Betty Franklin

Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for. Zig Ziglar Being thankful for what you have and what you experience creates positive energy. It builds you up and promotes […]

Whether you’re on a sports team, in an office or a member of a family, if you can’t trust one another there’s going to be trouble. – Joe Paterno, Head Football Coach Children are very trusting. Some would say they are gullible or naïve. As we grow up we learn […]

Most people don’t lead their life, they accept their life. People who lead their life intentionally add value to others. John C. Maxwell One of our human needs is to feel we are significant and of value … to feel worthwhile … but how does one fill that need? Rehearsing […]

You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens. – Louise L. Hay You wake up every morning with yourself and sleep with yourself every night. You spend twenty-four hours a day with the same person … and that’s you […]

Today I will work at developing a clear sense of what belongs to me, and what doesn’t. If it’s not mine, I won’t keep it. I will deal with myself, my issues, and my responsibilities. I will take my hands off what is not mine. – Melody Beattie Do you know […]

These mountains you are carrying, you were only supposed to climb. – Najwa Zabian Often, we throw ourselves out of balance and cause ourselves great anxiety by holding onto something or someone that needs to go, or is already gone – a job, a thing, an idea, a person, a way […]

The strength of the Team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the Team. –Phil Jackson   It’s hard to accomplish something big alone. If one intends to accomplish anything significant, the first step is to create a Team. Yet many still feel they must do things alone, […]

Some of us buy into the illusion that we can work hard to get our lives organized and “balanced,” and it will stay that way forever … perhaps even thinking we will live “happily ever after.” But sameness is not balance. One of the givens of life, and of being […]

Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow; it only saps today of its strength. – A.J. Cronin Worry is a feeling of uneasiness or a troubled, anxious, distressed and concerned mind, usually for something impending or anticipated. When we worry we torment ourselves with disturbing thoughts that force us to […]

I have not ceased being fearful, but I have ceased to let fear control me. I have accepted fear as a part of life – specifically the fear of change, the fear of the unknown, and I have gone ahead despite the pounding in my heart that says: Turn back, […]