Do we have less willpower than previous generations?  Maybe not, or at least that’s what they’re saying in this article.  Check it out!

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“I can’t wait ’til I am seven!” ~Ava Schueller

Yesterday it was raining.  I had a whole day ahead of me, wide open, to spend with my four-year-old daughter, Ava.  When it’s relatively cool outside and rainy, some of the usual outdoor activities we do, like playing at the park, for example, were suddenly removed from the list of options we had.

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 “Change is a funny thing. Sometimes we want it so badly and we’d do anything for it. Sometimes we’re so scared of it that we’d give anything to stop it from happening.” ~Dani DiPirro

Why do we resist unexpected and unwanted change?  Why do we have such a hard time adopting something new or accepting a new way of doing things?  Why aren’t we okay with making changes?  Is it the uncertainty?  Is it anger that stems from knowing that if things would just be “as they always were” that things would be “better?”  Is it the mentality that goes along the lines of “if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it?”

Whenever change is unexpected and unwanted, we struggle with our feelings as we come to terms with change and what the changes will mean for us.  It’s hard to find a positive in changes that immediately impact us in a negative way.

I am so glad to welcome back Dani DiPirro of PositivelyPresent.com to talk about being positive and present during times of change, both expected and unexpected.  Dani always is such a wonderful resource and guide for helping us all learn to change our perspectives, so you won’t want to miss her magnificently insightful thoughts during our talk this week on my radio show!

If you missed my conversation with Dani the first time, and you don’t know who Dani is, let me take a moment to introduce you to her.  Dani is the founder of PositivelyPresent.com, a website dedicated to helping others live positively in the present moment. Each week, Danielle provides her readers with fresh ideas and innovative advice for living each and every moment to the fullest.

Since the site’s launch in 2009, PositivelyPresent.com has grown a considerable online following, and Danielle’s work has been featured on sites such as The Happiness Project, Think Simple Now, Psychology Today, and The Washington Post.

Danielle is the author of Stay Positive: Daily Reminders from Positively Present, Live Happily Ever After Now, and Merry + Bright.

You won’t want to miss our discussion today!  It’s all about using the power of being “positively present” to make life so much better!

Click on the microphone below to hear our conversation.  It airs live at 12 PM Central today!  If you can’t listen live, you can always click on the microphone below for the archived interview.  It’s that easy!

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Last Sunday I accomplished something that I never thought I would ever even consider attempting in my lifetime — running a full marathon.  Even though I am smiling in the picture shown above, which was snapped when I had a few tenths of a mile left to go before finishing, my body was yearning for the end.  To sum it up, it was a physical and emotional experience, and one that is still too recent to be able to determine if there is another full marathon in me in the future.  As I tell many people, asking me now if I am going to run another full marathon again is like asking a woman who had just given birth if she’s going to have another child.  It’s just too early to tell.  What I do know, however, is that my ability to complete this marathon had everything to do with one simple strategy, which I stuck to throughout the entire process.  It sounds so cliché, but it actually was simply this:Continue reading

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It’s funny where a year and a Facebook “Like” can take you.  Last year, I received a “Like” on my Facebook page from someone named “Otiti Jasmine.”  I checked out her blog, and I liked what I saw.  I thanked her for the “Like,” and wished her well on her blog, and a dialogue ensued.  Continue reading

“You’re not going to make changes if you are comfortable with where you are. You only desire to change when you’re irritated with the status quo. The only way to expand and grow is to get uncomfortable. When you get uncomfortable and irritated then you are willing to stretch.” ~Craig Meriwether

I spent a few years of my life in a deep depression.  To be honest, I have a difficult time remembering much from those years.  All I remember is that I felt like life was going on “out there,” but I felt like my head was in a fog.  I didn’t have much perspective of what was coming in the future, and I quickly forgot the events of the past.  I wandered aimlessly, with no direction, motivation, or purpose.  I felt like I was navigating through a labyrinth in the dark, slowly and clumsily navigating through life.  It was a dark and sad time for me.

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