Val on June 1st, 2010

Wisely discerning which path to take when you come to a fork in the road can be a job.

You’ve got a critical decision to make, what do you do?

How can you determine which option is Spirit-led and which one is the ego masquerading as wisdom?

How can you be sure of making decisions that are for [...]

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Val on September 18th, 2009

We’ve all got them, those excuses we use when things don’t turn out quite the way we had hoped, planned or anticipated.
I call them canned excuses.
They’re the so-called reasons we use for giving up when the road to the realization of our goals is harder than we had anticipated.
Some even start new endeavors with a [...]

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There are things I say to myself often to tame the inner ramblings that try to keep me off purpose.
At any given time, there could be an array of internal voices, some helpful, some not so much, some downright destructive or inhibiting. An effective internal voice management system is essential for living at peak.
What do [...]

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Val on January 21st, 2009

Hi God,
I love You.
I just have a few simple requests today. They’re about Your son, Barack Obama.

Lord, when he wonders what to do, and doesn’t know if he should turn right or left, make it plain. Make it clear. Make it unmistakable.

When he fears moving forward, but dreads standing still, take away the dread. Infuse [...]

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Val on December 11th, 2008

This morning, while journaling, a new process came to me that I knew I had to post here. It was originally called the Turn-Around, but the more I thought about it, I realized that this process is really a step-up, so I’ve re-dubbed it to The STEP-UP.
It’s a 15-20 second process that consists of 7 [...]

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Val on September 1st, 2008

This past weekend, I conducted a women’s retreat, which turned out to be an amazing success. God is good. At times during the weekend, because it was full of activity, I felt rushed. When I did, I took a moment to center myself and slow things down. I thought of writing this post because of [...]

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Val on July 14th, 2008

This past Friday, it was my intention to experience and emanate peace, and to infuse peace into everything I did.
Well, when I arrived at Mr. Tire, the peaceful notion I had just had a few minutes earlier was already being challenged. I sat in the customer seating area waiting for my tire to be either [...]

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Val on July 9th, 2008

Clarity is a good thing. I figured out something this morning. I can be a little slow in getting my lessons, and this is no exception. I’ve been reading it in success books for years, yet I just got the concept on a whole new level this morning:
My every day habits create my character.
My character [...]

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