Have you ever wondered how you can tell if you are doing things for the right reasons? Well, the easy answer is found in how you feel while you are doing what you are doing. Actions that we take for the right reasons always leave us feeling satisfied, encouraged, and blessed. Actions that we take…
Have you ever taken the time to consider what “life” is all about? So many opinions; a multitude of competing views; every kind of theory, idea, philosophy, tenet, and cliché all offering advice on what our lives should be and could be. Thoughts range from the biological existence camp; those who have “scientifically” concluded that…
“There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification,” (I Corinthians 14:10) says the Good Book, but perhaps none so important as the one that speaks softly within your own mind. The words that you say to yourself, those words that no-one else can…
Why do I have to do this stupid analysis of a warehouse process? This MBA schoolwork is absolutely pointless! I just want to get it done and over with already! What time is it? Am I done yet? I think I’ll take another break… I have often wondered why us humans seem to place our…
My wife and I found ourselves in the “Animal ER” the other night after our dog accidentally (if you can call raiding the garbage, accidental) ingested some mouse poison. After scaring ourselves to death Googling what happens if a dog eats the stuff, we had to go! We discovered that some very odd characters also…
Do you remember when you were a kid and had that unrestrained enthusiasm for life? You were full of hope for the future and excited about how things would turn out for you. You believed that you had unlimited possibilities and could do or be whatever you wanted. Then, you got a little older and…
There’s an epidemic in the world today and it is people not trusting what they think. Did you ever know something to be true and then second guessed yourself to death only to find out that what you “thought” you knew, you really did know? Yeah, me too. I remember when my son Chris was…
The secret to any good relationship is being able to communicate successfully. Have you ever been in a relationship with someone and felt like you were fighting all the time? Well, fighting and arguing isn’t what kills a relationship! What kills a relationship is when you decide to go into silent mode. As long as…
Have you ever heard it said that our outer world often reflects our inner world? In other words, no-one can really see into another person’s mind, but we can see another person’s environment and it will often tell us something about that person. Oh don’t worry, I’m not going to start getting on you because…
A great man once said that the zest of living is increased in simplicity. Yet, how often do we think it is just the opposite. Have you ever stopped to think about the things “you think” would make you the most happy? You see a huge house in the foothills and think, wouldn’t it be great if I…