Van's Blog – November 2008 Archive (3)

Cat Stevens was one of the first artists I felt through media that grew to follow his heart and spread his vision of PEACE.

Peace and Love,… Continue

Don't be a Victim



Some people refer to us as victims of our problems, but we should not accept such labeling. A better term for us is survivors.



Working in step with our Higher Power, we should view ourselves as capable of rising above all the challenges and conditions that confront us. If we call ourselves victims, we'll soon be inviting more people and situations to victimize us. As survivors, however, we will always learn to… Continue

You feel the way you do right now because of the thoughts you are thinking at this moment.

--David D. Burns



Good thoughts are like bright colors in a painting. Negative thoughts are dark and dreary and drab. Each day we paint pictures of our own lives with our thoughts. If we step back and look at the canvas, we will see whether the picture is alive with bright colors or dreary and lifeless like a dark cloud.… Continue