Change Archives - Garland McWatters

Experiencing disappointment? Sometimes, when time passes, we realize that not getting what we thought we wanted turned out to be a blessing in disguise. The post Disappointment can build character appeared first on Garland McWatters .

This intentional exploration of valleys and peaks, of streams and oceans, will help us find diverse limits and boundaries as well as possibilities and opportunities. The post Explore and relish your inner-diversity appeared first on Garland McWatters .

We demonstrate behaviors either because we are practicing the behaviors that we want to become second nature to us, or because we are acting from our true character formed from our values. The post Act like it appeared first on Garland McWatters .

Some changes seem like sudden changes, but they have been quietly in the making for a long time. We can thrive by learning to adapt. The post A new normal appears appeared first on Garland McWatters .

Stopping to admit a change is necessary and committing to a different tactic can be the difference between success or failure, or between a great project and a mediocre one. The post Stopping is part of moving forward appeared first on Garland McWatters .

Conflict often grows from a faint ripple—that something is different from what is expected, or usual. The perceived ripple can be either conscious or intuitive, or both. The post Conflict can be a doorway to INLightenment appeared first on Garland McWatters .

People mostly want to feel comfortable, successful, happy, and proud. Everyone hopes to flourish in a sense of well=being. The post INPowered change is people-oriented, clear-minded, and performance-driven appeared first on Garland McWatters .

Life unfolds, evolves. Every moment is shaped by what came before and will affect what comes next. The post Look over your shoulder into the future appeared first on Garland McWatters .

The first truth to accept is that admitting we can do better is not admitting that we are less than or that we are a personal failure as a human being. The post Stop kidding yourself appeared first on Garland McWatters .

Learning is multi-faceted. Often the issue is not our direction, but our speed and how much risk we are willing to take at any one time. The post We all want progress-just at different speeds. appeared first on Garland McWatters .

simplifying our lives make the clutter more obvious and easier to discard without remorse. The post Simplify to clarify appeared first on Garland McWatters .

We learn to live in harmony with the changes, especially if they bring value to our quality of life. The dis-harmony comes when we decide we do not want to change with the times. The post Find the harmony in change appeared first on Garland McWatters .

There is something going on inside our fleshly boundary that projects itself outward in all directions. Our energy ripples from our center. There is something that makes us tick. But what? And why? The post Get better acquainted with yourself appeared first on Garland McWatters .

Everyone wants to live forever without looking or acting like they are aging. There are aspects of growing older that are universal and inescapable. The post Let growing older grow in you appeared first on Garland McWatters .

Buying in to the message leads to inspiration, enrollment, and engagement. Leaders walk their talk, or no one follows. The post Lead the WHAT and the WHO will follow appeared first on Garland McWatters .

Dwelling on grievance does not solve the problem. It only points it out. Because, not getting what you DO NOT WANT will never guarantee that you will get what you do want. The post Grievance is not a vision appeared first on Garland McWatters .

A dream might be noble, but it will languish if it is never shared or expressed in ways that others can latch on to the idea and join the cause. The post Be a visionary, not just a dreamer appeared first on Garland McWatters .

Wisdom is being able to recognize when we are going the wrong way, and correcting it as immediately as possible. The post Resolve to make more U-turns appeared first on Garland McWatters .

Reflection is looking inward and backward so we can move forward with creative energy. The post Reflect, renew, resolve appeared first on Garland McWatters .

The brain research into gratitude shows how expressing our thanksgiving turns on, what I call, the happy juices in our bodies—dopamine and serotonin. The post The silver lining in the cloud is gratitude appeared first on Garland McWatters .