Active Peacemaking
“Blessed are the peacemakers, they shall be called Children of God.” – Matthew 5:9To make peace is to reconcile. In fact, Jesus is called the Prince of Peace. To be a peacemaker, you must take action to promote harmony, to reconcile, and to emulate Christ. Peacemakers are bridgebuilders. They see the gaps between those whom […]
✨ Rewiring the Self-Doubt Loop: How to Break Free from Fear and Hesitation
You know the loop. It’s the voice that whispers, “Who do you think you are?” The hesitation before you say yes to the opportunity. The paralysis when you try to start the thing you really want. The low-grade fear humming under your confidence like a bad backing track. It’s called the Self-Doubt Loop, and it […]
Visual Peace Affects Our Inner Peace
If you’ve ever heard that you need inner peace before you can have outer peace, I’m going to disagree. It was through visual peace that I created with my home that I finally found inner peace. That’s because the stuff in my head about the condition of my home was all I thought about – […]
Compassion and Empathy
Compassion means “to suffer together.” It comes about when you witness another person’s suffering and are motivated to help relieve it if you can. Empathy is the ability to see another’s perspective or pain – even feel it – without actually having the experience. Sympathy is when you understand the pain, and it is likely […]
Comparative Suffering
Yesterday, a well-meaning neighbor walked by, and we were catching up. I told her about my daughter’s dog, and then I told her we just found out about my son’s dog having cancer, too, and I said, “It’s been a bit too much, too much piling on right now.” Then she said, “Well, at least […]
Putting a Dent In the Universe
“We’re here to put a dent in the Universe. Otherwise, why else even be here?” – Steve Jobs My word this year is UNSTOPPABLE. The dictionary defines unstoppable as “impossible to stop or prevent.” If I am going to put a dent in the universe, as Mr. Jobs suggests, then I’m going to have to […]
The Need To Develop Psychological Flexibility
Ed Mylett said, “I don’t do things based on how I feel, I do things based on who I am.” As I have thought through the past year and given it a serious analysis, there’s one thing that keeps popping into my head: Every thought I think doesn’t have to be processed, believed, or obeyed. […]
Getting Off the Carousel of Procrastination
To make a dent in the universe, as Steve Jobs offered as the reason we’re here, we need to not only come to terms with today, but also with yesterday, our emotional tie to the past, AND why, when we’ve determined we want something other than what we have, we STILL PROCRASTINATE! What the heck? […]
Overwhelmed? Here’s How to Reclaim Your Brain and Body Before You Break
We all know the feeling: life doesn’t just throw one thing — it throws five, all at once. A sick kid or an elderly parent who needs a lot of attention. a work deadline you’re likely not going to make. An unexpected bill. A friend in crisis. And then your dog has a lump that needs […]