by Marie | Oct 3, 2025 | Archives, Inspiration
Can You Recognize A Bully? You may think you can recognize me, but I guarantee if you’re not watching or listening very close, you won’t. Your attention will be down the hall, watching those other two girls shouting, arguing over a boy’s call. If you were watching or listening real close, you might recognize me in her face. She’s the one you have come to expect, bouncing down the halls, with that big contagious smile. The one with the laughter that comes from someplace down deep; a laughter that echoes throughout your soul. However, if you were looking and listening, just a little closer, though very subtle, you would notice something missing. Like a single missed note in an entire orchestra of instruments, the musician would most certainly know he missed a note. The composer too, for his ears are highly sensitive and well trained. Her smile a little forced, her laughter now shallow, with no echoes left behind. Her sparkle, her light, now a little dim and not nearly as bright. Do you recognize me yet? Are her tears really from laughing, as she claims? If you were looking close, you would notice me, the bully, in her tears. You won’t see any bruises, scrapes or bumps; they’re hidden too well. I’m careful to place them, in just the
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by Marie | Oct 2, 2025 | Archives, Inspiration
I’m tired of living for other people. I’m tired of trying to make everyone else happy. You know what happens when you do that? You’re miserable! You know why you’re miserable? Because you’re forgetting that happiness is inside, in your heart and in your mind. Live your goals and your dreams. Make your own mistakes and learn. Mistakes and failure teach you much more about yourself than victory ever could. So fail. Get knocked down, tripped up, and lose sometimes. No one’s ever reached the summit of Mt Everest, looked down and said, “That wasn’t worth it.” Because it was worth it. Every mistake, every trip, fall, and scrape makes that final step that much more gratifying. When all you’ve known is struggle, pain, and disappointment and you reach that mountaintop, that at one point wasn’t even visible, it’s pure bliss. Bliss sweetened by an agonizing journey. But it’s a journey you wouldn’t trade for the world because everything up until that point molded you into who are on that day. So find your mountaintop. Scrape a knee or two on the way up but don’t be held back by the opinion of others because everyone’s climb is their own. And that final step can only be taken by you and you alone. Meditation: “For we all stumble in many
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by Marie | Oct 1, 2025 | Archives, Inspiration
If you think certain people who comprise a certain portion of the population are not good, your paradigm will shift when you meet someone of that exact group of people who shows you that they are not ALL that way. THAT is a paradigm shift. What about how YOU are? What is your general view of you? For me, it took untold heartache, countless hours of therapy, and deep self questioning before I found the inner courage to align my conscious thoughts (I deserve the best) with my unconscious belief that I was not worth much at all. Guess which belief was running the show? It was the unconscious one. The belief that I was not worth that much brought me the circumstances that showed me what I was tolerating, relative to what I could have. Once your unconscious beliefs are brought to light, or come up to the surface, they dissipate. When that happens, a deep and positive inner shift takes place. You have grown. No longer will you live any area of your life where you feel you are treated like dirt. You will only work in the type of job you absolutely love. You will only be in a relationship where you are treated beautifully. You will also feel worthy enough to extend yourself to others with an open
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by Marie | Sep 30, 2025 | Archives, Inspiration
We live in the world of the relative. What and whom we surround ourselves with, how we spend our waking hours, and the type of person we become is in direct relation to all that surrounds us. Many of our choices are conscious. They are the simple choices such as; “I prefer a black car to a green car, so I am buying the black car.” Many of our choices are unconscious. They represent those areas of our lives where we feel disenchanted, disappointed, empty, frustrated, and unfulfilled. Our heads may tell us one thing, such as: “I have to stay in this job to pay my bills” when in reality, we dread facing our workday each morning. Other areas of unconscious choices lie in the area of unfulfilled relationships. The kind of people we share our time with. The type of romantic relationships we have. There is only one way to tell if it is your conscious mind, or unconscious beliefs, that created these choices for you: Ask yourself how deeply fulfilled you feel with those people. Do you feel supported, nurtured, respected, valued, honored, cared for and loved? Or do you feel drained, taken for granted, hurt, depleted, disrespected and used? Your greatest truth lies in your heart. You KNOW the answer. That answer creates the dawn of your opportunity to
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by Marie | Sep 29, 2025 | Archives, Inspiration
Once upon a time there was a rich king who had four wives. He loved the fourth wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to the finest delicacies.He gave her nothing but the best. He also loved the third wife very much and showed her off to neighboring kingdoms. However, he feared that one day she would leave him for another. He also loved his second wife. She was his confidante and she was always kind, considerate and patient with him. Whenever the king faced a problem, he couldconfide in her to help him get through the difficult times. The king’s first wife was a very loyal partner and had made great contributions in maintaining his wealth and kingdom. However, he did not love the first wife but although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her. One day, the King fell ill and he knew that his time was short. Thus, he asked the 4th wife, “I have loved you the most endowed you with the finest clothing and showered great care over you. Now that I’m dying, will you follow me and keep me company?” “No way!” replied the 4th wife and she walked away without another word. Her answer cut like a sharp knife right into his heart. The sad
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by Marie | Sep 27, 2025 | Archives, Inspiration
After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said, “I love you, but I know this other woman loves you and would Love to spend some time with you.” The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my Mother, who has been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally. That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie. “What’s wrong, are you well?” she asked. My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news. “I thought that it would be pleasant to spend some time with you,” I responded. “Just the two of us.” She thought about it for a moment and then said, “I would like that very much.” That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up, I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous about our date. She waited in the door with her coat on. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had
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