Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live my friend. Yesterday I published an article, Moving From Fear to Faith — Solutions. In the article I shared what I discovered that helps me to move from fear to faith. In my experience, what I share in this article is a gentler way. You see, for many years I viewed this process as an all or none, black and white affair. Either I … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2014
Moving From Fear to Faith — Solutions
Yesterday I was fortunate enough to be able to attend a day of workshops. One of the workshops title was, Moving from Fear to Faith. During the introduction by the work shop leader and in subsequent discussion some great points were shared. Several of the ones that stood out to me were: Faith is a decision and You can not be in fear and faith at the same time. As I thought … [Read more...]
Gaining Hope — Getting Back to the Basics
Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live my friend. I am happy that you decided to stop by to visit with me. For the past several weeks I have been experiencing some depression. Did not know why although I sought to ferret out the reason through writing and speaking with several friends. This morning during my quiet time I had a spiritual awakening. What I realized was … [Read more...]
How to Create and Maintain a Budget while Living on a Fixed Income
Because of the financial insecurity that I experienced -- for many years -- once I began living on a fixed income I decided to set up a budget. I did so to avoid continuing financial insecurity. In July 2012 I wrote an article to share what has helped me to avoid financial insecurity for over a decade. I learned some of these principles from my Mom and then adapted them to fit … [Read more...]
Developing and Defining a Mission Statement
Last week I had someone ask me to help them create a short mission statement. I shared with them how I came to write my own mission statement. Below is what I shared as a guide in their process. Over the past weekend I had an opportunity to do some service work. The outcome of that service work helped me to realize that I need to be clearer concerning my own mission … [Read more...]
