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Why do you think the way you do?

Posted on November 22, 2022 by Elevate

Let’s look at a few categories of life: God, Health, Family, and Wealth. Were you taught that God loves you? Keep thinking that way. God’s love has served as your source to love yourself and others. Were you taught that God is here to punish you? May I suggest to stop thinking that way. It doesn’t serve you. Assess each of these areas and ask yourself if you are getting what you want from each are...
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What is the purpose of life?

Posted on October 11, 2021 by Elevate

So what if this life was all there was? What if death was the end? What is the purpose of waking up every day? Why am I here? I believe that we all have these challenging questions at some point in our lives. What is the purpose of life? This is the question. What is the purpose of life? Is it to find love? Is it to raise children? Is it to become financially rich? What is it for you? It means man...
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So What Do You Want To Do Or Be When You Grow Up?

Posted on November 12, 2019 by Elevate

First and foremost, recognize that you were made unique, special, and full of talent. Your job is to shine! Your job is to figure out what your gift is and give it to the world! It can be intimidating at first to have to break down the barriers of not having a belief in yourself or thinking that you are not good enough. Thoughts like, “I’m not good at anything. Who would benefit from what I have t...
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Self Acceptance

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Elevate

I love myself! I love myself! I love myself! YOUR TURN. Stop reading, go in front of a mirror, look into your eyes and say, “I love myself, I love myself, I love myself.” Seriously, stop reading and do this exercise. Don’t read the next paragraph because it will rob you of this wonderful life lesson. Ready, set, go. Find a mirror, and say to yourself, “I love myself! I love myself! I love myself!”...
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What is Love?

Posted on January 22, 2016January 31, 2016 by Elevate

So, what is love? Love is unconditional acceptance of ourselves and of others. I believe a huge aspect of love, and especially unconditional love, is simply the act of understanding where others are coming from. For example, hurt people in our society hurt other people. I do believe there are consequences to our actions, regardless of why we did them. However, if we can see that the people who...
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Your Virtues In Action – The Big Six: Honesty, Respect, Loyalty, Faith, Courage & Love

Posted on May 7, 2015January 31, 2016 by Elevate

YOUR VIRTUES IN ACTION “My momma always said…,” okay, really now, my Mom always told me that I was only as good as my word. My grandfather spoke these words of wisdom to her and she passed them on to me. This phrase served me very well. It became one of my highest virtues. People who know me know that I do what I say I am going to do. I don’t always get it right, but this has certainly been a gre...
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Love People!

Posted on February 14, 2015January 31, 2016 by Elevate

Love People Love people. One way to do this is to help others. Contribute. I don’t believe we were born to keep our talents to ourselves. I believe we have a moral right to help others and bring them closer to their purpose, to give them opportunities to elevate themselves. Don’t you feel great when you are helping someone with your time or money? Have you done that lately? Who needs help around ...
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