Marnie L. Pehrson's Blog, page 6

The Magic of Prayers

With the craziness of this historic U.S. Presidential election tensions are running high and Americans seem to be more polarized than ever before. It’s starting to take a toll on the average citizen. According to a recent poll by the American Psychological Association called “Stress in America,” more than half of those questioned felt “very” or “somewhat” stressed by the election, let alone all of the other regular life stressors they have going on.

It seems there is no “off switch” for the c...

Letting Love Lead the Way

I think more than anything, the people in our lives need us to be a safe place to go for a listening ear, a shoulder, a sounding board. Having a successful relationship means letting love lead. People don’t need us to be one more person condemning them or telling them they did something stupid. Most of us do quite well guilt-tripping ourselves.

People need us to believe in their ability to change, to do better, and to reach their potential. They need us to remind them of the good that is in t...

Be Proactive, Not Reactive

When I talk about A.C.T.I.O.N., I’m saying be proactive, not reactive. There’s a big difference between reacting to circumstances and proactively taking action. In this segment of Marnie’s Motivational Moments, I talk about the factors in our lives that contribute to our success or failure versus those that actually determine our success or failure.

Knowing the difference and acting accordingly can make the difference in you achieving your aspirations or not.

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Be The Voice: Create a Raving Fan Base

People are hurting. There are problems that are too sensitive to talk about, that people don’t feel comfortablediscussing in public, perhaps even in private. Some problems have a lot of shame associated with them (porn, suicide, addictions, etc).

In some value systems, it can be more difficult to discuss “sinful” or embarrassing subjects. In society as a whole, there are some thoughts, feelings or beliefsthat would not be “politically correct” to admit in public without unleashing scorn and d...

Release Perfectionism: God Uses The Willing Not The Perfect

When I’m prone to feel I or someone else is too imperfect or has too many problems to be of any use to God, I’m going to remind myselfto release perfectionism because God uses the willing, not the perfect:

Noah got downright naked drunk. Abram got afraid and lied. Even “perfect” Job feared. Sara got impatient. Jacob lied and stole. Rebecca deceived her own husband. Joseph was spoiled and a bit full of himself. Moses could be hot-tempered. Rahab was a harlot. Gideon could be skeptical and a s...

Act NOW on Inspiration

The secret to achieving your highest aspirations is to train yourself to act now on inspiration when it strikes. In this short video I illustrate how I get so much donein a real example.

If you want to know how to make your dreams come true, watch this video and master this criticalsecret to success.

Act NOW!

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Open Your Eyes to Opportunities

This segment of Marnie’s Motivational Moments is about the O in A.C.T.I.O.N. for Open Your Eyes to Opportunities. When you set your your feet in motion, doorways of opportunities start to open. There are people, events, resources, and opportunities all around you to achieve your big aspirations.

But, if you don’t open your eyes to see them, you will miss out on them. Watch this short video for ideas on how to see the opportunities around you.

Are you feeling inspired to put your work or mess...

Trump’s Lewd Comments

Recent political hoopla over Trump’s lewd comments and all of the crimes and indecencies of the Clinton’s is symptomatic of a society with no morals. People lie to get what they want. We watch and read smut and call it entertainment. The majority of men have (or have had) a porn addiction.

Women are no better. We throw ourselves at men in hopes of some morsel of acceptance in our misdirected quest for value. People use any excuse to murder and loot in the name of some “cause.”

Trump’s Lewd Co...

Running for President: Not For The Faint of Heart

Running for president would take a brave soul. Every move, every word, every choice in your life would be sought out and scrutinized. Then, only your worst moments would be shouted from the housetops. Definitely not for the faint of heart.

As much as I’ve tried to live a clean life and make good choices and help people, there are moments I’m not proud of. There are some seasons I got so off course I look back and think “That wasn’t me. Surely I didn’t do and say that! What would possess me to...

Logic Behind the Electoral College

There has been much debate over the Electoral College. For example, when Bush and Gore were fighting over the Florida vote and Bush won, he actually had fewer popular votes than Gore, but had more electoral collage votes. Many felt this was inappropriate – that the majority of the people should rule.

Why did the Founding Fathers incorporate the Electoral College into the Constitution? Some say, ”Well, they didn’t think about something like this happening.” Actually they did think about someth...