It’s been said that God only gives you what you can handle.
It’s also been said that this life is a school.
You may be in kindergarten, 
Or, more likely as you read this,
      You are likely in “Master’s or PhD classes” (Hard classes!)
Tony Robbins says it this way, “I've come to believe that all my past failure and frustration were actually laying the foundation for the understandings that have created the new level of living I now enjoy. ”
Love,

For most of us, as we live day to day, 
we have so very many dreams for our future.

And then, if serious illness comes to us,
we have only one dream - to get well.

Let’s put everything we can into getting and staying well...
and dream for the future we have with our loved ones.

Love,

No matter what you do, you cannot be who you were a year ago.
And that reminds us to keep moving in the direction of constant and never-ending improvement.
Because we want to be the best different self than we are now.
Tomorrow.
Next month.
Next year.

Love,

Each of us is but a drop of the ocean, but created in the image of God. We are here to make a huge contribution….
What seems like a small action -- or just a kind word -- to you, may be life-changing for someone else.
Make your contribution, live your life of love!
It will change someone’s day for the way-better…..
Oh - and it will change you, too!  
Powerful stuff, love.

The past becomes our memories, and usually the ones you have with loved ones, treasured friends are the ones you treasure most.  
Today, choose one of those treasures and think about it a lot.
Roll the blessing of it around in your heart and mind.
Enjoy the fullness of the love as the picture of that treasure reminds you.

Love,

In the end, not that there really is an end, it's all going to be about how much you loved.  And remember - your love comes back to you many -fold.
Today counts.  Love unceasingly.
Love,

No matter what you do, you cannot be who you were a year ago.
And that reminds us to keep moving in constant and never-ending improvement.
Because we want to be the best different self than we are now.
Tomorrow.
Next month.
Next year.

Love,

​In this time of chaos and unknown, 
This reminds us of
The immense power of our minds
Connecting to our hearts,
Especially in the face of desperation..

"You can’t be angry and grateful at the same time. You can’t be fearful and grateful at the same time. You certainly can’t be jealous and grateful at the same time. The real gift of gratitude is that it eliminates these negative feelings and replaces them with peace and joy."   
- Tony Robbins

One of the J6’s used this for 366 days:
“Every single night while I was in prison, at 9pm, for 366 days I joined these men in singing our great national anthem with pride, gratitude, and determination.” 
⁃    John Strand

Emoto exposed water to words like “'love' or 'gratitude' and the water when frozen formed intricate, stunningly beautiful crystals.  But water exposed to negativity - words like 'hate' or 'desperate' produced chaotic, fractured, ugly formations."  
- Masaru Emoto (see image above)

Peace, love, gratitude for and to you,

Some years ago, Jeff Olson published a book called, “The Slight Edge”.
This book had a huge impact on us, as we followed his point that we are always...
...ALWAYS moving along a trajectory, either in a positive, or in a negative direction.
There is no standing still.
​
The Slight Edge for Dan Jansen in the’94 Olympics speed skating was a win by 29 one hundredths of a SECOND. That is 0.29 second.  Less than a third of a SECOND!
As Jeff Olson said, that’s a very Slight Edge!

Whether you are talking in your life, in your work, or play, 
the difference in accomplishing, 
the difference in winning and losing, 
the difference in positive or negative trajectory... 
...is a very SLIGHT EDGE.

Would you like $1 million dollars right now, or a penny a day, doubled each day for one month?

One penny, doubled every day for a month adds up to $10,737,418… and 24 cents.

Increase your efforts each day - in your family and friend relationships, in work, in play, by just three-tenths of 1%, adding three-tenths of 1% each day, and by the end of five years, you will have moved along your Slight Edge 1600%!

Just in a year you’d have improved 100%!

Your nutrition?
Your weight?
Your health?
Your family?
Loving others? 
Imagine - after 1 week…1 month…1 year later…
You’ll be living a different life.
Get on and stay on the Slight Edge.
Happy 2025!
Love,

As the New Year kicks off, 
we will all begin another chapter in the experiences we have.
The way we live...
...and the energies we put into the world.

It has been taking courage.
And it will continue to take courage.
And there can be no courage if you are not afraid.
Courage comes when you breathe deeply...
...and keep going.  
Through the fear.

This year has been full of bumps and bruises
Yet takes us to a life we’ve never imagined.

“Soon, when all is well, 
you’re going to look back on this period of your life 
and be so glad that you never gave up.”  - Brittany Burgunder

And next New Year’s Day will be...
VERY different.
Glorious, I imagine!

Breathe deeply.
Keep going.  
Enjoy the year.
Happy New Year, 2025!