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“Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.” 
The Year Of Focus: Week 27
Word of the Week: Joy
the emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying; keen pleasure; elation:
I want to be rooted in joy, always discovering the good that still exists contrary to the nightly news. The type of joy that arrives...

“Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire? 
The Year Of Focus: Week 26
Word of the Week: Prayer
Prayer
            a spiritual communion with God or an object of worship, as in supplication, thanksgiving, adoration, or confession.
There are days when prayer still feels difficult and I wonder, should I just practice when I feel this way, do it anyway? Like anything else...

“Release the past, capture the present and embrace the future.” ~Billy Cox 
The Year Of Focus: Week 25
Word of the Week: Release
to free from anything that restrains, fastens, etc
Life is full of things to release. Sometimes there are difficult things I hold onto for too long. Painful memories that still trigger emotions. Even clinging to a relationship that we should have let go in a season...

 Embrace the pace of your own journey
The Year Of Focus: Week 24
Word of the Week: Pace
a rate of activity, progress, growth, performance, etc.; tempo:
Since I began running in early 2010, I have learned so many lessons in pace. To run a long distance, you need to understand when to reserve your energy and when to push. No matter the distance, I have never been consistent, always running hard...

“Listen to the silence, it has so much to say.” ~ Rumi 
The Year Of Focus: Week 23
Word of the Week: Silence
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.  
I have always loved the sound of silence. Whether returning home after a busy day, or quietly stepping out from a noisy room, I relish the sound of silence. I remember my early appreciation of silence, years ago with young children, once...

“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.” ~Thomas Jefferson
The Year of Focus: Week 22
Word of Week: Honesty
the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
Growing up, my sister was always the great storyteller of childhood memories, but occasionally I will slip down memory lane recalling a memory from our childhood. And for some reason, when I saw the word for...

A little progress everyday adds up to BIG results.
Year Of Focus: Week 21
Word Of Week:  Little 
in only a small amount or degree; not much; slightly: a little-known work of art; little better than a previous effort.
So often it is the grand gesture that is noticed, but what about all the little things that make a difference in your life and in the lives of others?  I believe the little...

“It’s a lack of clarity that creates chaos and frustration. Those emotions are poison to any living goal.” ― Steve Maraboli,
Year Of Focus: Week 20
Word of the Week: Clarity
clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.In today’s meditation I learned that the practice of yoga began as a way to prepare the body for meditation. It...

 “The Sun will rise and set regardless. What we choose to do with the light while it's here is up to us. Journey wisely.” ―Alexandra Elle
The Year Of Focus: Week 19
Word of The Week: Timing
1.   (in acting) the act of adjusting one's tempo of speaking and moving for dramatic effect.
Oh timing, what a tricky and sometimes perfectly orchestrated thing. How is it you could plan to meet...

Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.~ Martin Luther King Jr
The Year Of Focus: Week 18
Word of Week: Arrive
1. to attain the objective in a course or process: to arrive at a conclusion.
I love setting goals, there is always a new 10, 30, 75-day challenge I am willing to try. You can discover a lot about yourself with goals and challenges....