Posted in Life Journey, Name, Valleys & Mountains, facing the truth, life, never give in, never give up, personal, success on May 6, 2008 | No Comments »
Do you know the meaning of your name? I found out the meaning of mine when I was about 10 years old and it was such a special thrill to me to find out that my name actually had meaning to me.
I was born Amy Carol Duvall, which means Beloved Song of the Valley. [...]
Posted in finances, life, money frustrations, never give in, never give up, personal, success on April 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Why is it that I will be having a great day - feeling very positive about my chances of survival and future prosperity - when one very small thing can turn it all upside down.
It doesn’t take much as my chances and finances are in a fragile state and I have been so devasted, financially [...]
Posted in life, personal, success on March 25, 2008 | No Comments »
One of my main definitions of my own success is how well I have stayed true to the principles I set out to live and how they have helped me or hurt me. Regardless of the circumstances - right in the midst of rain or shine, hell or high water – how have I responded [...]
Posted in life, personal, success on March 25, 2008 | No Comments »
This was sent to me in one of those email chains that give you great words of encouragement and then threaten terrible things happening to you if you don’t send it on to everyone that you have ever met. I love the messages, but I do hate the threats! One of my pet peeves for [...]
Posted in life, personal, success on March 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“I do not believe in human freedom in the philosophical sense. Everybody acts under external compulsion and in accordance with inner necessity. “A person can do what he wants, but he cannot want what he wants”. This has been an inspiration and continual consolation in the face of life’s hardships, my own and others. This [...]
Posted in life, personal, success on March 25, 2008 | No Comments »
I know it is very important to stay in the present and living in reality is very important to guide my life forward into the direction that I want my future. I also believe that keeping my dreams alive is very important to keep my hopeful and motivated that life will not always be a [...]
Posted in life, personal, success on March 25, 2008 | No Comments »
People are very complicated. Each and every relationship that I experience teaches me that they are as different as the snowflakes. The complexity of relationships is an on going learning experience. It is another something I can never just figure out and say I have learned it. I just have to stay open to the [...]
Posted in life, personal, success on March 25, 2008 | No Comments »
What exactly does it mean? According to Wikipedia: Contentment refers to the neuro-physiological experience of satisfaction and being at ease in one’s situation, body, and/or mind. In a Buddhist sense, it is the freedom from anxiety, want or need. Contentment is the goal behind all goals because once achieved there is nothing to seek until it is [...]
Posted in life, personal, success on March 25, 2008 | No Comments »
Some of my earliest childhood memories were of singing. Singing in the car, under the table, at church, outside on the mountain and in my most desperate hours I have sung to God and to keep me going – when I sing I cannot lose hope. Singing brings me a sense of satisfaction and expression [...]
Posted in life, personal, success on March 25, 2008 | No Comments »
We all have it! I have a lot and I acknowledge that fact. Every day I seem to gather more even when I don’t want it – it follows me around everywhere and is very hard to lose. It takes a lot of work and I have to actively participate in the process of getting [...]
