Love has no agenda …

If you want to know how well he will love you, just look at how well he loves himself. Don’t look at how well he seems to love his mother, his kids, or his employees; he could have an agenda tied to that. Look at how well he cares for himself—body, mind, and spirit. Look at how much he knows and respects himself for who he is, not what he has, or what he has done. Look at how promptly he responds to his needs. Does he do it joyfully or begrudgingly.

He will love you as he loves himself! … More

We can’t make somebody else happy; but we can make ourselves miserable and unhealthy trying. And we may observe that the person we’re trying to make happy is equally miserable.

Happy is a choice we can only make for one person; and we make it by being true to self.

To share the happy, live the happy!… More

If you’ve read my stuff, you know that I believe everybody is somebody’s “ten”! Are you YOUR ten yet? When you can see yourself that way, somebody else can, too! … More

I remember running away as a little girl. I got as far as the backseat of the car. Huddled up on the floor, I realized that I had no place to run.

Still don’t. There IS no place to escape our “stuff.” We can face it, though. We can deal with it. We can realize that it’s okay, that we’re okay.

It’s still January. If you haven’t looked your issues square in the eye and figured out that they’re rooted in fear, it’s the perfect time to do that. You’re in charge.

When you run away, you don’t just lose sight of you, you lose sight of love, of God, of all that is good. Remember what you’re made of!… More