While doing the Blogging from A to Z Challenge in April this year, I began with A for Affirmations. I described affirmations as powerful positive self-talk. I’ve always used them to energize and motivate me, inspiring me to put in my best efforts in everything I do. Naturally I have a…
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If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the years, it is this: attitude is everything. We can’t control events, but we can certainly control our reactions to them. Today, I am sharing an excerpt from a gem of a book titled “Smile for No Good Reason: Simple Things You Can Do…
It is true what is said about seeing farther when we stand on the shoulders of giants. Some classic poems are so full of wisdom and life lessons that it is a joy to read them. They inspire. They encourage. They fill us with hope. One of my favorite poems is…
Life at the Sury household was rather slow the past week. Self help was the last thing on our minds. First, we had heavy rains, which was welcome, after the disgusting heat. But then, even though we knew the rains were necessary, it was quite annoying as it did not actually…
I am a voracious reader and for the past three days, I’ve been enjoying catching up on my reading. My family often teases me to say that I’ve got enough books to last me a life time. I agree. Sometimes I fantasize about doing nothing but reading all day! I imagine…
I read The Pebble in the Shoe…5 Steps to a Simple and Confident Life, by Jim Fannin. This is a book about what is holding us back to be the best we can be. Jim not only helps you to understand the problem, he offers you 5 simple, but powerful, tools…
If there’s one thing I’ve learned about life, it is that setbacks happen so we can step back to move forward. I’ve learned to embrace situations that don’t work out as expected. Last week started of great and continued to be, but I had my dark moments, thanks to my blogs…