A Purpose-filled Life | Tyra Garlington

Speak and you will be heard.

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

The millennial — “a turn-of-century generation,” a transformative generation, and a generation that kind of saw its view of the world and the ground on which it was standing unsettled, shifted, very rapidly and bluntly. While doing research about communications between generations, I listened to a panel discussion that included multigenerational participants. I captured several insights from an outstanding millennial participant on the panel to share with you. I felt more than comfortable with her as a steward of her generation. I invite you to read or listen to the entire podcast, Repairing the Breach referenced in the footnote. “Perhaps……
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How much love do you have to give?

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

The Job is Yours if You Want It

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

Let me rephrase that. The job is yours whether you want it or not. “Little girls learn a lot from the women they grow up around, whether they are related or not. Older women are like midwives who assist in the birth of a young woman’s consciousness. It is not just what they do; it’s who they are, and how they demonstrate who they are, that provides young women with “womanhood training.” Young women and girls learn about themselves and what it means to be a woman by watching older women in their lives. They watch how and what, (and……
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Can you remember once upon a time?

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

It took me a while to accept the fact that once upon a time never comes again. And thus, remembering will have to do. Once upon a time, March 21st was the day Mother would awaken to breakfast in bed, a dozen red roses, lots of singing and hugs and presents from Daddy and me. We treated birthdays as both intimate and big moments. We saw one another as gifts that God had given to us and the world. Once upon a time, Mother was a single parent while Daddy was away at war and disabled in a Veterans Hospital.……
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Resonate Anyone?

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

We all struggle. We all suffer on the inside. Every day: We worry. We procrastinate. We feel overwhelmed. We feel angry. We feel lonely. We don’t feel good enough. We wish we were thinner We wish we had more money. We wish our jobs were different. We wish our relationships were different. We think everything in life should be easier. And yet, every one of these struggles is self-created. They are real, but they are only real because we have created them in our minds. We have attached ourselves to certain ideals and fantasies about how life should be……
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Five Secrets To Jumpstart Your Year

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

“If only…” These two words paired together create one of the saddest phrases in the English language. Here are five choices that ultimately lead to this phrase of regret, and how to elude them: 1. Wearing a mask to impress others. – If the face you always show the world is a mask, someday there will be nothing beneath it. Because when you spend too much time concentrating on everyone else’s perception of you, or who everyone else wants you to be, you eventually forget who you really are. So don’t fear the judgments of others; you know in your……
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Include This New Year’s Resolution

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

Cheers to a new beginning and another chance for us to make the very best of it! Undoubtedly, the days, weeks and months ahead will be filled with incredible highs and stressful lows. But in any case, we can train our minds to make the best of the present moment as it unfolds. The mind is like a muscle, and just like every muscle in the human body, it needs to be exercised to gain strength. It needs to be trained daily to grow and develop gradually over time. If you haven’t pushed your mind in thousands of little, positive……
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Legacy is for life and living

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

Did you know that: The best place to plant a young tree: is in a clearing in an old-growth forest and not an open field. Why Tyra, I’m glad you asked. Ecologists tell us that a young tree grows better when it’s planted in an area with older trees. Now, this is the good part. The reason, it seems, is that the roots of the young tree are able to follow the pathways created by former trees and implant themselves more deeply. Over time, the roots of many trees may actually graft themselves to one another, creating an intricate, interdependent……
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Each day the world is born anew. Each moment a new beginning.

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

My, my. Where has the time gone? It was here just a minute ago. However, no worries! Each day the world is born anew. Each moment a new beginning. So, how will you step into 2017? “REGARDLESS of age or condition this message is written to everyone. If you are middle-aged and have lost hope of ever realizing that youthful dream, read this message until your hopes are rekindled. IT IS NEVER TOO LATE. Say it over and over again. IT IS NEVER TOO LATE. MY DREAMS CAN COME TRUE. Say it until you feel new life running through you……
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What’s in a movie?

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

Some messages are worth repeating. This is one. There are enough Christmas-themed movies to watch one a day for months leading up to Christmas! What is your favorite? It’s a Wonderful Life consistently ranks among the top contenders for Best Christmas Movie Ever, and today you are invited to journey to Bedford Falls and discover the faith lessons found in It’s a Wonderful Life. When George Bailey sidles up to Martini’s Bar on Christmas Eve, he’s at the lowest point of his life. In the span of only a few hours, he has: (a) learned that the Bailey Building and……
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