‘Why bother making New Year’s resolutions’ you may ask....Well I believe making yearly resolutions/goals is an important part of living out your best life. I don’t think that you become your ‘best’ you by accident. I believe it requires a level of planning and...
Colleen Blake-Miller
My Anthem for 2012
My Anthem for 2012 is this song that I heard one day driving along and listening to WDCX 99.5FM – Paint your Picture by Julie Meyer. When I heard it I fell in love with the song, and I quickly grabbed my phone while at the stop light to jot down the title and...
Happy New Year!!!
It truly is a Happy New Year!!! As I say goodbye to 2011 I am amazed at all the blessings, love and opportunities that were afforded to me. While there are many things I might do differently if given the chance, I have no major regrets. I say farewell to 2011, and...
A Special Day!!!
"Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let's have a feast and celebrate."Luke 15:23YAAAAAAY!!! It's my Birthday!!!Well, it sure has been a busy few months!! And I haven't been keeping up with my blogging 🙁 My hope is to really turn things around in the New Year,...
Unanswered prayers
When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. - James 4:3 Ever wonder why some of your prayers aren’t being answered? There are many reasons that might explain why certain prayers are...
Don’t give up on the race…
"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another." - Walter Elliott It’s not just about how you do on THIS race.... Success can be determined through the results of ‘many’ races done over time! Let’s face it, we’ve all struggled with...
Seasons……..
Ecclesiastes 3 A Time for Everything 1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: 2 a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, 3 a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down...
Just Breathe
The number 1 goal of managing stress is to cue the “relaxation response” (the physiological and psychological calming process our body goes through when we perceive that the danger, or stressful event, has passed) According to the Canadian Mental Health Association...
More on understanding Stress
So yesterday we took a stress test to see how ‘vulnerable’ you are to stress. If your score was high (30 and above) I would recommend that you start to seriously consider how you will manage the stress in your life in a healthy way. Much of the questions of the...
Managing your stress
Managing your Stress Having GOOD Mental Health requires that you manage the stress in your life. There is NO running away from stress. It is a natural part of life. Stress is described as any change that one has to adapt to in life. There is good stress, and bad...