On this Fourth of July, I am reminded of our freedoms and our rights including the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Most of us are busily engaged in activities we believe will help us to achieve happiness. Yet happiness seems to elude us. It can be so fleeting! Are you pursuing […]
I’ve noticed that we all have an internal maze. This maze inside of us consists of all the rules that we follow to be liked, loved and accepted, and to feel like we’re good people. This maze is really complex, so complex in fact, that we often never find the “cheese” at the end. The […]
We often hold ideas about what makes an impact. We think things like, “if I become a teacher, then I’ll have an impact in kids’ lives.” But is it really an impact? We find that certain professions hold a greater potential for an impact. Yet this potential isn’t always realized. Just because you’re a teacher, therapist, […]
I go to church and hang out in Christian circles. That’s just a part of who I am, and every once in a while, I feel compelled to post here about God. I hear from a lot of people about how God works. “I do this, and then God is supposed to do that. That’s […]
How many things do you feel you have to do in life? Do you have to do the laundry? Do you have to go to work? Do you have to get the kids to practice? There is a new way of looking at these things that feels pretty freeing. Instead of telling yourself or other […]
You know how people say, Cheese!” when they are posing for a picture? Well, I think something was lost in the translation. My sister-in-law went to Mexico with her husband to visit his family. As everyone posed for a picture, they exclaimed, “Queso!” That’s Spanish for “cheese.” Makes sense right? The problem is that when […]
Sometimes criticism hurts. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could just let it go and not bother us? Just let it roll off like water off a duck’s back. Sometimes criticism stings, sometimes it doesn’t. What’s the difference? And how can we shift something inside us so it doesn’t hurt so bad? I was reading […]
We are all engaged in self-deception to some degree or another. This is because we have a deep need. Most of us are not even aware of it. This thing we deeply need is justification. We subconsciously work to justify ourselves and most of us don’t even know that it’s happening. The crux of this […]
Frequently when I ask people how are they doing I hear, “busy.” Everybody seems busy. Being busy seems like a good thing. But being busy is not much better than being idle. Instead, “busy” is a four letter word. When we answer that we are busy, we are talking about lots of activity … and by […]
Rena and I were talking the other day about how we can best support people to make their splash in the world as big as possible. We noticed a number of people thinking that they can get all the support they need by reading books, blogs and listening to podcasts. We feel sad for them because these […]
