Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.
— Abraham Lincoln
To get through life, we often impose a level of certainty that really doesn’t exist. We make future plans based on past performance. We “assume” that things will continue at least as well as they did before and probably will get better over time. For our parents, this was always a fairy tale. For us, reality slapped us in the face during the market crash of 2008-2009.
My first “professional” job was with a company that had never Continue reading » Finding Our Personal Power
You know you’ve read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend.
— Paul Sweeney
I love to read! I seldom go anywhere without a book. If I’m out shopping, I’ll usually have a book in my purse and when I get worn out from too much, I’ll take a break. I’ll grab a soda and sit and read for a while. After a few minutes or a few pages, my energy returns and I’m back up and moving. I’ve even been known to Continue reading » How I Find Hope
Do you know what you want? Then ask for it!
Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask.
— Jack Canfield
Yep, last week PattiAnn and Ellie needed (and took) a short spring break. And, break or no break, we didn’t want you to be disappointed when you dipped back into BouncebackCafe.com this week. So we collaborated on this post beforehand; we do hope you enjoy the following Continue reading » Ask for Ice Cream!
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
— Dalai Lama
In the Epilogue to Better Than Good: Creating the Life You Can’t Wait to Live
, Zig Ziglar said that a very long time ago, he learned the answer to the question, “What would you change in your life if you had it to live over?” When asked this, one woman replied that she wouldn’t change anything because that meant that she wouldn’t be where she was now and she loved where she was right then. It made me wonder whether I Continue reading » Doing It My Way
How do you live inside hope?
…if you’re lucky, you’ll find a way to live inside hope, running down its hallways touching the walls on both sides.
— Barbara Kingsolver
Puts me in mind of the time I learned to dance on a moving log…
Hope arouses a passion for the possible.
— William Sloan Coffin
There I was, arms flailing in a desperate attempt to stay upright on the suspended rough hewn pine log… consumed with the fear of falling… ready to give up almost before I’d begun… Continue reading » Touching the Walls on Both Sides
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