Advice and opinion about self help and motivation, spirituality and religion. http://morganarticlearchive.com editor@morganarticlearchive.com editor@morganarticlearchive.com Has the huge tsunami had a similar affect on you personally, as it did on much of Asia? Has any of what you believed in been washed away, shattered, or destroyed? Has the recent tsunami scared you more or less than 9/11? Or, perhaps the recent tsunami has even led to a deepening of your faith? I don't want to seem uncaring, or just downright impervious to feeling, but as horrific as the recent tsunami onslaught was, I think and feel that the waves also brought along with them, a huge surge of r ... http://morganarticlearchive.com/article/self/109.htm Since I work at home I spend the whole day with my girls and everyday I observe what a splendid greeting they give my husband when he comes home after a long day at work. What does he think about it? He loves it; sometimes he knocks on the door instead of letting himself in on purpose so, that they can run to the door before he comes inside. They start shouting at the top of their lungs: DADDY, DADDY! With the biggest smiles and unable to stay still, so much excitement! He seems to enjoy every m ... http://morganarticlearchive.com/article/self/108.htm We are repeatedly told of the necessity to plan. If you fail to plan, you plan to fail, Plan your work, work your plan etc. In terms of goalsetting and achieving goals, when people talk of planning, they generally mean: 1. You set your goals 2. You make a plan for achieving your goals This, for us, is putting things upside down. And we are going to put things right back on their feet. If planning is really necessary, it is much more UPSTREAM, i.e. BEFORE goalsetting - you decide what you wa ... http://morganarticlearchive.com/article/self/107.htm I had a friend ask me a question not to long ago that really led me to do some thinking. How do you manage to stay so positive all the time? You never seem to have bad days she said. Truthfully the thing is physically I have plenty bad days. I'm convinced more than my fair share of them. To a certain extent this is something over which I have no control. However, on the other hand her assumption was right in one respect. Mentally I never have bad days and I believe it's for one simple reason - I ... http://morganarticlearchive.com/article/self/106.htm OK, so here we are. We've switched the calendars out and made our resolutions. Now it's time to set about the process of making those changes we've resolved to make. You haven't forgotten already have you? I heard you say this year I'm going to... stop smoking, exercise more, take a few night classes, start saving for retirement, eat healthier, cut my alcohol intake by 50%, get more rest and on and on and on. Choices to change. I applaud you for living consciously enough to even realize that som ... http://morganarticlearchive.com/article/self/105.htm From yoga studios to cancer clinics, from preschools to college campuses, mindfulness is quite the buzz. Law schools are offering courses in mindfulness as a tool to help in mediation, and business consultants are pouncing on mindfulness as the latest surefire path to better client relationships and higher sales figures. I find all this interest in mindfulness quite thrilling. It's fun to see people looking at ways to pay attention at work as well as at play. Of course, most of the approaches f ... http://morganarticlearchive.com/article/self/104.htm Today, people as busy and stressed as professionals often do not take the time to check in with themselves periodically about where they are in their lives. They tend not to stop and ask what is giving meaning and value to their lives. Sometimes the idea of doing so is frightening because of what they think they might find. In my coaching practice, I do meet many professionals who want to make some adjustments about the way they are living. Most of the time the fear is unwarranted because even ... http://morganarticlearchive.com/article/self/103.htm Have you ever found times where you want to express yourself freely, but something inside just stops you? I know I have. Or how about this: someone else is freely expressing themselves on a subject but you cut them off? Or, just the opposite, how many times have you sat back not liking what was going on around you, wanting to say something, but just too nervous to do or say something? Often we are hesitant to speak our minds because we are overly-concerned that others may view us poorly. Our eg ... http://morganarticlearchive.com/article/self/102.htm With special events like Valentine's Day coming and going each year, I am reminded how difficult it can be to retain your spirit of who you are when you're a Christian single. It just sometimes feels like it would be easier to mold yourself into whatever your dating partners want, and then you can get on with living happily ever after. Become what other people want you to be, date non Christians, etc. I was recently reminded of this when I met up with a friend for coffee. As energetic, bubby, po ... http://morganarticlearchive.com/article/self/101.htm The golden rule isn't: Treat others as you want to be treated... unless they tick you off. Nor does the commandment Thou shalt not steal come with restrictions or blackout periods. It's a rule - a very powerful rule - that should be followed in all circumstances. Any exception would break the rule completely. What's the point of a rule, goal, or plan if you don't follow it? If you're not willing to follow a plan, idea, or goal straight through, then don't bother pretending. You're only settin ... http://morganarticlearchive.com/article/self/100.htm