Author Archives: drmarklifecoach

Daily Thoughts 7/2/21 Adapting. Every day, we have the option of doing things the same way even though they aren’t working for us, or we can adapt and grow. The former is easy because we are comfortable in that belief and action despite the lack of functionality. We’re willing to stay in that comfortable bubbleContinue reading “July 2, 2021 – Adapting”

Daily Thoughts 7/1/21 Baby Steps. As the world begins to return to some semblance of “normal”, it’s important that we take steps to prepare ourselves for the change. Diving right in where we were before is impossible because everything is different. Our interactions with people will be different because the world is different. Our perspectivesContinue reading “July 1, 2021 – Baby Steps”

Daily Thoughts 6/30/21 Appreciation. Appreciation is a precursor to gratitude. We can appreciate someone’s actions. We can appreciate kindness. We can appreciate efforts. All of these are more surface level, but they are necessary precursors to gratitude. As we learn to appreciate and recognize actions and attributes of the people with whom we interact, ourContinue reading “June 30, 2021 – Appreciation”

Daily Thoughts 6/29/21 We Are the Product of Our Choices. Every day we face the hardships of life. For some of us, those circumstances are dire. Some of those situations are not the direct result of the choices that we’ve made ourselves but the result of choices that others have made, and we are thrustContinue reading “June 29, 2021 – We Are the Product of Our Choices”

Daily Thoughts 6/28/21 Trusting Your Gut. Each of us has the intuition to know what is good for us to undertake and the people that should join us on a journey. When we listen to our inner voice – our intuition/our gut – we are hearing the voice of our True Self. When we ignoreContinue reading “June 28, 2021 – Trusting Your Gut”

Daily Thoughts 6/27/21 Rain. There is beauty and danger in the rain. The rain is necessary for plants to grow. It is also necessary to help clean the air of pollutants. Unfortunately, sometimes it comes down so hard that it washes away chunks of earth. It can flood and destroy the structures in its way.Continue reading “June 27, 2021 – Rain”

Daily Thoughts 6/26/21 Inner Dialogue. When we hear messages from others, they can trigger the inner dialogue that will lead us to either act from love or for fear. When fear is triggered, we lash out to protect ourselves and harm the other. When we see this happening, we can either perpetuate the situation orContinue reading “June 26, 2021 – Inner Dialogue”

Daily Thoughts 6/25/21 Evolving. I was born in 1962 and was an adolescent during the disco era of the late 1970s. I was listening to some Barry Manilow recently, and they were using one of the early synthesizers to create the background music for the song. It lacked a little something. Over the last 40Continue reading “June 25, 2021 – Evolving”

Daily Thoughts 6/24/21 Setting the Intention. Many of us struggle with behaviors that we would like to change. Some of these behaviors are so ingrained in us that it seems impossible that we might be able to change them. The biggest problem that I know that I have for myself and have witnessed in othersContinue reading “June 24, 2021 – Setting the Intention”

Daily Thoughts 6/23/21 Teach Only Love. In reality, there is only love. When we operate from any other standpoint, we are not living from who we are. Some people talk about “tough love” when they are trying to teach someone “a lesson”. There is no such thing as “tough love”. There is only love. LoveContinue reading “June 23, 2021 – Teach Only Love”