My Life Is a Mess: What to Do When Everything Feels Out of Control

When your life feels like a mess, it's time to go within

Have you ever thought to yourself,  “My life is an absolute mess … and I have no idea how to fix it”?   When you reach this point in your life, it can be both scary and confusing.   You don’t know what to do. You may even be frightened that the mess is so big it … Read more

What to Do When You Feel Stuck in Your Life

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I Felt Stuck in My Life and I Didn’t Know What to Do Nothing seemed to be working out the way I wanted it to. I made changes … in fact, I’d made a lot of changes, but none were taking me to a place of joy, peace, and fulfillment.  I felt totally stuck and … Read more

45 Affirmations for Change: Make & Embrace Important Life Changes

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Affirmations are a powerful way to change your mindset and move forward in the direction of what you want.  Affirmations for change can be extremely helpful as you proactively take steps to transform your life or if you are handling changes that have been thrust upon you. We all get stuck in automatic negative thinking … Read more

The Best Books on Setting Boundaries (2026): For Every Type of Relationship

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Setting healthy boundaries with others is crucial to your self-care, personal growth, and happiness. This list of the best books on setting boundaries covers every aspect of establishing boundaries, including how to follow through and stay firm when others encroach upon them. Whether it’s with your spouse, children, partner, friends, neighbors, church community, colleagues, or … Read more

The Best Books on Happiness (2026): Ranked and Reviewed

The 5 Best Books on Happiness Ever Written (for real!)

If you’re looking for the “how of happiness,” you’re sure to find it in the five best books on happiness that I’m about to share with you.  Get ready, though, you’ll soon discover that these books on finding happiness in your life won’t point you outwardly, it turns out that happiness is an inside job.  … Read more

How to Create a Vision for Your Life (and Start Living It Now)

Life was too hard and I couldn't see my way out. How would I fix my life?

————————————————————————————- My life was a mess and I didn’t know how to fix it. I needed a vision for my life … a vision for my future, but I had no idea how to create it. It seemed to me that a lot of the people I knew and admired had clear visions for their … Read more

Shifting Affirmations: 35 Powerful Phrases to Help You Shift Perspective

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We all have moments when we feel stuck, when we know we’re ready to shift gears but we don’t necessarily know how or what to do. Maybe it’s a moment of self-doubt, feeling dissatisfied, wishing for greater meaning and fulfillment, or just knowing that it’s time to shift our lives in some way.  That’s when … Read more

How to Live the Life You Want (Even If It Feels Impossible Right Now)

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If you are ready to start living the life you want, it’s time to make some immediate changes in how you live each day.  Your choices, not good intentions, are the keys to creating the happy life you want to live.   Ready to live a life of purpose,  passion, joy, and fulfillment?  Want to be … Read more

60 Take Action Quotes to Stop Overthinking and Start Moving

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It’s time to stop over-thinking, stop talking, and start taking action to get what you want. This list of more than 50 inspirational quotes about taking action is sure to motivate and inspire you on your journey.  Being more proactive in life will have a positive impact on your relationships, your confidence, your happiness and … Read more

10 Free Personal Development Courses That Will Actually Change Your Life

27 FREE online courses for self-help and personal growth

The path to personal growth ALWAYS involves learning.   So, if you want to improve any aspect of your life, a good place to start is with personal growth and self-improvement  courses. Oh sure, you could sit back and do it the hard way through messy trial-and-error learning, which often doesn’t yield the results you … Read more

How to Take Responsibility for Your Own Happiness (Starting Now)

To Create the Life You Want, Give Up the Blame Game!

  Oprah likes to ask people, “What’s one thing you know for sure?”  If she ever asked me that question, my reply would be, “You are responsible for your life. You are responsible for your actions, your reactions, and all your decisions. You are also responsible for your happiness.” I’ve learned so much since launching … Read more

Your Higher Self: How to See Yourself as You Truly Are

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Your Higher Self Is Calling You may think you see yourself as you really are, but if you’re like most people, your self-view is clouded.  To truly see yourself as you really are, you need to understand and connect to your higher self … because your higher self is who you truly are. What Gets … Read more