You don’t have to wait until January 1 of any year to start doing things to improve your life. How often have you fallen into the December trap of doing too much of what you shouldn’t and not enough of what you should with the promise of a New Year’s resolution on the horizon? Resolve [...]
To say Christmas of 2020 was different is an understatement of global proportions. And yet, we celebrated. We marked the days on Advent calendars. We spent time with loved ones. Under the cloud of Covid19, we creatively raised funds and organized ways to help those in need have food to eat and presents for their children. Our [...]
Can we ever get everything done? Lately, I’ve been wondering if I’ll ever catch up. No matter how much I do or don’t do, at the end of each day, there’s always a long list of things that I have to transfer to the next day—or maybe the next week. It’s frustrating. Anxiety-generating. And negatively [...]
There’s a special emphasis on gratitude in November. What’s the best way to say thank you? As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches (in the U.S.), there’s a lot of extra conversation about gratitude. And certainly, even in this crazy year of 2020, we have a lot to be thankful for. For this moment, let’s focus on [...]
Four action steps to achieve excellence Have you ever felt shut out? Like the people you need or want to associate with weren’t interested in you? Or, if you’re a boss, that the people who work for you don’t really care about their jobs or the company? We’ve all felt that way—a depressing feeling because [...]
I was in my early 30s when I became a Christian. Prior to that, I didn’t actively reject the faith, I just didn’t get it. And my life was fine, thank you. But once I accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior and began a spiritual journey that has taken me to places more amazing, more [...]
I’m writing this in the summer of 2020—the summer of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer of demonstrations and riots, the summer of skyrocketing murder rates and crime in America’s major cities. It’s a crazy time. Are things going to get better? Get worse? We don’t know—and because we don’t know, it’s easy to be [...]
Are you keeping a journal or diary during the coronavirus pandemic? You may be sharing your thoughts on social media, texting with friends, or talking out your feelings in online groups, but if you’re not keeping a structured journal, consider starting one. Here are 10 reasons to journal during the coronavirus pandemic (or any time): [...]
Finding Joy in the Morning: You can make it through the night is a book about how to find joy every morning, even after life’s darkest nights. The book includes more than 40 simple things you can do every day to feel joy. Below is an excerpt featuring two things you can do right now [...]
“Our mothers always remain the strangest, craziest people we've ever met.” - Marguerite Duras “There's no bitch on earth like a mother frightened for her kids.” - Stephen King “My mother's menu consisted of two choices: Take it or leave it.” - Buddy Hackett “Kids don’t stay with you if you do it right. It’s [...]
