Posts by Jeane Hendrix
How to Reduce Summer Squabbles
It Happened Right In Front of Me… I was sitting at the clubhouse pool enjoying my book, when a family with three young children descended with bags, floats, and a cooler full of treats. Mom lathered the kids in sunblock, Dad blew up the floats and the beach ball, and they all jumped in. Everything…
Read MoreMay You Live Above Your Circumstances
May you live Above your circumstances, Deeper than your calamities Beyond your capabilities. May you live your life with ease. Maybe some of you find yourself in circumstances that are disappointing, or maybe you’re facing great hardships or a calamity in your life right now. As hard as you’ve tried, as brave as you’ve…
Read MoreYou’re Not Too Late
You’re not too late, too old, too young, or too unqualified to pursue your purpose. Caleb was 85 years old when he volunteered to attack a city of giants for his country. David was a shepherd boy when he defeated a professional warrior named Goliath. Rahab was an outcast when she helped an army capture…
Read MoreYour Self-Talk Determines Your Direction
We talk to ourselves all the time. Actually we say 300 to 1,000 words an hour to ourselves…and a LOT of them are negative! If you could catalogue your thoughts from the past hour, would they be inspiring and encouraging thoughts that challenge you to move forward? Or would they be discouraging, self deprecating thoughts…
Read More24 Hour Worry Challenge
Can I get an “AMEN?!” Every time we worry our body responds by releasing cortisol. Increased cortisol levels interrupt our sleep, contribute to depression, compromise our immune system, and make us susceptible to debilitating diseases. Worry is stealing our present and our future! Still we worry. Worrying never produces solutions to real problems. Most of…
Read MoreThe X-Spot: Performance and Your Family
Going the Distance When I was young, my dad loved to hike and explore the woods and he invited me to go with him. As a youngster, I always started hiking with enthusiasm, but I didn’t always want to go the distance with him. Even though I had told my dad that I really wanted…
Read MoreDesk Vacation Challenge
Today my heart is at the beach but my body is at my desk. So when my Fitbit reminded me to move – I got up from my desk, closed my eyes and took a mini mental vacation to my favorite beach. As I took a few slow deep breaths, I could feel the…
Read MoreWe’re All Farmers
My grandmother was one of the wildest and bravest women I knew! I wanted to grow up to be just like her – a farmer! My happiest childhood memories were summers spent playing and working on her farm. My days were filled with fun and adventure and without knowing it- I learned some amazing life…
Read MoreWhere Your Focus Goes, Your Energy Flows
“Where your focus goes, your energy flows.” Early in my speaking career I was privileged to learn from Les Brown – one of the world’s most renowned motivational speakers. I remember him saying (in his beautiful deep voice): “Where your focus goes, your energy flows. So focus on what you want, where you want…
Read MoreStart Happy
When I was a little girl my dad always woke me up singing this verse. And it made me anything but glad! Mainly because he couldn’t sing but also because I l liked to sleep in. I didn’t realize it, but my dad was actually priming my brain for a happier day- on purpose. How…
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