A Purpose-filled Life | Tyra Garlington

How do you greet the morning?

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

Dan Fogelberg wrote a song many years ago titled To The Morning. The chorus included these words: “And it’s going to be a day, there is really no way to say no to the morning” So the morning comes faithfully every day and without any help from us. The only thing we can affect is how we greet it. And although the morning is inevitable, our ability to enjoy it isn’t. We have to be intentional about our joy. Personally, I love the morning! I am told that since I was an infant, I met the morning with giggles and coos and a smile when……
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What if you had to be the one?

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

At least a generation ago, singer Dusty Springfield sang a love song containing the following lyrics: “Wishin’ and hopin’ and thinkin’ and prayin’ Plannin’ and dreamin’ each night of his charms That won’t get you into his arms So if you’re lookin’ to find love you can share All you gotta do is hold him and kiss him and love him And show him that you care” Now consider this. “What if you peered into a fortune ball right now — this very second, today — and saw with indisputable clarity that you were never going to meet the love of your life?” I’m aware this is……
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Hunger lives closer than you think.

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

Saturday is a day when many get extra “stuff” done to include shopping, car washing, tennis, golf, little league and so much more. However in some inner city food deserts, Saturday is a day for residents who are poor to line up to receive a little hope, packaged in three cloth shopping bags filled with food. These three little bags represent their sustainability. The food is a gift from the local Feed America organization and supplied by local grocers and bakers. Our Rotary club members gathered at an inner-city community center to help distribute food to a segment of America that……
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Are you having a Humpty Dumpty experience?

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

Have you ever been happily living large; sitting tal, Then BAM! You had a devastating fall? How low did you go? What did life look like from down there? You may have thought it would take more than all the kings’ horses and all the kings’ men to put you back together again. The good news is you have everything you need to recover. You came here with the promise, protection, provision and power of grace. It is in your Christian DNA whether you are worthy of it or not. It may take a lifetime to discover, however in the rearview……
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Can dreams come true?

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

Have you ever been in a near-miss accident? Do you know that feeling of panic that lingers in your chest? Maybe it radiates down your arms into your fingertips leaving a tingling sensation? That is your body’s response to something it did not anticipate. Now imagine that every day of your life, you experience that sensation. For many children with special needs, their environment is a threatening place due to the demands that are placed on an atypically-developing nervous system. Now imagine these children in their wheelchairs unable to access a playground or with disabilities that do not let them hang……
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You are worth it!

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

“We cultivate love when we allow our most vulnerable and powerful selves to be deeply seen and known. We honor that spiritual connection with kindness, respect, trust and affection.” – Brené Brown. This is a personal thank you note to all the women who gathered in Tampa, Florida on Saturday, September 19, 2015 to Elevate Your Brilliance! You allowed yourselves to be both vulnerable and powerful and you connected with kindness, respect, trust and affection. When we are able to look into someone else’s perspective we experienced one of the most valuable things we can do. What hope is gained……
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A Gentle Reminder: Elevate Your Brilliance September 19, 2015!

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

I am always inviting you to join the conversation. Today I want to invite you to an adventure. Are you a talented, hardworking and focused woman who knows you were created for more yet not sure how to get there? Perhaps you feel you have given all you have working for others and want to move your personal dream further faster. I want to connect with you! I am looking for a woman who is strong enough to be vulnerable and courageous enough to be authentic. Together we can sit at the table of possibilities and from a place of……
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When do you shop for unnecessary things?

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

I lost a very dear friend recently. It was a negative surprise. He was young and vital and smart and funny. I wasn’t ready to delete him from my life. I guessed God needed another pilot in heaven. I had to find a way to let him go and “be there” for his wife. Both of those processes had to happen at the same time. I wasn’t sure I was up to it. On the first phone call to her, I said, “I cannot imagine how you feel. The best I can offer is my love and my prayers and……
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Superwoman is not here.

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

Okay, so this is personal. When was the last time you “watered” yourself; gave yourself something you needed? When was the last time you treated yourself with love and realized that your imperfections were indeed, gifts? I believe with every breath I take that my purpose in life is to encourage, support and inspire others to believe they are worthy and not alone. I try my best to make my words helpful, hopeful and whenever possible happy. I don’t always succeed. What I have learned (the hard way) is that I’m okay even when I come up short. However, I……
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What do you do when the truth as you know it isn’t anymore?

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

For me it was Santa Claus, then the Easter Bunny and then the Tooth Fairy. Their reality and disappearances were accompanied by the most unusual stories that I believed because Mother and Daddy said so. Santa Clause eventually morphed into the “spirit of giving” and remains that in my heart even today. As I grew spiritually I found new joy during this season anticipating and celebrating the birth of “Mary’s Baby Boy”, Jesus. The Easter Bunny became a festive sugary centerpiece on the dining room table during the most spiritual Christian season of the year. I’m not sure what happened……
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