As I was signing off on Thursday’s post, I took note of my words for the first time in a while.  “Live Joyfully” has been a mantra of mine and my sign off for a few years now.  I love it. Those two words sum up my philosophy of life.

But since my New Year’s focus is authenticity this year, I want to make sure that I’m doing that - living joyfully.  After all, if it’s my life philosophy, then the true measure of success is that I’m living that philosophy, yes?

Yes. (It really wasn’t meant to be a tough question - !)

I’m happy to report that I am living joyfully right now. Sure, I have my days, my moments, my doubts, fears, and setbacks, but those only serve to help me grow.  At least, if I use them correctly they serve me in that way. (Hmmm, is that another topic for another day?  I believe it is.  Noted!)

So since the purpose of this blog is to help others live their best life and reach their full potential, how can I help you live more joyfully?  (Look out - she’s about to give birth to - ANOTHER LIST!)

Yes, yes, I am.

So here is my Live Joyfully right now list:

1. Make a pitcher of Margaritas and drink it. (That’s what I’m getting ready to do as soon as I finish this list!)
2. Make a list of everything you need to do today, then go to the park.  (It’s having everything down on paper that makes you feel good, not actually doing it!)
3. Clean the house, and then sit down and read Better Homes and Gardens.  (Looking at those beautiful scenes when your house is a mess is just depressing.  Besides, a clean house is pure bliss.)
4. Play with your kids.  I mean, really play with them.  Not with an attitude of obligation or guilt, but just to play.  You can learn a lot about living joyfully from a happy child.
5. Burn some calories.  My favorite way to do this right now is with hot yoga.  (Moksha, to be exact.  And yes, I’m familiar with - and have tried - Bikram, Power, - all the yangs (and yins) and I love them all, I’m just saying that Moksha is my favorite.  Do whatever is your favorite - do not email me about this!)  So run, lift weights, whatever kicks your endorphins.  There are few things as joyful as an awesome workout.
6. Make a list of everything you’re grateful for.  You can do this on paper, computer, or just in your head.  It doesn’t matter if you’re already in a good mood or need to shine your’s up, counting your blessings is joyful.
7. Take charge.  Don’t whine, groan, complain, nag, or fuss about anything.  If you don’t like something, change it!  Being in control is living joyfully.
8. Get out there.  Surround yourself with other people.  I have a lot of friends who seem to get a lot out of Facebook.  If you can’t physically “get out,” at least interact with others, even old friends or long-distance friends, online.  Having great relationships in your life will help you to live joyfully.
9. Laugh.  Not because it’s the best medicine, (it is), but because it keeps your momentum going.  It’s hard to laugh and not experience at least a little joy.  Once you start laughing, it takes little effort to keep going. So look for things to laugh at - even yourself - and you’ll be living joyfully.
10. Share your joy.  The best way to know that you truly have something is to give it away.  Do something to bring joy to someone else.  There is a flow to all things in life.  Is there anything better to share with the world than joy?  Even if you just smile and say, “Hello,” to someone new - that’s sharing joy, and living joyfully.

I’d love to hear how you spend your joyful moments!  (Um, just please remember that this is a family blog!)  Post a comment or send me an email.

Until next time,
Live Joyfully!

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On November 17, 2006, I wrote a post titled, “One Woman Can Make A Difference.”  I wrote about some of the greatest women of our time and their accomplishments.  Among them, Mary Anderson, Marion Donovan, Josephine Cochran, and Bette Graham.

How many of those names do you recognize?  Unless you study women’s history, likely none.  But I’ll bet that you’re very familiar with their inventions.  You can thank these women for disposable diapers, automatic dishwashers, Liquid Paper, and windshield wipers.

In that post I also mention women who had great influence like Rosa Parks and Clara Barton.

I am re-inventing myself this year and find it interesting to go back and read books, even my own posts, that I found motivational years ago, but with a new future in mind.  That post served as the first chapter of my book, which I am currently updating and revising.

I’ve learned a lot in the past 6 years, and you know I’ll be blogging about every single lesson!  The biggest that comes to mind after reflecting on this post is that yes, one woman can make a difference, but she doesn’t do it alone.

And that’s going to be the difference for me this time around.  (But more on that, in a later post!)

I would like to find some modern-day men and women to interview for my next book.  If you or someone you know is trying to make a difference in the lives of others in a big way, would you pass his/her name and contact information along?  I am especially interested in any idea that contributes to personal development.  I can be reached at Debra-at-DebraMoorhead.com.

Until next time,
Live Joyfully!

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Okay, folks!  The gloves are off and here we go!  I’m getting back to my “old” self more and more and I’m making a commitment to blog about what I know best.  Are you ready?  (Are you sure?)

My favorite topic in the entire universe is motivation.  My second favorite?  Authenticity.  So what a better way to kick of the weekend than with some great ways to motivate yourself.  Whether you’re wanting to get going on some projects at home that you’ve been putting off, or reading this on Monday getting ready for the work week, here are some tips to get you moving on what’s most important to you.

1. Think about it.  If you could accomplish only one thing right this minute, what would it be?  What do you really want to do right now?  Quick!  This is it; you’ve got 30 seconds to decide. Cleaning the house? Cleaning out the garage?  Getting started on that big project?  Take a few seconds to just think about it.
2. Make a plan.  Get your juices flowing toward accomplishment by creating a plan.  What comes first?  Second?  You know how this goes.  But the more you plan, and the quicker you plan, the sooner you’ll get started, and the sooner you’ll be finished.  So plan it out.  Step 1, step 2, step 3, done!
3. Be true to yourself.  What do you really want to do?  Sometimes a day or morning off is really what you need to get motivated.  Rest.  Meditate. Think.  It’s all good!  A good rest will get your spirit soaring and then there will be no stopping you.
4. Simplify.  Are you putting something off because you’ve made it too complicated?  Are there really 16 steps to the process?  What would you really have to do to get yourself going on this project?  It’s probably not as complicated as you’ve made it up to be in your head.  If you could simplify it, how would that look?  Just thinking about it could be enough to get you moving on it.  Try it!
5. Clear the clutter.  Clutter Around You Creates Clutter In Your Brain.  Those of you who have been reading my blog for a while know how much this means to me.  I’m not going to re-hash that today, just go back and read that article.  For newbies, well, you should definitely go back and read the article if clutter is an issue for you.  Clutter is stuck energy and it’s hard to get going or motivate yourself when you’re surrounded by stuck energy.  So clear it out and watch your motivation soar!
6. Prime the pump with reading.  One of the most effective motivational tools for me when I want to get going on a project is to read more about the topic.  I LOVE books.  (And shoes - but that’s another post!)  Authors put their heart and soul into their work and that energy comes across when you read their work.  So to get motivated about clearing clutter, read a book on clearing clutter.  To get motivated about making money, read a book about making money in a way that is appealing to you.  Read the supporting documentation for your project at work to get going on it.  Reading helps us sort things out in our mind.  Reading is like clutter-clearing for the mind really.  If you’re focusing on what you’re reading, you’re not thinking about 10 other things.  Focus is powerful.  (More on that in an up-coming post, so stay tuned!)
7. Prime the pump with action.  Sometimes you just need to roll up your sleeves and get started.  Decide what needs to happen first on your project, and jump into it.  Before long, you’ll be motivated to get it finished.
8. Prime the pump with music.  Do I really need to explain this one?  Likely not, but I forget about it sometimes.  A good song with a motivating beat can be just the thing to get you moving, literally or figuratively.
9. Prime the pump with a good movie.  My followers know that my favorite movie is Legally Blonde.  For whatever reason, that movie inspires me every single time I watch it, even though I can mouth all of the lines along with each and every character!  What’s your go-to movie?  If you don’t have one, think a little harder.  Just about everyone has come out of a movie at one time or another feeling motivated, uplifted, and inspired.  When did that happen to you?  Buy that DVD today!
10. Remember.  We have all had times of extreme motivation.  Times when we were unstoppable in success.  Take a moment to just remember those times.  Don’t analyze them at first.  Just remembering could be all the spark you need to get going.  But if that doesn’t work, think about what was different then and what you can do now to re-capture that feeling.  Remembering times when you were clutter-free or quickly getting tasks completed or staying on top of your work will build self-esteem and that’s always motivating.
11. Talk it out. Sometimes talking out a situation with a (truly) helpful friend can be enough to get you going.  Have you ever had an experience where your friends were more excited about something happening for you than you were?  Have you ever been that kind of friend?  Sure!  So, if you need to, call on your friends (you know who is best with particular subjects) and ask for their advice.  They might even be able to help you in some way and having a partner in a project can be very motivating.
12. Visualize it.  You didn’t think I was going to get through a list without talking about visualizing did you?   Whatever the subject is that you want to become motivated about, take a few minutes to visualize the end result.  A clean house.  An organized garage.  A working budget.  A clutter-free file drawer (or cabinet).  An on-time, on-budget project.  A new house.  A new office.  A new career.  Just picture it, and what it will feel like when you have it.
13. Imagine the alternative.  What if you never motivated yourself ever again?  What would that look like?  You’ve stopped having desires.  You’re going through life with a “What-ev’” attitude.  Is that what you want? (Now, here’s today’s million-dollar question - would you have to become motivated at being UN-motivated?  Hmm. Something to think about, eh?  No, don’t think about it, because then you’ll be motivated.  Oh - that was the original purpose, wasn’t it?)
14. Create a role.  Say to yourself, “The project is to __________.  My role is _____________.”  Sometimes realizing that you’re simply playing a role is all you need to get the job done.  We carry the weight of the world on our shoulders when we don’t have to.  Just do your part.  That’s all anyone should every expect of you, including yourself.
15. Adopt a persona.  If you’ve ever heard me speak on motivation you know that this is one of my favorite tricks for getting through the dreaded grocery store - I pretend to be Giada De Laurentiis.  I still do it!  It’s just so much fun!  I gave away this little secret to a local audience once and was later greeted at the local Kroger as “Hi, Giada!”  That’s okay.  Go ahead and laugh.  I’m having a great time!  But pretending to be someone who has a ball doing whatever it is you’re wanting to be more motivated to do will put you in the mood and guess what - that’s motivation!
16. Go for a run. I know what you’re thinking:  “If I were motivated enough to run, I wouldn’t have a problem getting motivated to do anything else!”  But I cannot tell you how many times I have used running (or some other form of exercise) to procrastinate on a project, only to get inspired to work on the project once I was out of the shower.  The endorphins kick in and you’re ready for anything.  Plus, exercising feels great and that alone is motivating!
17. Make a game of it.  Pretend you’re a famous sports coach, (your favorite sport and coach would be appropriate here), and you’re preparing the plays for next week’s game.  Overlay your project, (and maybe it’s just next week that you’re trying to get motivated about), onto a game and feel the difference that perspective makes.  It might also inspire you to enlist the help you need to get going on your project.  Call in experts for certain plays, read more about strategies for particular moves you need to make.  Give this some time and it can be a lot of fun, not to mention effective!
18. Practice makes perfect.  Achieving anything simply requires expectation of it.  How do you goose up your expectation?  Through practice.  A child knows he’s not going to win the talent show he’s entered if he doesn’t practice piano.  When you’re unprepared in a presentation, do you really expect it to go well?  Are you really going to have a clean home if you don’t practice keeping a clean house?  Are you ever going to become a good manager of your time if you don’t practice good time management?
19. Face your fear.  The world’s best-kept secret is that on the other side of your fear is something safe and beneficial waiting for you.  If you can muster the courage to pass through even a thin curtain of fear you will increase the confidence you have in your ability to create your life.  And once you understand that you are the creator of your life experience, you are motivated!
20. Set a time limit.  When you need to start a project, or get something done, give yourself a time limit.  One old trick that I use time and again is that when I’ve put off cleaning up the kitchen, I’ll set the microwave timer for 10 minutes and promise myself to just work until it goes off.  On other tasks I’ll set it for an hour.  Knowing that you’re not committed to the entire day or even until the project is done can be motivating enough to get you started.   And once you’ve started . . .  well, that, again, is another post!
21. Push yourself. Nothing is more motivating than success, unless it is success at something you didn’t believe you could do.  When I started this post, I chose 25 for the number just because I like the number.  When I got to 20, I thought about changing the number in the title, thinking, “They’ll be happy with 20.”  But then I wanted to motivate myself to stick to my original plan so I hit the return key to go on to 21 and voila - it appeared.  I was pushing myself and motivating myself at the same time.  Will I make it all the way to 25?
22. Reward yourself. Everyone has used this trick for self-motivation at some time or another, but it’s worth listing because we do forget it.  Being motivated is a reward in and of itself, but sometimes an extrinsic reward such as a Mt. Dew after hot yoga class is really what’s going to get you into the car!
23. Take a break.  Breaks are necessary and can be very motivating.  I never try to push through a long article like this one without giving myself breaks.  I like to stop in the middle, do something else, and then come back to an unfinished sentence.  Starting in the middle helps me remember and tap into that idea that I had, but I’m refreshed and have a new perspective.  Plus, stopping in the middle of something and looking around at the undone work will motivate you to get it done.
24. Engage active relaxation. This one will be a stretch for some of you, but I bet you can find some way to relate this to your life.  What if you were to take something that you dread doing and simply pivot your thinking around it?  For example, most people dread getting organized.  It’s time consuming, you always have to do it on your own time since it doesn’t really count as work.  On the weekend, you’d rather be outside if it’s pretty or in bed if it’s raining, right?  But if you were to recognize the advantages of being organized and clutter free, and you could just relax into it, you could spend only 20-30 minutes per week getting things in place and feel energized all week long.  Plus, if you’re sensing it from a relaxation standpoint, you’ll be more motivated to do it.
25. Be thankful.  Most people become unmotivated because they feel that they have too much to do.  If you didn’t have anything left to do, you’d be ready to die!  So be thankful for every project, every task, every life-giving chore that still chooses to cross your path.  Gratitude is motivating.

That’s it for today.  Thanks for reading.  To those of you who have commented or sent emails, I appreciate you - it’s great to be back!

Until next time,
Live Joyfully!

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Today is tax day in the US and you can almost feel the tension in the air as you drive about the city.  People are staying home from work to get their returns completed, nervous about getting to the post office in time.

Actually, it’s not quite as bad this year because the annual deadline fell on a Sunday this year and then there was a Congress-observed holiday on Monday, Emancipation Day, giving everyone an extra 2 days to do their paperwork.  (You could almost hear a sigh of relief when local news channels reminded everyone of the extension on Sunday.)

This issue always gets me to thinking about procrastination, and my struggle to end my battle with this issue several years ago.  Those of you who have followed my blog in the past will likely recall the many posts that I made around my learning to become a “Do It Now” person.  (I am happy to report that that transformation was successful - I have been a DINP for a good three years now.)  “Do it now, do it now, do it now.”  My daily mantra.  It has just simply become my way of thinking, which was a huge paradigm shift for me back in the day.

With that being said, though, does that mean that I never procrastinate?  Not hardly.  But I use procrastination now to my advantage.  Let me explain.

C. Northcote Parkinson, a British writer, formulated this rule: “Work expands to fill the time allotted to it; or, conversely, the amount of work completed is in inverse proportion to the number of people employed.” Simply stated: If you have an hour to do a 5-minute job, it will take an hour to do it. A large number of people accomplish less work than a smaller number of people.  Have either of these situations ever happened to you?  Me too!

So when there is a task that I don’t want to drag out, I wait until the deadline.  Driving is a really good example of this.

I drive (sorry about the pun here) my mother crazy because I never get anywhere until the agreed upon time.  If we decide to meet for dinner at 7 PM, guess when I’m going to arrive?  7 PM!  Right!  Here’s the funny part - when I’m not there at 6:45, she starts calling me to make sure I’m on my way.  Now, it takes me usually at least an hour to get to wherever she is.  So if I were not on the road, I’d never be able to make it in time.  But in her mind, if you’re not 15 minutes early, you’re late.  My point is, if we say 7, why would I need to arrive at 6:45?  (Other than to calm my mother’s nerves - which I often do - get off my back!)

In planning my day, I always want to work or get something done right up until time to get on the road.  Sure, I’ll allow a little extra time for traffic in certain situations, but generally, I like to arrive on time.  Not late.  But not early.  To me, that is the most efficient use of time, and time is a precious resource, to be savored and enjoyed. I don’t like to arrive somewhere 15 minutes early only to wait around for everyone else.  It just seems inefficient.

Getting back to the point of this post, I see what many call “procrastination” as really an effective time management tool.  Why start a project before all decisions have been made or everyone involved in the project is ready to launch?  That will only result in extra work.  (Expansion of the task and time to complete.)

Likewise, if a task will take one hour to complete and needs to be done at 5 PM, why start at 1 PM?  It will likely take four hours in that case.  Instead, spend those three hours doing something on that list you keep of “Important, but not urgent” things to do.  Like getting organized.  Catching up on relevant reading.  Clearing your Inbox.  (Another good topic - for another post!)

So I guess I’m saying, if it takes you a day to get your tax return ready, (and that would apply to a lot of people), and it doesn’t bother you to let it go to the last day, then let it go.  God speed!  Good for you!  In the end, here is how the time breaks down:  I got my tax documents ready and sent to my accountant in about a day back in February.  I applied “Do It Now.”  Since then, I’ve accomplished what?  A thousand other things.  Others have waited until the last minute but spent the same amount of time getting their taxes ready now.  In the meantime, they’ve accomplished what?  A thousand other things!  It all comes out in the wash.

So what is the big deal about “procrastination?”  Why do we fight it so much?  Why is it such a big deal?

I think it’s the stress.  I eliminated the typical procrastination of waiting right up until a deadline to do something from my lifestyle several years ago because I wanted to reduce my stress.  Reducing stress frees up the mind to be more creative.  I like being creative.  So I adopted the “Do It Now” philosophy.  I only procrastinate when it serves me.

I’d love to hear from you.  What causes you to procrastinate?  When do you know that you have “a problem,” and how to do you get it in check?

Until next time,
Live Joyfully!

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My regular followers will be proud of me for writing today, since . . .

TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY!!!

I am taking the day off from work to . . .

Organize!

There are few things that bring me more pleasure than an organized living space.  And where I’ve recently moved into an apartment, a clutter-free existence is a little more difficult to maintain, but all the more necessary.

I’ve written before about how Clutter Around You Creates Clutter In Your Brain.  The older I get, the more I prove that one to myself.

It’s just so freeing to sit at my desk and have everything around me sparkling, beautiful, and organized.  When it’s that way, my writing, my work, my mood, and yes, my mind, all feel sparking, beautiful and organized.

So here I go to get the last little details polished off and looking great.  My writing will be on track, and on fire after today, so stay tuned!

Until next time,
Live Joyfully!

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I’m sure you’ve heard the expression, “you are what you eat,” right?

Well I made an observation about myself this weekend that is just as accurate.

I’ve been moving my belongings in stages from my ex’s house to my apartment .  This weekend was the final move.  The items in this trip were quite revealing because, before now, I’ve been moving what I needed, and wanted.

But you know how it goes.  There are tons of items that we keep for all sorts of different reasons.  Guilt - like grandma’s hand-made quilt that she made for you when you got married the first time.  Sentimental - just can’t stand to part with it. “Just in case” - what if I throw it away and then need it two weeks later (despite the fact that I haven’t used it in years).  All of those “reasons.”  All justifiable.  I’m not going to preach about that.  (Not today, anyway - !)

Have you ever stopped to think about what your stored items say about you?  I never had, but chuckled out loud when I realized what the two categories of items that I’ve spent the most time moving during this trip were . . . (drum roll please)

Books and shoes!

Now, anyone who knows me will not find that to be a big surprise, and honestly I didn’t either.  But it was interesting to realize that about myself.  I DO love books; and I DEFINITELY have a fondness for shoes.

While I have decided to reduce my collections, you’ll be happy to know that nothing is going into a landfill.  I will donate, recycle, or sell every single item that I cannot keep, well, except for one pair.  For whatever reason, I have held on to a pair of bright red stiletto pumps.  There are gorgeous!  Those of you who are old enough will be able to picture what I’m talking about - the kind that just stepped out of 1980 - !

I asked one of my neighbors who walked by as I was cleaning out my car, “Remember when these were in style?”  She said, “Girl, that was a long time ago.  You’ve got to let those go.  Make it right.”

So I did.  It was symbolic.  I need to let go of a lot of things, and I am.

I’d love to hear from you.  What are you holding on to, and what do you think it says about you?

Until next time,
Live Joyfully!

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Some people say that we should “Work smart, not hard.”  Others tout, “Work smart AND hard.”  I’ll reflect on my opinion about this in a later post, but for today, I’d like to prime the pump a little - your pump.  Let’s look at some ways that we can work a little smarter.

1. Create a schedule. Every night, whether it’s before you leave the office or before you go to bed, make a list of everything you need to do, or would like to accomplish, the next day.  I don’t care if you created a weekly plan last Friday for this week, re-write your list for tomorrow.  Try to keep it realistic.  (Yes, I know it’s hard to do.)
2. Prioritize the list.  You know how to do this.  What tasks must you absolutely get done tomorrow?  What are the most important?  Sometimes those two don’t coincide, do they?  We’ll get to that in a minute.  At first, just number the items by how important they are to you personally or professionally.
3. Adjust for time to complete.  Now, take a look at your prioritized list and be realistic.  How many of those extremely important tasks can you really accomplish?  How long would the task take from start to finish?  Write it down.
4. Lay out the schedule.  Next go back and take into consideration what times of day are best to do certain types of tasks for you.  You know what I’m talking about here.  Are you better at focusing in the morning or afternoon?  Is there a task that is going to require 3 hours or more? (This is really another post, but if there is something on your list that will take longer than 3 hours to complete, it’s a project, not a task.)  Make sure that you allow time on your schedule for the time it will take to complete those longer tasks.  Then fill in everything else.  (Rock - Sand - Water)  If you’re not familiar with R-S-W, leave a comment and I’ll write a post about it.
5. Re-evaluate. Every morning, re-examine your list to see if it is still going to work.  Refresh your brain and allow your sub-conscious mind to work on things slightly ahead of your schedule.  You’ll be amazed at how much this helps!

Get to work!  The only thing better than planning is execution, so hop to it!

Until next time,
Live Joyfully!

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In going through some old things this past weekend, I found a Home Interior piece that I’ll hang in my new apartment.  It is loosely based on 1 Corinthians, Chapter 13 - a/k/a ” The love chapter” of the Bible.

Believed to have been written by the Apostle Paul as directions to the church in how Christians should treat each other, there are many dictates that make one wonder how different those times were from what we experience today in emotional terms.

To quote/paraphrase a few lines:

• “Love is patient . . .”
• “Love is kind . . .”
• “Love does not envy . . .”
• “Love does not boast . . .”
• “Love is not proud . . .”
• “Love is not rude . . .”
• “Love always trusts . . .”
• “Love always hopes . . .”
• “Love does not find fault . . .”
• “Love never fails . . .”

Wow!  That’s a lot to live up to, now, isn’t it?

I mean, I get it - this is how we should treat each other.  Not just “Christians,” but as human beings.  What a wonderful world it would be.

But it is a wonderful world, and I’m wondering if these are attributes that we should try to live up to, or whether they are something that we should learn to accept and allow.  Let me explain.

Have you ever noticed how we treat each other in new relationships?  Especially romantic relationships?  Think about it.

Even in business relationships or just plain friendship, when we truly like/love someone, we never “find fault” with them.  At most, we turn a “fault” into a positive attribute in some way.  Let me give you an example.

In evaluating my feelings toward someone last week, I noticed that I could find absolutely nothing wrong with this person.  It’s as if he has no flaws whatsoever.  However, my rational mind knows that he is flawed in some way.  And then I thought to myself, “Well, let’s not go there - why find fault?  Why go looking for it?  If they’re there, flaws will show up soon enough.”  But I have seen his flaws and I like him anyway.  Is that love?

Of course, there is a difference between “finding fault,” and “finding” “fault.”  Have you ever given that any consideration?  To “find fault” means to make an adverse criticism or objection, perhaps unfairly or destructively.  To “find,” means to discover or perceive something by chance or unexpectedly. I think we all know what “fault” means, but to be perfectly clear, it means an unattractive or unsatisfactory feature.  So are we not to “find fault,” or not to “find” “fault.”  Given that “finding” is typically something that we often feel we have no control over, (people will often write me and say, “I found your website by accident . . .”), the only phrase over which we could actually cognitively have control is “finding fault.”  So say no evil.

Taking romantic love out of the picture for a moment, wouldn’t it be great if we never found fault in any of our co-workers? What kind of world would that be?  No disparaging words. No judgments. Only love. Everywhere.  All the time.

Wow!

But getting back to my original curiosity, which is it - if we love someone/thing we find no fault, or when we find no fault, we’re in love?  Is finding no fault something we have to strive to maintain, or could we simply allow love to flow.  If “finding fault” means to criticize or ridicule, and “find” means to discover something unexpectedly, perhaps they are tied together.  If we were to stop finding fault in others, perhaps we would no longer find faults in others.

What do you think?

Until next time,
Live (and love) Joyfully!

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