The Today Manual

One of the most common mistakes we make when trying to let go of our past is to look outside ourselves for the answer.  We have a tendency to believe that when our circumstances change the past will no longer haunt us.  When we get a different job, move to another place, get a better car or house, or when our offender apologizes we falsely believe all will be well.    This is just not true.   Read the rest of this entry »

Have you ever put a screw into something and before long it had worked itself loose.  Using a screwdriver you tightened the screw again and the same thing happened.  You tried the same approach, without permanent success, until finally you realized that the trouble wasn’t the screw but rather the hole it was in.  So you looked at the issue from a different perspective, identified the problem, and then selected the right tool for the task.   Read the rest of this entry »

People in all walks of life use tools to accomplish certain tasks.  Teachers use blackboards, programmers use computers, carpenters use levels, doctors use stethoscopes, mechanics use wrenches, engineers used slide rules, manufacturers use robots, writers use pens, artists use brushes, and dentists use drills.  While the knowledge to perform each task is in their heads, their ability to perform their jobs is reliant on the use of specific tools.  Some tools help build or create, while others help to disassemble, repair, mend, or fix something.  No matter what the profession all users keep their tools at their finger tips, ready and on the spot.  Read the rest of this entry »

Think about the times you purchased a television or cell phone, a car or DVD player, a computer or refrigerator, or any other item with multiple parts.  Included with your purchase was an owner’s manual; a step by step guidebook on what to do before you operate the item, how to put the item together, how to use it, repair it, troubleshoot a problem, replace a part, and who to contact for technical help.  Read the rest of this entry »

While I don’ know your past, more than likely you are holding on to what happened to you long ago.  Or possibly it was something someone said to or about you.  Maybe it was a divorce, financial failure, some form of abuse, loss of a job, being abandoned by a parent or partner.  Maybe it was being told when you were young, “You will never amount to anything,” or “You are stupid.”  Just as I was, you too may be stuck, unable to release and heal from your experiences. Read the rest of this entry »

You and I are alike.  We have both lived through hurtful, disappointing, and traumatic events in our lives; situations wherein we were harmed by the actions or words of another or by outside circumstances such as a disaster.  Although the particulars of what you and I experienced were different, we both felt damaged in some way.  Read the rest of this entry »

YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE BUT YOUR PAST

Your task is to let go of your past.

You are probably saying to yourself, “Yea, easier said than done!  I’ve tried for years to let go of what happened and it’s not possible.” 

If only for a nanosecond, believe that no matter what you age or experience you have the power inside you to let go of your past.   Read the rest of this entry »

Several years ago I heard a speaker say that if you want to find your passion in life you must first ask yourself, “What is it that breaks my heart?”  It is in answering this question you will find your passion and purpose.   Read the rest of this entry »

Jeannine Fox

 …and I hope you beneift in some way from the lessons I have learned and will share.  Even though we have never meant know that as a visitor to this blog you are in my thoughts and prayers each day.   Please contact me if I can be of any service to you by clicking on the “CONTACT” tab above.

My dog Baby had the habit of sitting behind me as I ate breakfast. One morning I got up from my chair and I noticed that my black slacks were coated with her hair. I wet a paper towel, began to brush off her hair, and realized that like Baby, I too, needed to shed the old, to let go of the past. Read the rest of this entry »