I had one week left to prepare for an important event where I would be presenting some critical information about a business deal to some very important people. A knot would tighten in my gut each time I thought about it, but I consciously did my best to breathe deeplyContinue Reading
Figuring out how Rare Faith works is not always a smooth process. But for those who are willing to keep trying, and who learn something from each of their toe-stubbing experiences, the process does get smoother. Our life experiences provide the education, but it’s still up to us to getContinue Reading
Following are some powerful thoughts from Mindset Mastery Program participant Annette Myers. She writes: I recently realized that one of the things I want most in life is emotional prosperity. Some people want financial prosperity, physical prosperity, or mental prosperity. I am, admittedly, an extremely emotional person. I feel the emotions ofContinue Reading
So you want to live by the Rare Faith principles, but doggone it, you’re having a bad day. How can you be real, and get the help you need, without ruining the process with negativity? When you’re in pain and someone asks how you’re doing So you want to liveContinue Reading
Following are notes from my presentation at the ListenU Speakers Series on June 7, 2018. A podcast of the presentation will be released in the future. Providence Moves, Too During a time when my husband and I suffered more than a decade of financial desperation, I became obsessed with tryingContinue Reading
Two Sundays ago I woke up and made Trevan a special birthday breakfast. Well, not incredibly special, just pancakes with whipped cream and strawberries, and scrambled eggs with sausage. But I did bring it to him in bed (a tradition in our family for those who have a birthday), soContinue Reading
When dreams get shattered, we can still find joy by looking for a new normal. This young man inspires me: [affilinet_performance_ad size=728×90]Continue Reading
I stumbled onto an old message while looking for something else, and it’s prompted me to bring together in one place a few different conversations I’ve had on this topic. It’s not organized in any particular way, and my newsletter is already long overdue, so I’m going to just shareContinue Reading
You may remember my previous article about Vanessa, and Tender Mercies. Even when we don’t get exactly what we want, noticing the little blessings can help us qualify for more. As I said before, she has suffered a run of unfortunate events, but notice her attitude. She notices, documents, andContinue Reading
I was invited to speak at an LDS Homeschooler’s Conference hosted by Celestia Shumway (treeoflifemothering.com), attended by mothers who wanted to stay at home to raise their children but who sometimes struggled to make ends meet financially. In this program, I share more candidly my own struggle to be aContinue Reading
Okay – here’s a quick look behind the ThoughtsAlive curtain:
I’ve been looking for a short name or phrase that runs like a thread through everything I’ve shared or created since I began my ThoughtsAlive business sixteen years ago. I’ve tried various things over the years, but inevitably they each missed the mark with a good portion of my materials.
Sixteen years without an elevator speech.
At first, I tried to make everything about “ThoughtsAlive” because it was kind of catchy and connotated an idea similar to the message from Ella Wheeler Wilcox’s poem, “Thoughts are Things” (look it… Read more
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RARE FAITH – remember these words – RARE FAITH…
…Because things are changing at ThoughtsAlive (my company), and in a BIG way. Don’t get lost or confused as I RETIRE the name [47tips]. Future newsletters will use the name Rare Faith instead.
But I need your help!
Before the transition is complete, I need to merge my old Facebook page with the new “A Rare Kind of Faith” page. However, the NEW one needs to have MORE likes than the OLD one (because the merge only keeps the page with the most likes).
I’m not going to tell you where… Read moreContinue Reading
Prosperity is built on faith. It requires thinking truth in spite of appearances and making decisions based on the images of one’s dreams, over and above the state of perceived reality. The truth is that there is only abundance in this world. However, perceptions often get in the way of individuals being able to see that truth.
Let me share a recent experience to illustrate:
One Saturday night my husband and I returned home late from an event. As usual, we each went to our desks to check email one last time before hitting the sack. Coincidentally, his office was… Read moreContinue Reading
I’ve been pondering the following topic now for over a year, knowing that one day I would try to capture it in writing. But it’s a deep topic and I didn’t expect it to be an easy one, so it’s been pushed off many, many times.
It has not taken much to distract me from doing it.
(Squirrel!)
Today (June 28, 2015) I decided to get started, to at least begin gathering into one location the many epiphanies and personal notes I’ve been jotting down in the recent months.
I don’t really know where to begin, except to back up… Read moreContinue Reading
