signal the coming change in weather towards cooler, duller days ahead. The weather has interrupted my routine. When was the last time you felt an…
I struggled with the title of today’s Experience Moving Forward Daily. It was either “Habit of Mindset” or “Habit of Mindfulness”. In the end choosing the former in an effort to communicate you have control over your mindset regardless of what the day brings. Breaking from my usual writing style, I want to share with…
That it’s not what they do that bothers us… it is our own misperceptions. ~ Marcus Aurelius Humans do not like gaps. Gaps represent danger, uncertainty. Gaps represent an unknown and your brain is hardwired to fill in the gaps. To give the unknown a story so you have a sense of security. You do…
Nothing is stronger than habit. ~ Ovid, Roman poet (43 BC – 17 AD) There are many obstacles in your life preventing you from moving forward. Habit is one of them. A Duke university study found that at least 45 percent of your waking behavior is habit. Almost half of what you do when you…
Love does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ~ Paul, 1 Corinthians 13:5 (NIV) Many of you grew up in the Christian faith. This popular verse found in Paul’s letter to the Corinthians provides a strong definition for love. In its complete context,…
Your body is a marvel of design. The systems inside your body move faster than your conscious mind can process. In fact, you’re mostly unaware of the signals and processes these systems rely on to keep you alive. Yet they are occurring every fraction of every second inside your body. Even more mind blowing is…
Plans change. Your ability to adapt and change your plans is a key element to well being and to moving forward quickly. Yesterday is gone, tomorrow hasn’t come yet. Your plans need the flexibility to change as the present develops in front of you. Plans are nice to have until they no longer work due…