Author Archive | Bruce Van Horn

Your mind is the museum of your thoughts. You are the curator. Only hang beautiful, inspirational thoughts in your gallery. Listen as I explain: Listen to/download this episode here: Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | iHeart Radio | RSS Social Media Links: www.BruceVanHorn.com Bring Back the Joy Cruise (Feb. 2022) Bruce Van Horn on Twitter Bruce Van Horn on […]

True communication rarely happens because we don’t understand the true meaning/purpose of communication. Its true meaning is to create unity, and shares the same root as community, which is unity. Communication is not just telling people something; it’s creating a deep connection, a unifying oneness! Listen as I explain: Listen to/download this episode here: Subscribe: Apple […]

Society teaches us to not be selfish, to put the needs and happiness of others ahead of our own. I want to shift that paradigm. Your happiness and wellbeing needs to be your #1 priority! I want you to practice healthy Selfishness! Listen as I explain: Listen to/download this episode here: Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | […]

Sadly, there is a common teaching that “grace” is something that is given to someone who is unworthy of it. It’s not true! Grace is a gift given because you ARE worthy in the eyes of the giver. It just means you didn’t DO anything to earn it. Grace is a non-transactional gift. We must […]

Do you notice, over the course of a day, how many things happen that bring a smile to your face, joy into your life? Most of us don’t notice, or soon forget. By keeping a list (a manifest) of all of the joyful events of the day, you open up pathways for more joy to […]

While my dog, Lincoln, and I were on vacation in Florida, he was attacked by another dog on the beach. While his wounds were significant, he will make a full recovery. There are lessons here for all of us. We experience painful, traumatic events in our lives. It’s not the events, however, that shape us–it’s […]

Upsidedown Oy is an insightful children’s book written by Jude Scolnick. It’s not just for children, though. Oy is a dog who had developed a daily routine and isn’t open to altering that routine or trying new things. Our routines can, indeed, support our grown, yet they can also become the comfort zone that keeps […]

Juneteenth is a holiday to celebrate the day Union troops went to Galveston, TX, in 1865, to declare freedom for all slaves. The Emancipation Proclamation, however, had been enacted 2.5 years earlier, yet it took that long for the news to reach Galveston. It’s a great metaphor for how we live. Prophets and teachers have […]

We think over 70,000 thoughts per day. How many of those thoughts are original? How many of those thoughts originated within you? Original doesn’t mean unique. It means that it was your idea, rather than something someone told you to think. The more we live from our original ideas, dreams, and desires, the better our […]

Do you know there is a natural Law of Gratitude. Just like the law of gravity, the sincere feeling and expression of gratitude draws to you more things for which to be grateful, just like a magnet. Learning to be grateful for all things will profoundly change your life for the better! l Listen as […]