Posts by E.L. Chappel

“What life means to us is determined not as much what life brings to us as by the attitude we bring to life; not so much by what happens to us as by our reaction to what happens.”~Lewis Dunning Instead of longing for a problem free life, celebrate how that during adversity you expand and…

pintrest.com “Acceptance is not submission; it is acknowledgement of the facts of a situation, then deciding what you’re going to do about it.”~Kathleen Casey Theisen E.L. Chappel author of Spirit Dance/Storm Makers/Coming very soon: The Surge You can continue to try to wish, will, manipulate, control the way things are and stay stuck, or you…

goodnet.org Remember that if you resist forgiving, you are keeping yourself connected to a hurt that has already happened. By holding on to angry, bitter, or resentful thoughts you’re allowing yourself to relive the painful experience over and over again even though it’s in the past. If you are unable to let go and forgive,…

photo credit: mothernaturenetwork.com(New York subway) I Hope You Dance Lee Ann Womack I hope you never lose your sense of wonderYou get your fill to eat but always keep that hungerMay you never take one single breath for grantedGod forbid love ever leave you empty handedI hope you still feel small when you stand beside…

E.L. Chappel author of Spirit Dance/Storm Makers/Coming very soon: The Surge “Embrace the opportunity to find fun in everything you do.” ~Dr. Robert Kaufman aka The Glamorous Wife

photo credit: divyaparekh.com Know that positive thoughts have as much of a chance of coming true as negative thoughts. So instead of focusing on the worst-case scenario, why not roll the dice and choose to think about what you want versus what you’re afraid might happen. E.L. Chappel author of Spirit Dance/Storm Makers/Coming very soon:…

photo credit: United Airlines London Heathrow What if when you are about to do something scary, instead of worrying about what you might lose, you focus on what you could gain. E.L. Chappel author of Spirit Dance/Storm Makers/Coming very soon: The Surge When your internal critic starts to get worried about being embarrassed or failing,…

photo credit: HuffPost.com When you do something that injures another, be sure to make amends as soon as possible. It can be easy, at times, to justify our hurtful behavior by taking inventory of what someone else has done to us in the past. A fruitless and ineffective attempt, by the way, to deflect responsibility…

photo credit: stonebridgemanor.com You will feel overwhelmed at times. Mostly when you’re anticipating what’s coming next. When you are planning, organizing, strategizing, trying to get in front of what you think is down the road, what’s on the horizon. Yes, of course, planning is good, necessary even, and being organized will make you better equipped…