Posts Tagged ‘joy’
Control Freak
You can react to any situation any way that you choose. You can cry at a wedding or laugh at a funeral. It's really up to you. Once you realize this and start to put it into practice, it will empower you beyond belief. In fact, it may be the single most valuable life lesson that exists, if it were possible to rank such things. Not so you can start making scenes at memorial services, but so that you can demonstrate to yourself that outside circumstances and other people have no inherent right to dictate your mood, attitude, or to [...]
A Tribute to my Grandma
I received some wonderful feedback from many of you regarding my last post. Particularly as it related to my relationship with my Grandma. Because of that, I have decided to share something that I wrote for her on May 21, 2000, the day after she died. I have included it below exactly how it was written for her. As a quick backdrop - I spent many summers with my grandparents in Tennessee. I grew up in southern California, so the woods of Stewart County were like a different world to me. My Grandpa was a carpenter, and he built their [...]
From A to B And All Points In Between
I had some business to tend to out of town the other day, so I took a trip on an airplane. I have traveled quite a bit over the years for business, and I have done a little for pleasure as well. I enjoy it for the most part, although it usually leaves me a little tired and weary at the end of the day. It did occur to me though, that one of the coolest parts about traveling is how you can start the day, for example, having breakfast in New York City and end the day with your head on your pillow, home sweet home, somewhere in [...]
About
About HabitualVictory.com Habitual Victory is intended to be a source of motivation, inspiration and encouragement for you. It's never too late to start becoming the person you were meant to be! "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit" - Aristotle About Me I'm Mike Shippey and I write and maintain Habitual Victory. I'm married to my soulmate, who is a breast cancer survivor (yeah baby!) and I'm the proud father of two unbelievably amazing kids! We all live in Los Angeles, [...]
