She was abandoned at age 8. Now at age 42, she is an author, speaker, and business owner sharing her "recipe" for for living Life on Purpose with others.
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“What worries you masters you.”—Haddon W. Robinson Do I let my problems serve me by teaching me or do I let them become my master, wearing me to a frazzle? HMM…good question. To often I am the servant….. “Make your problems your servants not your master.” I post new stories, tips and quotes here every day, so bookmark my […]
“Give the world the best you have and the best will come back to you.” Just like any growing season it takes time to reap the harvest. Yet if we plant and tend to our garden the time will come when we will enjoy the fruits of our labor. I post new stories, tips and quotes here […]
Red Marbles — Author Unknown — A TRULY GREAT STORY During the waning years of the depression in a small Idaho community, I used to stop by Mr. Miller’s roadside stand for farm fresh produce as the season made it available. Food and money were still extremely scarce and bartering was used extensively. One day Mr. Miller was […]
“Forget mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you’re going to do now and do it.”—Will Durant I would say even forget successes. All that matters and all that we have for certain is today! I post new stories, tips and quotes here every day, so bookmark my home page, and come back tomorrow for another […]
“I don’t know what the future holds; but I do know who holds the future.”—Unknown Remembering this helps me except and trust in life. And it makes all the difference between a life of hopelessness and one filled with hope and joy. I post new stories, tips and quotes here every day, so bookmark my home page, […]
“God doesn’t always smooth the path, but sometimes he puts springs in the wagon.”— Marshall Lucas The last year and a half our life has been full of “springs”. And I have to say I am delighted, happy and thankful. For a while it seemed like there was no road. Now there is a definitely a road, […]
I went for a walk last night and as I passed one of the few country homes on the road I was walking on, I heard laughter. Several individuals were sitting out on their veranda just laughing and enjoying the cool evening breeze as the sun was starting to down. When was the last time you just […]
“If you neglect to recharge a battery, it dies. And if you run full speed ahead without stopping for water, you lose momentum to finish the race.”— Oprah Winfrey We all have more things to do than we do time. If we want to keep our sanity and arrive coherent at the finish line, we […]
“No one can whistle a symphony. It takes a whole orchestra to play it.”—H.E. Luccock I have always been kind of a control freak. I am tempted to try and do everything myself. As the years pass and I have mellowed I have come to see the beauty and enjoy the rewards and […]
“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer .”—Albert Einstein Simple truths put into practice bring about incredible results. Today’s Life on Purpose Challenge: Identify something you have wanted to do or try but haven’t because you think you’re not smart enough? Coaches of athletes have said it’s more about willingness to do […]