I struggled with motivation at the onset of the New Year. My attempts to launch the year by setting goals or resolutions sputtered. No word for the year came to me, despite regular prayer and meditation. Instead, the questions of "Why?" and "Will my efforts even matter?" needled my thoughts. I…
Many of us marched across the threshold of 2019 on a mission to establish a healthier lifestyle. We eschewed December's sugarplum visions and sought new dreams, where lean eating and exercise promised us energy for a year of abundance. The first few weeks of pursuing grand resolutions might bring withdrawal…
Did you set professional goals for the coming year? If you begin to doubt them, perhaps the goals could use a slight tweak here or there. Try adding the following elements to optimize your objectives for success: Think bigger. If you don't have to stretch past your comfort zone, you won't…
Have you set resolutions? Maybe it's a good day to let go of them. After all, you've got a 92 percent chance of failing anyway. Though these odds might sound like an attempt to ruin your day, the objective here is quite the opposite. While the masses do scribble down…
Did you make New Year's resolutions or set goals for 2017? If you've fallen off track already, I've got some words of reassurance for you today. First of all, you're in the majority. But that's not really the good news. The best encouragement for those who've failed lies in how the…
Bridges draw my eyes up and across their magnificent structures. Age and wear tug at my slumbering imagination, inspiring me to wonder at a bridge's creation and years of shouldering live burdens toward safety. The builder invested careful engineering before setting the first stone at its foundation. Intense toil erected its magnificent path. The suffering laborer…
Children's sleighbell dreams dissolved from their slumber last night. Sugarplum visions faded before bedtime. A cacophony of wishes from young lips and old circled the globe this season. The fortunate celebrated their satisfaction, while others clutched the pangs of unfulfillment on their way to bed. Seasonal anticipation shrivels with a turn…
She tumbles out of bed and staggers for a light switch. A bedraggled creature squints at her from the bathroom. She recoils and gasps. When the fuzzy head mimics her retreat, she recognizes her reflection. She hopes the shower will renew her motivation to start the day, but there isn't enough…
Since childhood, my eyes have gleamed at the enormous jewel descending at the close of each year. Confetti blizzards and cheers herald the fresh start we hope will bring us toward a better life. Though we mark time's passage with electronic calendars and clocks each hour of the year, New Year's…