Why should you reach out to those who are less fortunate you? Why should you sacrifice and give to others? Why should you let go of the things you enjoy so that you can give more of yourself and time and money to those without? Because you never know. I have heard a well known […]
Have you ever met someone who cannot be replaced? Their personality is unlike anyone else, and if you did not cross paths at the usual place and time, it would be a huge disappointment. The work they do is so beneficial or so encouraging, that if they stopped, you would feel lost. Maybe that person […]
Is your life full of problems? There are situations and dilemmas and unfortunate events that feel like problems. There is a financial crisis that weighs heavier on you than the sky on Atlas. There is a relationship filled with so much tension, you don’t know if you will ever speak to that person again. There […]
If I say the word “conflict,” what comes to mind? A drunk sailor fighting over a girl? War? The Axis powers versus the Allies? Good versus evil? The dark side versus the light? A parent and a teenager disagreeing over where they will be doing what with whom? Marriage? Everyday life? What is Conflict? Conflict […]
The last 6 weeks of summer was filled with obligations. My favorite was Monday and Thursday nights and watching my two oldest boys play basketball. I couldn’t be more proud of the hard work they put in and the risk they chose to take. But showing up two nights a week, I noticed something about […]
Have you ever been either the recipient or the giver of tough love? When most of us use this phrase, we picture a love that is confrontational. We imagine being forced to deliver a dose of truth to blind eyes. We use words that are blunt. Words that are sharp. Words that hurt. Tough love […]
Who are the people who have influenced your life the most? For good? Or for bad? Your life is filled with relationships. Most do not affect you. They are acquaintances. Only people you know. But there is a smaller group of people that have impacted you. They have shaped you. They have played a role […]
From Jeremy: My friend, Jeff Goins, releases his newest book, The In-Between, this week. If you buy the book early, he has some free goodies he would like to give you. To find out more about the free stuff, click here. There is the person I am, and the person I want to become. There […]
Our lives at times are characterized by crisis. I don’t know what a crisis looks like for you, but for me, it is always ugly. And it never feels good. There is always something lurking around the corner. A friend says something that I take the wrong way. A friend says something I take the […]
Three months ago I submitted a poem in a magazine contest. I’ve only recently started to read poems, much less write them. But I wanted to try. I wanted to see what others might think. I wanted to put myself out there. Last week I received the news that I didn’t win. The email was […]
