If you are going to overcome the challenges that you face in this life, you must fight for your focus. If you are going to accomplish your goals, you must stay focused.  In order to even enjoy the things that you currently have, you must stay focused.  Without focus you won’t get very far or acomplish very much. When you are focused on something, it affects how you deal with the things that you aren’t focused on.  Staying focused helps you to ignore those things that aren’t important.  Think about it, you can’t focus on everything- and that’s okay.  That’s why we must prioritize where our focus needs to be.…

No matter what season we find ourselves in, we can always benefit from tips on living well. 10 Tips for Living Well: 1. We live and we learn.  We’ve worn this phrase out but it is oh so true.  Don’t beat yourself up over past failures.  You can’t change the past, but you can learn from it and do better next time.   2. Adjustments are necessary.  It is so necessary to stop and readjust in life.  Has your life changed?  Expect to readjust.  Feeling off and can’t really explain it?  It may be time for an adjustment. 3. Listening is critical.  I mean really listening.  Don’t just listen enough…

Have you ever left a conversation feeling like: “Why did I say that?” or “I should have said this.”  Of course you have.  We all have, which why I want to remind you that you control your conversations.  We shouldn’t feel forced to discuss certain topics if we aren’t comfortable, nor should we answer questions that we really don’t want to answer.  Some people are nosey and their main objective when speaking with us is to get as much information as possible.  Some people are gossips, others are negative, and the list goes on. Now, I’m not saying that it’s all bad and to trust no one.  I’m just reminding…

I believe it is very easy to get to the point of only tolerating life instead of enjoying it.  Are you enjoying your life?   At times we get so focused on things and objectives that we spend all of our time doing things instead of enjoying things.  Our lives should be productive and enjoyable.  Simultaneously.  We shouldn’t spend all of our time getting things done.  Sometimes we have to just stop and enjoy the moment. Time with others is important, and time alone is also crucial.  We have to allow the Holy Spirit to lead us on what we need at any particular time.  We should spend time alone…

Some days we wake up with every reason to have an attitude.  Maybe it’s your marriage, your children, your job, or your finances.  Other times, however, we have an attitude and we’re not even sure why.  Regardless of the reason, we must decide if we will choose an attitude or gratitude. Do you ever find yourself waking up with an attitude from yesterday?  This is so easy to do!  Without even trying, we wake up carrying yesterday into today.  If we submit to this way of life, we are allowing our yesterday to control our today.   When experiencing these moments, we must know that we have the ability to…

Whether we want to face it or not, we all have battles to fight.  If Jesus was hated and crucified (and He was perfect), you better believe that someone is hating on you too.  We’ll all be attacked in one way or another, the key is to fight back the right way. Being attacked?  5 Ways to Fight Back 1. DON’T RESPOND.  Some people will poke you just to get a reaction out of you.  We have to know when and when not to respond.  This takes intention.  Think about the person and the situation.  Is responding really going to change anything?  I’m big on using my energy wisely.  If…