Ron Rogers | R2 Thoughts for You

What Should I Give Up To Forgive?

Posted on February 21, 2011 Leave a Comment

What should I give up to forgive? What does that mean? After all, the word “forgive” contains the two words, “for” and “give” which should mean I am “for giving” and not “giving up.”

Who Should You Be?

Posted on February 17, 2011 Leave a Comment

Who should you be? Probably, you know the answer immediately. Who should you be? The only person who isn’t taken. YOU!

Should You Always Tell The Truth?

Posted on February 14, 2011 1 Comment

Recently, I had a discussion with a friend about the duality of truth and lies. We discussed whether the opposite of truth is a lie and vice-versa. Much of our discussion involved whether telling the truth is always the best policy. For example, if someone asks you whether or not you like her recent hair style and you don’t, should you be truthful?

Are You Taking The Good Things In Life For Granted?

Posted on February 10, 2011 Leave a Comment

Are you aware of any good things in your life? I know that I need to constantly remind myself of the good things in mine. Are you like me, in that you often take things for granted? Why does it often seem like we are programmed to take the good things in our lives for granted?

Does What Others Do, Bother You?

Posted on February 7, 2011 Leave a Comment

Does what other people do bother you? Are you often bothered by the things that other people do? When you reflect on it, does it happen more times than you’d like?

What’s Redeeming About Dreaming?

Posted on February 3, 2011 Leave a Comment

One possible meaning of “redeem” is to fulfill. Is there anything redeeming about dreaming. Does it help a person become fulfilled? I think so!

Is Life Always Broken?

Posted on January 31, 2011 Leave a Comment

Is life always broken? Well, yes and no! In one sense, life is broken in that it has a beginning and end. It’s broken into states of being awake and sleep. But, it’s not broken in the sense that we are either alive or not! Let me explain what inspired the question in the title.

Are You Longing For Lifelong Learning?

Posted on January 27, 2011 Leave a Comment

So when do you stop learning? Are you a life-long learner? Have you grown up resisting learning? Is learning something you dread? Do you avoid learning whenever possible?

I think many people would give some “negative-leaning” answers to previous five questions.

Why Affirmations For Positive Change?

Posted on January 24, 2011 3 Comments

In a recent post on change, I made reference to affirmations. I mentioned that if you want to change, one way of doing so is to visualize your change, make what you visualize into an affirmation, and repeat the affirmation over and over and over… For this post, I will discuss affirmations and how they can help us facilitate a personal change that we desire.