I look at myself in the mirror on many occasions. I look at my eyes. My eyes tell me lots of things. They told me for years to make changes. They told me to address unresolved issues. They told me to finish the race…
“Peter did not feel very brave; indeed, he felt he was going to be sick. But that made no difference to what he had to do.” -C.S. Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia Sadly, fear often plays a huge role in how our lives turn…
When we started rise365, we didn’t know what we wanted the site to ultimately become. However, we did know the direction we wanted to head and what our first step was: To get started with our first post! Fortunately, as we took those first…
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“Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so.” ― Noam Chomsky [tentblogger-youtube cEvLepKE2Ko] Question: Do you ever feel like you…
“In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt. Indecision. It was our crutch. We hid behind…
This morning I sat down with my journal. I had a moment of quiet and needed to hash through some things that have been on my mind. I wrote. As I write the thoughts begin to untangle. They unfold their long tentacles and I…
Today, I learned something valuable. I saw a story play out right before my eyes. A woman arrived. She was kind, interested in others, personable, and gracious. People rushed to her aid, doting over her, talking to her, and laughing with her. They were all…
I’m in the process of changing the way I receive payments in my business. It’s something that I’ve wanted to do for a while, but never had the guts to do it. I was afraid I’d get a lot of kickback from my students and prospective…
Recently while zooming through pictures on Instagram, I stumbled across a series of photos taken by someone somewhere amazing. There were snow-capped mountains with the sky big and blue. It looked wild and beyond beautiful. The comments were many and varied, but said things…
