Daily Gratitude: There was a tribe in Africa that had a 100% success rate with their rain dances. Anthropologists were unable to figure this out as no other tribe had such a success rate even with the same rituals and incantations. They danced like all the others (days and weeks). Eventually the scientists realized that this tribe NEVER stopped until it rained. That’s called persistence.  How many times have you been on the verge of giving up because things don’t seem to be falling into place? Not necessarily going bad but maybe just not going anywhere. Reassess your plan and if the plan seems solid just keep going.  What often happens is that you don’t see the progress because things are being done in small increments. Sometimes our impatience and expectations of everything happening on our terms gets in the way.  If you want it to rain, keep dancing!

Daily Gratitude: This post is dedicated to all the members of Team Terrie who support me in whatever “foolish” endeavor I pursue! There’s too many people in the world that don’t want you to succeed or worse yet, don’t care at all. Your self image will be enhanced when you hang out with others who care about you and who will support you in all you try. It’s even better because you can give your support back to those people. Giving makes all you receive even more meaningful. Cultivate your group and make sure you have similar core principles and values. Keep everyone’s drives and goals in mind. And even consider writing them down so you can figure out how best to support them. They can become your “family”.

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Daily Gratitude: It’s where you are going from here on out. What’s gone before are lessons and events from which you can gather information. You can’t change any situation . So don’t even try. You can say “well, been there, done that, don’t want any more t-shirts so I’m moving forward this time!” That’s the way to look at each day. I have wasted the last 2-3 days for various reasons. And the urge to continue to waste time is very strong. We call that resistance. So I have to overcome inertia and do something, anything just so I take some sort of action. I have examined what caused this so that I can work with it and maybe avoid it in the future but at least stop beating myself up about it. Where are you going now…and in the upcoming year?