Finding Joy

  • Are You Feeling Hopeless or Lost

    Are You Feeling Hopeless or Lost

    If you’re feeling hopeless or lost, it might help to remember that feelings can and will change. Even if we don’t see the light at the end of the tunnel just yet; a light will appear if we seek for it. When we are facing a dark night of the soul, it’s important to keep… Read more

  • A Hint From Heaven – A Lesson Learned From Frankl

    A Hint From Heaven – A Lesson Learned From Frankl

    “Where did my responsibility lie?…this was the type of dilemma that made one wish for “a hint from Heaven,” as the phrase goes.”~ Viktor E. Frankl In his book, Man’s Search for Meaning, Frankl is faced with the dilemma of either accepting an invitation to go to the American Consulate in Vienna to pick up… Read more

  • The Side Effect Is Success or Happiness

    The Side Effect Is Success or Happiness

    “Don’t aim at success–the more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side-effect of one’s dedication to a cause greater than oneself, or as the by-product of… Read more

  • Do It Afraid

    Do It Afraid

    Besides all the things going on out there that we have no control over, there’s plenty to be afraid of in our own personal lives. At times it can seem big and scary, maybe even terrifying; but when we look it square in the face, when we dare the dark, we may realize it’s not… Read more

  • Not A Destination –Happiness Comes With Progress

    Not A Destination –Happiness Comes With Progress

    We talked about doing a Corn Maze. We drew it out, put it on vision boards, did the time machine activity (an activity that is done in my life coaching curriculum), meditated on it, and described it in detail to each other many times. You could say we had the intention of doing a corn… Read more

  • WHEN WE DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DREAM

    WHEN WE DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DREAM

    There’s just something about the turning of a new year that reminds us time is slipping away — another year gone; but still a new year awaits. We usually have something poking at us to set new goals, whether we choose to listen to it or not. Sometimes it feels easier to just say, “I’m… Read more