Make no mistake about it, everything we do in this lifetime is about learning. We learn to walk, talk, socialize, make a living and countless lessons in-between. The choice of learning Without getting into the esoteric considerations of life, we are always at choice as to what we learn. How many times have you learned […]
As we approach the celebration of America’s 242nd birthday we will be hearing a lot about the word Patriotism. I think this is a wonderful time to ask what Patriotism is. Is it blind obedience to whatever government is in power at the time? I don’t think so. Does being a Patriot require us to
Those conversations in our heads; you know how they go. You get so angry at another person and you want to tell them off. You want to show them how wrong they are. Around and around the conversation goes in your mind. They say this, you respond with a withering reply that is insightful and
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There is nothing wrong with being wrong. There is simply no way we can know everything, every time. What we do this moment is the best we know how to do at this moment. Given the same set of choices at another moment in time we might choose to do things differently, but there ya
If you think end times are here, you are correct! Not the end times of those who predict global destruction. The end times of yesterday. The end times of what has been. What does “end times” mean? When you think of end times do visions of tidal waves come to mind? Do you think buildings
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Anger is fear turned inside out. Now, there is nothing inherently wrong with feeling anger, until anger overtakes our well-being. Anger has the potential of literally eating us up from the inside out. Anger has been linked to many diseases, anti-social behavior, and self destructive actions. Anger, when properly channeled and recognized for what it
But what if our view of a situation is incorrect; not because we are wrong, but simply because we are not seeing the whole picture? But what if we are viewing events not as they are today, but through the lens of things that happened years ago? But what if we did not truly
When my beautiful Bride Terrie starts chattering at me about something on her mind I sometimes mentally run and hide because I know there will be about a zillion words coming my way, and I won’t know which ones to listen to. I also know that when my beautiful Bride Terrie asks me a question
How is it that we can grow if we are glued to what has been? How is it we can love an support another person if we insist they remain the same? How is it we can expect to achieve our goals without changing who we are? OK, trick question. We cannot grow stuck to
Talk is cheap, so they say, and it is true; words come easily and abundantly, the problem is no matter how many words we use we may not be communicating. This lack of communication is not simply because others are not listening, it is because they cannot hear us. In my book Bear and Butterfly
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