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08/26/2010 - 2:02 p.m. CST -- by Kathryn Lang Admit it. Life can be tough. Before the chaos around you spins you out of control, get a little help from Proverbs. Having the right attitude and the right plan can make any situation a little easier to tolerate or survive. 15 Tips for Life from Proverbs 1. Get up early –Getting up before the sun rises gives you tine in the day, and quiet time to face the day. 2. Get plenty of rest – turn off the television, computer and other electronic noise. Let your mind rest before you put your body in bed. Your sleep will be better and you will wake up more rested. 3. Reach out to help – giving others a lift up will end up lifting you just as much. 4. Find the positive, the good or the uplifting. Sometimes it can be tough to find the silver lining, but it always exists. 5. Be bold in your endeavors – you will never walk on water if you do not get out of the boat. 6. Be prepared for opportunity – when the door opens, even just a crack, be ... |
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08/04/2010 - 1:21 a.m. CST -- by Kathryn Lang The morning came too soon. I wanted to curl under the covers and stay awhile. The chores were calling me and I was trying to ignore them. In the end, my will won over my want. I got up to face the day. It was not the first time I faced that struggle. Will and want have been fighting for control of my life since as far back as I can remember. It is not unusual for them to battle it out on a moment by moment basis throughout my day. Want fights will for the power to dictate my path. The days when I have encouragement, peace and joy on my side are the days that my will wins. The days when I may feel discouraged, tired or defeated my want takes the lead. The struggle to make the right choice starts in my mind. I have to think about doing in order to make it happen, but then I have to choose to take that action to move my thoughts into reality. There are days that I crash. The day does not slip passed with... |
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07/14/2010 - 1:14 a.m. CST -- by Kathryn Lang My multi-tasker sprung a leak the other day. Every time I started to shove something new into my multi-tasker one of the things I was already doing would slip out the other side only to be lost in the wake of my activity. Before I knew it, nothing was getting done because I was too busy running in circles trying to catch everything that had escaped. I had to stop. There comes a time when I must just take a break, step back and rethink the plans and the processes that are driving my day. When things are not going the way I want them to go then it is time to change what I am doing. Several years ago (before cell phones and GPS), my brother and I were coming back from Pensecola, Florida to Orange Beach, Alabama. We were taking the back roads because it was shorter on the map. The last turn we took would lead us right up to the condo – or it would have if it actually went that far. There was just enough time to stop the car aft... |
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07/07/2010 - 1:12 a.m. CST -- by Kathryn Lang The mind launches a thousand dreams. The heart keeps those dreams alive. The actions of the dreamer will determine the success of those dreams. Developing a successful life comes from this simple formula. The struggle for most of us lies in that first step. Determining the thoughts and controlling the mind keep many people grounded so fast to the world that not even imagination can fly. What directs your mind? The things that sit in my mind today and the things that I allow into my mind this moment will be the very things that direct and determine my actions tomorrow. No seed takes root in my mind by accident. Each seed is allowed into my thoughts by what I chose to hear, to see and even to speak. The seed is then left to cultivate and grow giving birth to each of my eventual actions. Many years ago, I spent several months working down in Jacksonville, Florida at the Naval Air St... |
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06/16/2010 - 1:11 a.m. CST -- by Kathryn Lang "The words "I am" are potent words; be careful what you hitch them to. The thing you’re claiming has a way of reaching back and claiming you." ~A.L. Kitselman Words have power – you can believe that or not believe that, but the reality holds true. The words that I speak have the power to encourage and lift up those around me. Words can also be used to cut down and destroy the people that I encounter each day – from my family and friends to the poor clerks destined to walk through my path. The words that I use during my day also determine my own walk. Not only will the words spoken drive the directions I take, but the words that flow constantly through my mind will begin to develop my path. As a man thinks, so is he. Not thinking is an impossible action for the task of controlling thoughts. Capturing and changing thoughts that cross through my mind makes the task manageable. A cha... |
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05/26/2010 - 1:09 a.m. CST -- by Kathryn Lang "There has to be more." Most people have made this statement at some point in time, or at the very least the words have floated through the mind. Life falls into a mundane pattern that can make the ordinary actions required to survive – like work – almost painful. Life was designed to be full of purpose. Finding that purpose for your life fills the days with passion. Passion pushes out the mundane and makes the ordinary feel extraordinary. How do you find your purpose? 1. Remember that there was only one burning bush. All of the experts can tell you what they think you need to do to get where you want to be, but your path will be unique because YOU are unique. 2. Review the things that you enjoy doing that serve a purpose for others. Passion comes from service and service is all about the other guy. Make a list of all the things that you enjoy, are good at doing, have the educatio... |
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05/05/2010 - 5:04 p.m. CST -- by Kathryn Lang Being married is an adventure. Anyone that tells you differently has either never been married or are delusional. I have known my husband for 2/3 of my life and there are still times that I learn something from him, about him or from the simple act of marriage. Things Learned About Marriage 1. Men and women are different. I came from a house full of men and was shocked how little I actually understood about them. Men and women process information differently, look at things differently and even value things at a different level. 2. Flirting is healthy for the relationship but keep it in the marriage relationship. Sit across the room from each other and flirt with each other like you did when you were courting. 3. There is no way I can ever change my spouse. Accept it, embrace it and just move on from there. 4. People are different.... |
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04/07/2010 - 5:59 p.m. CST I am not happy with . . . I know that I am not alone in my complaints or concerns about the world, this life, or my own actions and attitudes. That does not mean others are complaining about me, but that we are all complaining about things that we want to see changed. There are days when my not happy list could fill up a full page and some days a full notebook. The challenge lies not in finding the problems but in choosing solutions. I must discover the steps that will allow me to overcome or manage the circumstances, problems or troubles until I find my way to the life that will be filled with the joy and peace so many of us recognize as happy. Making a Change 1. Write down a list of things that bother you about your own life or y... |
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03/18/2010 - 2:45 p.m. CST -- by Kathryn Lang You will be what you think you can be and nothing more. The limits for your life are in your mind because what you thinks grows in your heart and then comes forth to direct your path. Two years ago, Michael Phelps was poised to win more gold medals than any person in Olympic history. I read an interview with one of his competitors. “I am NOT swimming for gold. I am swimming for silver.” His name did not stick in my memory, but his words did. It had already settled in his heart that he could not beat Phelps and he was right. That competitor did NOT get gold. Phelps was an incredible competitor, but not invincible. The swimmer was defeated by his thoughts. He was swimming for second place. Twenty years before, again in the summer Olympics, America had no hope for a medal in diving. The great Greg Louganis had retired so what hope could we have? Mark Lenzi was an unknown in the diving community. He had only been diving for a few years after switching from wrestling –... |
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03/03/2010 - 2:35 p.m. CST -- by Group Author There was another show on today about de-cluttering your life. I was taking a break, and flipping through the gazillion channels when I landed on it. I THOUGHT it might make a good choice for relaxing and letting my mind recharge. Seeing others motivated is a great motivator for me. I was enjoying the show quite a bit and even making a few comments to the TV. My mind was on its way to recharging and my list of how to make the experiences of the show a reality in my life was growing. From the other room my husband starts yelling his own Amens. Violence is not normally my first response to these situations, but I admit I wanted to throw a shoe at his head. Our home is not perfect, but it is a far cry from some of these homes that are featured on the shows. It was time for me to defend myself. I was about to start listing all the wonderful accomplishments I had made over the last few years - anything to justify my feelings for my husband’s attitude. Before the words... |
