If you assumed that God was full of love and grace, and had your highest good in mind, what is God dreaming for you? What would you imagine? Would it be the life you have now, or would He dream for something different? What would be in your highest good? Would he want you to have […]
Little Johnny watches his friends bounce back and forth, up and down on the teeter totter. It looks like fun. So after his friends leave, he tries it. He sits on the seat and jumps, only it’s not going like he saw with his friends. Johnny jumps, grunts and, struggles, and even throws a nice […]
The subconscious is a powerful force. We can use it to help us accomplish great things. When you want more than just the usual “force of will,” give these powerful tools a try. Intentions You can set an intention for a whole lot of different things. What you will do or accomplish in a day, […]
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Being humble is a good thing, right? But maybe it’s possible to be too humble. Let’s look at how we may be accidentally having a negative impact on other people when we are trying to be humble. In a previous blog, I talked about how to graciously accept praise. I talked just briefly about how […]
I’ve heard conflicting advice about letting your emotions into the decision making process or not. I’ve heard people say that never ever should you let emotions decide anything. And I’ve heard credible folks say that the best decisions are made by listening to your emotions. Observations Most people I bump into in my circles say […]
Perhaps you have a goal, and perhaps you’ve had this goal for years. You work at the goal, you make some progress, and then you regress only to work more at the goal. The goal seems really hard. Maybe it’s weight loss, or maybe it’s your overall fitness, or maybe you’ve had this financial goal […]
There’s an epidemic going around. I’ve caught it too. It’s the great telling disease. This is the disease where we think we can teach and influence people by telling them something. We think, “If I just tell them this great information I know, they’ll have a break through.” Then we languish in frustration as no […]
I, Rena, was recently interviewed for an awesome podcast, Coming Out of the Fire. I share about being sexually abused by my uncle. It’s a powerful and frank discussion (don’t worry, we skipped the gory details). We really did get to explore the impact it made on me. You can click here to listen to […]
Imagine you are on this side of a great chasm. I am with you. I take you by the hand and lead you through the trees. We approach the large chasm. It is wide and it’s not possible to see the other side. It is obscured by fog and darkness. There is a bridge. It […]
