Pat Anderson Today

I’ve just come through a week of learning a lot about myself! Sometimes that is frightening, sometimes it’s surprising. Either way, as I am enlightened I have a desire to improve who I am and therefore need to embrace the fear that comes with what I learn!
This past week my family and I [...]

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I have some wonderful friends and acquaintances who are Work at Home Moms. I see their:

commitment to their family,
their skill in managing their time,
their determination to do their best in all things,
the sacrifices they make,
the love they share with the world

Today I honor Work at Home Moms. Thank you for the blessings [...]

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There is a deep-seated need in each of us to live beyond ourselves.  When we stay focused on ourselves for too long we get bored with life.  We want to add meaning to life; in order to do that we need to focus on others.  We want to make a difference in the lives of [...]

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There is a Proverb that says,
“All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the thoughts and intents of the heart.”
I know that for myself I judge my life by my intentions instead of by my actions.  In my own mind, I allow myself a lot of grace [...]

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Our words are containers.  When you empty your containers on people what are you pouring into their lives?

We speak approximately 16,000 words per day.  (I don’t know who had the time or desire to count them!)  Those 16,000 words carry tremendous weight.  They affect the listener dramatically [...]

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Do you ever wonder who you really are?

At one time in life you were a student.  Your grades reflected if you were a good student or not.  You may have measured who you were by your grades (or lack of them).
You may have participated in extra-curricular activities that defined who you were.
As you grew [...]

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An illustration that has changed my life pertaining to time management, accepting new repsonsibilities, evaluating the effectiveness of the things I am currently doing:

Picture yourself juggling many balls, some are rubber balls of many colors and in amongst those colorful rubber balls you are also juggling several crystal balls.  You are working hard to keep [...]

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Pick up a small handful of sand and as you let it slip through your fingers you notice the thousands of tiny grains of sand.  You think about the number of sand grains just in that tiny handful of sand and then looking across the vast length of the beach you try to imagine the [...]

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