Habits are powerful. In many respects, we are the sum of the things we do. If you write every day, you are a writer. If you run every day, you are a runner. If you sit on the couch and eat and watch television, you are a couch potato. Habits are the little things in […]
Most of us this time of year are resolving and planning for a better year than the last. If you have already made your list, there is a 91.3% chance it is nearly identical to last year. Why? Because making that list did nothing to change you. For most of us, resolutions don’t work. So […]
I am a scientist by training. Practical. Sensible. Methodical. I was once telling some friends about the first time I asked my wife out. I told the story as it occured to me. This happened. Some of that happened. And then I asked. I didn’t realize what was missing from the story until one of […]
After Christmas, when your life returns to normal, you will tell others stories of the holiday season. Stories of family, food, and friends. Stories of gifts: both given and received. Stories of the goodness of life. Stories of hope. Better Stories Find Their Beginnings in Hope Hope keeps us moving forward. Hope helps us to […]
From Jeremy: This is a guest post by Jessica McMann. She is a freelance writer trying to change the world one step at a time through blogging about things that matter. Find some of her work over at christiancolleges.com. We’ve all been encouraged to step outside our comfort zones. It might be a friend doing […]
When Good Stories Feel Bad I have a friend who is in the middle of a very difficult work. He has chosen to give his life to something that offers him no benefit right now. If anything, every aspect of his life has become harder. Days are longer. The work seems endless. His stress is […]
Have you ever sat through a presentation in which the speaker failed to get through to you? The speaker was boring. The slides were nauseating, covered with facts and information and bullet points. When you walked away, nothing about you changed except that you were an hour older than when the presentation started. The speaker may […]
In surgical training there is a saying about the learning process. See one. Do one Teach one. Don’t worry, the training isn’t usually that abbreviated. Realistically the saying should be “See several. Do many with someone else there. Do some on your own. Teach what you have learned every chance you can get.” The point […]
From Jeremy: This is a guest post by Tessa Hardiman. She is a teacher by day and a word slinger by night. She just released an eBook combining her two passions of teaching and writing. You can get it here for $0.99. She would love to connect with you. Visit her website to find out more. The other […]
What We Don’t Want Next week we are taking our adopted son to Indianapolis to have the first of two surgeries. He underwent a diagnostic procedure 6 weeks ago to develop the specific plan for the next surgery. When the surgeon was finished, he came out to sit down and talk to us and tell […]
