There’s a Jewish saying that goes: What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul. Have tears been like soap in your life? During this season of recovery, tears have been my friend. They have been a release valve for pent up frustration, a way to cope with physical pain, a natural response […]
How would you define “blessings”? The dictionary defines “blessing” as: the act or words of a person who blesses a special favor, mercy, or benefit a gift bestowed by God that brings happiness the invoking of God’s favor upon a person a prayer said before a meal Generally, blessings are thought of by most as […]
To live is to experience change. When we choose to change, it usually goes smoothly emotionally. When change is thrust upon us and turns our lives upside down it can result in an emotional ride that is filled with a mixed bag of emotions. Many years ago, some wise people who watched this change journey […]
“Good grief” sounds like an oxymoron – two contrasting ideas that don’t seem to fit together. But when we look deeper, grief is a process we enter into when we experience a loss in our lives so it makes sense to make it as “good” or “beneficial” as possible. Grief is: “keen mental suffering or […]
The other day I saw a hitchhiker with the sign “Anywhere but Here!” I couldn’t help but thinking, “What or who are they running away from?” To want to be “Anywhere but Here” has certainly crossed my mind during this season of suffering and recovery! It’s like the person who decides, “The grass is greener […]
Healing is not quick or easy. It involves facing brokenness head on and pressing through the stiffness and soreness of body and spirit to find a new place of wholeness. Where does brokenness come from? There are three sources: Your own stupidity Good work you’ve done The mistakes or evil of another We all know what […]
“People change when they hurt enough that they have to, learn enough that they want to, or receive enough that they are able to.” John Maxwell People change for a variety of reasons. Sometimes the face of change looks stressed (“My body will never be the same again!”) while other times the face of change […]
When you are faced with adversity and trouble, what is your response? Dance around it? Dance through it & fast? Dance with it? How you choose to dance, changes everything! When I woke up two days after my motorcycle accident I was a mess. My bones were broken, my body was bruised and I was […]
Have you ever found yourself trying to remain optimistic while at the same time feeling swamped by a wave of trouble so high you don’t know where to turn? You may be ready to embrace the Stockdale Paradox. The story is told of Admiral Jim Stockdale who survived an eight-year imprisonment from 1965 to 1953 […]