Recently I’ve been listening to the audio book, “The Happiness Hypothesis” and more specifically a sub-chapter entitled, “The Adversity Hypothesis.” In the segment the author posits the question of whether or not adversity makes you stronger. An interesting question, don’t you think? But, as you may have come to expect by now, I plan to hit this subject…
I don’t think you would find it a stretch if I said that everyone is after peace of mind. We make more and more money in attempt to find peace. We buy life insurance with the hopes of ensuring peace for our loved ones. We take trips into nature to enjoy the peace that we believe…
This is a blog about living without debt, but has nothing to do with your financial decisions. Rather this is summary of the greatest story ever told; a story about how to have a fulfilling and effectual relationship with God. But, I’m going to warn you right up front, if you are a fan of…
I imagine that all of us like to feel good. All of us want to experience happiness, right? Yet feeling good and being happy appear to be somewhat elusive and mysterious, don’t they? So that got me thinking (a dangerous proposition I know). How many Facebook memes give advice on being happy? Happiness is ___________…
Admittedly, I have never been a fan of restrictions or anything that puts people under bondage. I guess you could say I’m a liberal if liberal means “stop trying to live everyone else’s life and just do you!” You know how annoying it is when you run into those people who insist on telling you…
My grandsons were at the house this past weekend enjoying a good romp and mess making opportunity (goes with the territory!). Two year-old Tristan, formerly playing quietly with the iPad on the couch, suddenly launched it onto to the floor! So I said, “Hey Tristan, you can’t throw the iPad on the floor! You are…
I’m sure you’ve heard the expression, “It’s the pebbles in the brook that makes it sing,” right? In other words, without those little obstacles located throughout the water, we wouldn’t enjoy the sweet sounds of the water flowing down stream. And while I love the metaphor, (who am I kidding, I love all metaphors! :-))…
As my wife and I approach our 30 year anniversary (Lord, am I that old?), I started thinking about how two people who got married so young, could have made it this far. Now that’s not to say we didn’t fight like “it was our job” early on or that it has been a…
If you live long enough you are going to, at one time or another, experience some negative event that has the capacity to shake your foundation and cause you to question your beliefs. You know what I’m talking about, right? There you were living your life, building your dreams, planning your future, then some…
In the spirit of true confessions, I’ve noticed in myself lately a propensity to engage in an endless stream of whining and complaining. I’m complaining about this coach and that player (I know…first world problems); what my boss thinks; what my company does; what my staff didn’t do; what people did or didn’t do…