by Rita Castillo-Salese | Mar 11, 2020
“The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts.” – Marcus Aurelius What is your natural reaction to setbacks, challenges, or bad news? Honestly, prior to six or so years ago, I was unaware of how embedded my preset thoughts were ingrained in...
by Rita Castillo-Salese | Mar 4, 2020
“Perfectionism is self-abuse of the highest order.” – Anne Wilson Schaef The Uninvited Guest Imagine this. You are headed to work but forgot something at home so you turn your car around. As you drive into the driveway, you sense something is wrong; there is...
by Rita Castillo-Salese | Feb 19, 2020
“You can’t master your future if you’re a slave to your past.” – Unkown On the island of Sulawesi, in the Pacific Ocean, live an Indonesian people called the Torajans. The Torajans believe that when a person dies as long as their bodies are kept at home, they...
by Rita Castillo-Salese | Feb 12, 2020
“The only thing that makes life unfair is the delusion that it should be fair.” – Dr. Steve Maraboli I sat in an audience with over two thousand people a few years ago and watched as our keynote speaker was carried onto the stage. You read this correctly; our...
by Rita Castillo-Salese | Oct 16, 2019
“Change is inevitable. Growth is intentional.” – Glenda Cloud I was standing confidently on the edge of a very steep cliff overlooking the breathtaking Pacific Bay 80 feet below me. With adrenaline rushing through my body, my feet were firmly planted on the...
