Inspiration | Tyra Garlington

Need to flip your script?

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

So it’s 2:41 a.m. and I am wandering through some old journals to see where I have been and perhaps affirming where I am going when I bumped into this random collection of thoughts. I don’t know if the exact words are mine or borrowed from someone I thought of as genius at the time, except for Michelangelo’s of course, because he was a genius. They feel encouraging. They feel empowering and they feel like they need to be shared: “Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it” &……
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Are you following your dreams?

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

Ten proven follow-your-dream startup steps. When I was a little girl, I loved the Cinderella Fairy Tale song that said, “A dream is a wish your heart makes when you’re fast asleep. In dreams you will have no heartaches, whatever you wish for you keep.” Eventually I outgrew fairy tales, but not dreams. I believe dreams are essential to help us find and live our intended purpose-filled lives. Our dreams allow us to imagine new possibilities; they can take us anywhere, allow us to do anything in a land of unlimited opportunities. However following dreams require intentional activity and planning. And……
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How do you describe the difference between alone and lonely?

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

Although Thesaurus describes “alone” as a synonym for “lonely” and vice versus, I believe they are more than synonymous. I liked Chelsea Fagan’s approach to the difference as described in a brief excerpt below. “Alone is calm. Alone is listening to the things you have to say to yourself, giving time to the more important reflections that you often allow to settle in the back of your mind like a fine dust swept under a rug.” “Lonely is allowing freedom from judgment to take root in your life, to become a reason to let things go. It is losing perspective……
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How often do you use your power to encourage?

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

In our purpose-filled lives, each of us at various times and in different ways is meant to encourage others. Our lives are not ones of isolation and independence but of relationship and interconnection. Although our talents, personalities, abilities, and backgrounds may differ, every one of us is called to develop an encouraging heart. The good news is there is no one perfect way and we even get “do overs”. We may have no idea the impact our gracious words, sound advice, or acts of kindness has on another person. At all times encouragement is intentional. It might come in the form of comforting……
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Who do you see in the mirror?

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

Who you see is based on how you feel about who you are. Blogger Marc Chernoff says, “You can be the most amazing human being in the world and everyone sees rays of light, love and genius when they look at you. But if you yourself don’t know it, all of that external admiration doesn’t matter one bit.” It was like Marc had read the script of my life. I saw a reflection that said successful but unfulfilled, affiliated but not connected, living the life I should, and not the life I wanted. My reflection didn’t look like the person others seemed……
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Are you shopping for a new friend?

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

What’s the occasion? Friends come in all sizes, shapes, colors and capabilities. They are not time stamped so you don’t know how long they will be good. Still, you can try them on before you commit. They satisfy needs. Some are high maintenance yet really bring joy into your life. Others seem to require no work at all. If you don’t connect for long periods of time, when you do it feels like the time apart was merely a comma in the middle of a sentence. However when old friends and new seasons don’t fit any more, emotional honesty and……
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Fallen but not forgotten.

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

Pause with me to appreciate the legacy left by the brave men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Then from your grateful heart declare, “I thank you for your service!” ― G.K. Chesterton says “The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” That would be us. Then again what about the warriors who come home with both invisible and visible wounds? Their wounds belong to all of us. They deserve our compassion and empathy. They deserve our look and see and not our look away. They deserve our fix to……
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Are you Daddy’s little girl?

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

I’m writing this on my Daddy’s birthday. He died in 1976. Each year I write him a letter on his birthday. I celebrate his ongoing encouragement that helped me walk into my purpose. Today I write to you about him. Maybe you will find your father somewhere in what I am about to say. I hope that you can appreciate that even as a mature woman, I have moments when I feel like Daddy’s Little Girl. I discovered that Daddy had special insight about how to nurture me through difficulties as well as help me dwell in possibilities. I did……
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Who is the person sitting next to you?

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

Have you ever sat on a plane or in a park, or at a meeting and wondered “Who is the person sitting next to you?” You can see how tall she is and the color of her hair or skin. You may have heard her in conversation with someone that helped you discover more. But just imagine that nine-tenths of her possibilities have not yet been touched off. There is all kind of “good” that is struggling to be born from way inside. There are also worries, fears, doubts, that are wondering how to be expressed. Deep within her is……
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REWIND: Thank you for your service then and now featuring LT. COL. (RET.) George Bodie.

Posted on May 27, 0202 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

Journalist and author Isabel Allende reminds us that “We don’t even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward. In times of tragedy, war, and necessity, people do amazing things. The human capacity for survival and renewal is awesome.” My goal is to provide information about, and exposure to, a diverse set of perspectives about war experiences that breed transformational leadership. We explore the impact on their family, necessary services provided, and social, cultural, and political cohorts. In this podcast, you hear about transformational leadership from an African American man, a veteran officer from……
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