Inspiration

Life Is Short: Why “Put Up” With It?

This was originally intended for a private journal entry, but this, my friends must be shared after a poignant life changer of a day:
If there’s one thing I learned from today, it’s that life is short. We’re here for but a moment and then just when we get comfortable, we move on. We have a [...]

Keeping Score

We’re been raised not to give ourselves too much credit, not to tout our accomplishments and most of all, to never, never keep score. But on my drive home today I got to thinking about the ad in the local paper declaring April 9th, 2010 “Pay It Forward” Day. Albeit a very unique marketing tactic, [...]

The Re-Birth Of You

Today marks the date of a powerful day in religious history. We all know the details and if you don’t, you probably don’t care to know, so for those of you looking for more info on the meaning of Easter, head over to Wikipedia. As for me, I’m concerned with what draws me, what draws [...]

The Gift Of An Ordinary Day

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May you enjoy all of life’s ordinary days…

It’s Not The End

I received this video in an email from my best friend and absolutely had to share it here. There are times in life when we think we’ve done all we can, we’ve put up with all we can bear, when we’re certain we’ve exceeded the capacity of our strength… and that is when we keep [...]

Reflecting On A Life That Matters

I’m reflecting here in this audio on the questions of the heart. Am I living? Am I loving? Do I matter? If this is it, now what? And the power of embracing our own unique life stories, using them to propel us forward. All told while sharing bits of my life story as I’ve come [...]

What’s it to ya?

Did I Live? Did I Love? Did I Matter?
— Brendon Burchard
Brendon Burchard is one of my favorite speakers. In fact, he caught me the moment he said those three statements above. These are the things we ask ourselves at the end of life, but more importantly, hopefully they’re the same questions we ask of [...]

Solutions Focus: Work It!

This video gem caught my attention after my experience yesterday… I had a last minute deadline to meet Friday by 5pm… It was 12:23pm when I remembered and there was no way I could execute this in 4.5 hours under normal paradigms. So, after a fleeting moment of frustration, panic, and a sprinkling of anger, [...]

Show Up: Most People Don’t Bite

Judgment is not Compassion
Last week I concluded my classroom hours to become a certified leader for Oregon Living Well, a chronic disease and stress management support group funded by the State of Oregon and offered by hospitals around the area. Along with 18 other leaders in training spent 4 full days together, sharing our own [...]

40 Inspirational Speeches In 2 Minutes

Looking for a little YouTube pick-me-up, I found the perfect inspiration for a lazy Sunday morning… Just look at the power we create when we let our minds free to generate this brilliance.
To Your Creative Genius,
Lacy