Christmas is supposed to be a time of joy and happiness and celebration, especially if you are a Christian and believe in the birth of Jesus. But often that joy gets lost in ugly thoughts, words, motives and actions It is sad but true that when you have ugly thoughts, words, motives and actions that it’s…
Waiting…people don’t like to wait. We are generally an impatient people with instant gratification right there for us “waiting” for our every need. Even now, with recent supply chain issues, we are angry because we have to wait longer to get things we want delivered from Amazon. Heck I don’t even like waiting in a fast food drive…
Do you ever lay awake at night wondering what tomorrow will bring? Or maybe what the next day, or the day after that will have in store for you? The future can be a source of great anxiety that you might not even have the tools to deal with because, it’s the future and it’s…
Have you ever failed at anything? I’ve failed at lots of things – tests (I failed plenty of those!), friendships, getting dates and girlfriends, making athletic teams, getting parts in plays and solos for music things, fixing things around the house and have to call in an expert. Failure happens to everyone at some level…
This week we’ve celebrated Halloween and it’s a fun time where culturally we make light of goblins, ghouls and demons and even dress our kids up like them! But despite the fact that our cultural celebration of Halloween is generally harmless, aside from the potential dentist bills from cavities, there really is evil present in…
I’ve been grumpy and angry these days. I’m just angry because of all the situations community right now…there are too many people hurting. I didn’t even realize I was angry until a friend reached out and asked me how I was doing. Finally, I realized I wasn’t just tired, but I’m angry too. So he asked me,…
How are you sleeping these days? Are you making it through the night? 98% of Americans have developed new sleep patterns since the pandemic started. 68% find it harder to sleep due to stress even after lockdowns were lifted. 67% report that they slept more before the pandemic. We aren’t sleeping well. Are you? There are…
Over the last month we have been talking about belonging. There is a deep-seated need within all humanity to belong to a tribe. It’s from that tribe where we get our meaning, purpose and significance. These tribes come from families, schools, groups you are involved with, churches, athletics, etc. The problem is, instead of truly belonging to the…
Last week we talked about the need for authenticity in our sense of belonging. You can check out that post here. The problem with fitting in vs. belonging is that fitting in requires constant performance. Think about your own life and how if you wanted to fit in to a group you had to become…
Belonging vs Fitting In – this is a problem we all face as human beings as we try to fill the need of belonging that is innate within us. We often substitute authentic belonging with artificial and performance- based fitting in. Karen Pace from the Michigan State Extension office wrote a helpful article on helping children…
