by Francine Ward | Jun 23, 2019 | Authentic, Choice, Choices, Disclosure, Esteemable Acts, Esteemable Acts Blog
The Right Choice. We Choose. Just because you can do something doesn’t mean it is for YOU to do. The right choice is not always the easy one to make. Sometimes we are called to step back, think through to the consequences of making a choice, and THEN, decide on...
by Francine Ward | Apr 5, 2019 | Choice, Choices, Courage, Esteemable Acts, Esteemable Acts Blog, Fear, Freedom
Freedom through defeat. I have never been good at tests. I’ve never been blessed with succeeding at anything—the first time. Everything I have ever been successful at doing, came as a result of repeated failures, repeated humiliation, and not giving up. I experience...
by Francine Ward | Sep 18, 2018 | Accountability, Choice, Choices, Esteemable Acts, Esteemable Acts Blog, Francine Ward, victim
Well-Being. Victim. One way to greater sense of well-being is to let go of the victim mentality. The greater your sense of well-being, the less you choose to give power to the victim mentality. The unabridged version of the Random House Dictionary of the English...
by Francine Ward | Sep 15, 2018 | Change, Change your life, Choice, Choices, Esteemable Acts, Esteemable Acts Blog
The Serenity Prayer says, “Grant me the serenity to accept the thing I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” Sometimes it doesn’t feel as if we have choices, but in truth we almost always do....
by Francine Ward | Apr 6, 2018 | Acceptance, Accountability, attitude of gratitude, Change, Change your life, Choice, Esteemable Acts, Esteemable Acts Blog
Serenity Prayer. Over the last few days I gave up my power countless times. The Serenity Prayer was not uppermost in my mind. Obviously in self-will, I did not win the mind game. In fact, I totally allowed people, places, and things—that I could not change—to get me...
by Francine Ward | Jan 14, 2018 | Choice, Choices, Esteemable Acts Blog, stress
Stress. Psychology Today Magazine defines stress, as “the psychological perception of pressure.” Another definition is, “a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.” Contrary to popular belief, stress can...
