Mindset Mondays: What’s In Your Glass?

Posted on by Garnet Nowell

What is in your glass? Is it half-full or half-empty? A half-empty glass will not allow you to reach your goals. Researchers have shown that when it comes to your goals, you only reach what you can see or what you can clearly imagine. It does not matter if your goals are large or small. If your brain can’t ‘see it,’ you probably won’t get it. The glass is a metaphor for what we actually believe or what we can imagine. Our brains will work hardest at helping us obtain those things that you can most clearly imagine, if your glass Read More

Friday Fun Facts: Total Eclipse Crossroads

Posted on by Garnet Nowell

Total solar eclipses do not happen often, but did you know that the city of Carbondale, Illinois, is beloved as the Total Eclipse Crossroads of America? Carbondale is the largest city (around 25,000 in population) within the ‘X’, where the 2017 and 2024 solar eclipses cross paths. The geographic center is a small village just south of Carbondale, known as Makanda. During the total solar eclipse, on Monday, April 8th, Carbondale will see four minutes and nine seconds of totality — which is double what occurred on August 21, 2017. Check out the map below.  ‘X’ marks the spot.  Regardless Read More

Mindset Mondays: Clothed with Strength and Dignity

Posted on by Garnet Nowell

She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs at the future and anticipates the future with joy, free of anxiety. ~Proverbs 31:25~ Proverbs 31:25 is one of my favorite scriptures. I make it an affirmation. “I am clothed with strength and dignity, and I laugh at the future!” Clothes often represent a person’s spiritual state. As Christian women, we understand the importance of living life with courage and virtue and wear these qualities in the way we interact with others. We are free from anxiety because we have strong faith, knowing that He meets all of our needs Read More