DESIGNATED DETOUR: Northbound I-17 drivers will be detoured onto the northbound frontage road to SR 74 (Carefree Highway).• Eastbound Loop 303 at I-17 and westbound Sonoran Desert Drive at I-17 also will be closed to allow northbound detour traffic to freely flow through the intersection.• Eastbound

A Mantra for Success Today’s inspiring quote puts a spin on the Serenity Prayer: “…grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.” The question is, how do you handle change? Which of the above categories do you fit i

Spring–A Time of Change The changing of the seasons presents several opportunities throughout the year to consider how life itself changes and how it remains the same. Hearing the first frog calls of spring feels at once reassuring, and also just a little unsettling. It’s consoling to know that the

Tend Your GardenThe human mind is like a garden. It directly reflects the care and attention given to it. Consider two gardens side-by-side, in the same soil.The first is bursting with color, gives off the most delicate of fragrances, is free of weeds, and a lush green. New buds continually replace

Feeling Wired? Do you constantly feel on edge? Not sure what to expect next? Nerves frayed? Feeling overwhelmed by today’s complex world situation? How is it that some people are calm, fearless, and content, while others are frightful, worried, overwhelmed, and uncertain about the future? Think of y

Leave Them in Your Wake When we dream and share those dreams with others, the response isn’t always positive. Author Wayne Dyer has a wonderful analogy on this topic. He equates our lives to being in a boat and watching the wake it leaves behind as it moves through the water. He explains that the wa

You Can’t Have It Both WaysWalk into a totally dark room. What do you see? “Absolutely nothing,” you say. Now, turn on the light. Where did the darkness go? Really – where is it now? Hopefully you will agree that darkness cannot exist in the face of light.During a lifetime, we experience many types

Which Bouquet Would You Choose?Whether or not you have a green thumb, you probably know that gardens may contain either annual or perennial flower varieties. Annuals are fun to grow for several reasons: 1) they sprout quickly from seeds, 2) they flower the first year, and 3) their colors can be bril

What Could Go Wrong? In an older television commercial, the scene is set in a small Italian village, with excited townsfolk lined up on a bridge spanning a wide river. A man stands at the edge of the bridge, with large “wings” constructed of fabric, metal and wood attached and spread wide on his bac

Living With Passion When you’re ready to ride, don’t wear your sandals. Put on your boots and spurs, and let your horse know you mean to ride hard. Then – ride with passion. How many times have you thought of achieving a dream – only to spend more time in the dreaming and planning than in the doing?

Be Like ArkadIn 1926, George Clason introduced advice on thrift and financial success which were widely distributed by banks and insurance companies. He used parables set in ancient Babylon to make his points; The Richest Man in Babylon is familiar to millions.In the story was a very rich man named

Are You Traveling at Warp Speed?Familiar with the speed of light? According to science books, light travels at a speed of 186,000 miles per second. That’s been common knowledge for years. Now, however, scientists have discovered in experiments that light may travel many times faster. In fact, tests

Strike It Rich! From Commercial and Financial Chronicle (December 10, 1932) comes this quote from an article entitled “El Dorado”: “El Dorado, a country rich beyond all precedent in gold and jewels, lies at every man’s door. Your bonanza lies under your feet. Your luck is ready at hand. All is withi

How One President’s Day Became Presidents’ Day The United States began celebrating its first president when he was still a general. Nearly 300 years since George Washington’s birth, the holiday has morphed into a celebration of the presidency. George Washington was not a huge fan of celebrating his

Self Promotion Been chasing success? Have you caught it yet? Maybe you finally landed a big contract, got that promotion, or reached bonus level at work. Setting a goal and achieving it is gratifying, but it’s not usually the end of the journey. Most of us tend to set yet another goal, and take off

Let Your Horse Leap! Have you ever tried to accomplish something, but given up before your plan or actions have come to fruition? Maybe you’re just trying to organize a huge stack of paperwork, or perhaps you’re trying to build up your database of leads or increase your sales by a certain percentage

If you’ve ever heard real estate agents promoting the benefits of homeownership over renting, you may have thought they were doing it because they make bigger commissions when they sell a house. To be fair, they do typically make more money when they help a client buy a house than they do helping on

Where Do You Want to Go Today? With all of the unplanned minutes you will likely have this year, have you told yourself that there are certain goals you want to reach or master before December 31, 2024? Have you chosen a destination and looked carefully at the map that will take you there? A word of

Less Is More During an NFL matchup, one of the announcers observed that the favored team’s quarterback had been guilty of trying to do too much on the field. Apparently linemen, receivers, and running backs had not been pulling their weight last season, and the quarterback was feeling all of the pre

Fill in the blank… “I have a _________…” It doesn’t take a psychic to know what word you chose. Was it “dream”? Good chance it was. We all know this line from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous speech. So when we hear those first three words, it sort of naturally comes to mind. But what many people ar