We can sometimes be upset by someone doing the very thing they just criticized that someone ELSE was doing.  It can be maddening trying to understand how and why some people are like that...I had to figure out how to handle their behavior better.  Listen to what I figured out...

My mom told me, "In order to have good friends, first, you have to be a good friend."  After having a conversation with someone who felt so alone, they were seriously considering taking their own life...checkin' out.  That encounter turned into a great song and a story with a happy ending.

Because we're human, sometimes we believe that challenges or problems must have a complex solution. Not so!!! Most times, the simplest solution is the best solution...especially if make the challenge or problem simple.  K.I.S.S. !!! :D

With all the pressures we put ourselves through each day, what would it be like to think of one's self as a lump of coal?  Time and pressure turn coal into a diamond and that diamond is YOU!

Talking to others we should keep in mind that we're talking in ink.  Hard to erase ink... What would happen if we thought before we spoke instead of as we are speaking?

Life is like a puzzle.  It has big, medium and small pieces.  What if the quality of each piece of the puzzle of your life each day were improved?  Are all the pieces of a day there for you?  Are there pieces missing?  Let's explore the concept of making each piece of your life better.

Faith is believing in something not seen or proven.  Courage is faith put into action!  Don't think you can do or be something?  Let's explore...

Have you ever stopped to think of how your life is like stepping stones leading you through each minute, hour or days in your life?  Every decision is another stone in the path of your life...if  you're paying attention.

Ever accidentally gotten 'stuck' talking with someone who feels completely miserable?  Ever felt that way yourself?  Reminder: don't make the same choices they made...

Ever been in that position where you give so much of yourself, but it's not enough for someone else?  Yeah...beware THOSE people, places, things or situations.