Cascade Falls and Navajo Lake

This past week we took the youth out on another hike. The boys really like getting out and seeing new things. This is Cascade Falls. It is a short hike with some cool views of Zion National Park. After this hike we went on a longer hike around Navajo Lake. We ate lunch and then played in the water.

We stopped during these hikes many times and discussed mindfulness and living in the moment. 

Kanarra Falls

This is one of our favorite hikes. Kanarra Falls. It is a great hike. The boys really enjoyed it. 

You Have to Believe

In the past few weeks I have found a few motivational videos on YouTube that are amazing. I have been showing them in group and individual sessions. I had one of my clients bring this in and the client wanted to share it on the blog. I really like it and hope that it helps the client that wrote it and anyone else who needs to believe. 

You have to believe in yourself to achieve your dreams life doesn't wait for you ,you have to want what you can get and if you don’t you will fail failure is an excuse we make for ourselves when we don’t get something right the first time when we don’t understand something the first time and that’s why when that happens you keep walking you keep moving you keep dreaming you keep believing and you don’t stop until you have achieved every dream you have ever wanted and when you’re at your wits end and you don’t want to keep moving

When you do something wrong and you get a lot of crap for it and people yell at you and tell you that you should know better that’s when you know! That you are working your hardest because everyone else knows you are and want to see you succeed! Then you know you are not alone there will always be someone who shares the same dream you just have to be willing to go out and find them not everyone will appreciate who you are there are going to be people who push you down and crush you to the point of giving up and you choose to let that happen or you choose to let it lift you because it doesn't matter what others think of you if people say you suck your trash your worth nothing then you be the one to say I am doing my best and that’s all that matters cause at the end of the day if you feel like you have accomplished something if you feel happy about how your day went you will know with the surety of a higher being that you can succeed

 you will succeed and nothing will stop you no one can stop you, you are a force of nature that can’t be stopped and won’t be stopped if people tell you your awesome that your inspiring that you are  the stuff the stars are made of then you let that raise you up higher than what you can reach alone cause life was meant to be lived to its fullest extent and you aren't here to just waste your time away your here to show what you can do to make yourself better and to lift other people up as high as their lifting you

and if you don’t say thank you and you don’t say I’m sorry once in a while you will find yourself  not being satisfied you will feel as low as low can get and when you hit rock bottom I want to hear you say I know I can because there is no such thing as I think I can if you think it you still aint doin it because with ought the action there is no achievement I want to see you go for your dreams remember we are all of us in the gutter but some of us are looking up at the stars if you refuse to look then you are choosing to refuse to believe it doesn't matter what you have done or what you did what matters is that you choose do better from then on from now on

 If you accept the feedback people give you then you will be better for it people have to think that you care before they care what you think. you think you know how people feel you think you know what has happened in people’s lives you think you know everything well guess what you don’t the only thing you know is who you are and who you want to be I want to see you say I feel for you I understand you that’s feeling empathy that’s knowing you have had to deal with the same exact situation people have to know that they are loved it’s our biggest weakness we have to be noticed and appreciated if we aren't then we choose to give up

why ,why does giving up come up so much there is no excuse for giving up it’s all a simple choice it comes with free agency you are free to choose but you are not free from the consequences of those choices the sooner you accept that the sooner you will know that you are on your way to success.

The 90/10 Principle and Red Cliffs

 The 90/10 Principle: 10% of life is made of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how you react. 

Recently we went to Red Cliffs. It was a beautiful day.

The hike taught us a lot that day. We had to use the 90/10 Principle a few times on that hike. 

I really can't say how lucky we are to live in such a beautiful place. 

Here are some pictures below. 

SUU Animal Ambassadors

Today we had the privilege of having the SUU Animal Ambassadors come visit and share their knowledge with us. The students who came were all Biology Majors at Southern Utah University. They discussed possible careers one could have with a biology major and showed the youth some pretty neat animals. The youth were able to pet the snakes, tarantulas, hissing roaches, lizards and geckos. Even one of the staff was able to participate. Sorry for the blurry picture, but I don't think Sefa liked the snake that much. 

We are thankful for the chance to have these students come visit us and share their knowledge and experiences with us. 

The Legacy we Leave.

It's about the journey--mine and yours--and the lives we can touch, the legacy we can leave, and the world we can change for the better. Tony Dungy

We live in a beautiful place. We decided to take the opportunity to explore some of the sights around us. We decided to go to a few hisoric places.
I have been thinking a lot about legacy lately, and the kind of legacy we would like to leave for those who come after us. We used this theme today on our trip. We stopped at each of these locations and had a group on the legacy that the Native Americans left at Lion's Mouth and the Legacy that the pioneers left at Old Iron Town. It was a good day and nice to be out and about. I have included some of the information on the two sites we visited.
 . Old Iron Town, originally Iron City, is a ghost town in Iron County, in the U.S. state of Utah. It is located in Dixie National Forest, about 22 miles (35 km) from Cedar City. The settlement was founded in 1868 as a second attempt to mine iron from Iron Mountain after a disappointing yield from Cedar City. The colony lasted until 1876, when strife from the Edmunds–Tucker Act and the Panic of 1873 forced its closure. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

All of the rock art in the Lions Mouth are Pictographs, using reds, white, yellow and some black colors. It is thought that the art was done by Shoshoean or Paiute peoples. The next stop was the Lions Mouth. The Lions Mouth is an alcove located in a sandstone formation high in a juniper forest. The alcove is about 200 feet long about 10 feet above ground level. The alcove itself is about 10 to 15 feet wide and about 10 feet tall. The

The Holidays at Turning Point

Christmas time is a difficult time for many of the youth here at Turning Point. For some this is their first Christmas away from home. For others it may be just another year they do not get to spend the Holidays with their family. This year we worked hard to make new holiday traditions at Turning Point. We brought in some of our own family traditions from making gingerbread houses to having Santa Claus visit on Christmas Eve. We also took the youth to look at Christmas Lights and drink hot chocolate. 

We held our family day on the 19th. Mrs. Carlile and her cooking class made a great lunch. The theme this year was Mexican food and it did not disappoint. We also held a family group on communication which was great as many families shared stories and thoughts they had. We appreciate all the families that were able to come and spend the day with their son!

We really enjoy working with these young men and look forward to what they next year brings us!